Bluewater vs Quartzsite

A side-by-side comparison of Bluewater and Quartzsite: population, income, housing, and more.

Bluewater and Quartzsite are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Quartzsite has the higher population (1,805 vs 804 in Bluewater). Bluewater has the higher median household income ($61,818 vs $24,359 in Quartzsite). Bluewater has the higher median home value ($102,400 vs $72,800 in Quartzsite).

Population, income & housing

	Bluewater	Quartzsite
Population	804	1,805
Median age	57.4 yrs	71.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,818	$24,359
Median home value	$102,400	$72,800
Median gross rent	$928	$682
Housing units	710	2,004
Homeownership rate	76.7%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	55.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bluewater	Quartzsite
Population	974 → 804 (-17.5%)	3,714 → 1,805 (-51.4%)
Median household income	$39,968 → $61,818 (+54.7%)	$20,979 → $24,359 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$52,900 → $102,400 (+93.6%)	$50,800 → $72,800 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $928 (+22.8%)	$510 → $682 (+33.7%)

Bluewater

Population

974804

Median household income

$39,968$61,818

Median home value

$52,900$102,400

Median gross rent

$756$928

Quartzsite

Population

3,7141,805

Median household income

$20,979$24,359

Median home value

$50,800$72,800

Median gross rent

$510$682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bluewater	Quartzsite
Under 5	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.2%	0.3%
25 to 34	15.3%	1.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.0%	17.5%
55 to 64	10.9%	16.0%
65 to 74	13.3%	26.6%
75 and over	26.4%	37.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bluewater	Quartzsite
White (non-Hispanic)	66.0%	70.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.4%
Asian	9.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20.1%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bluewater	Quartzsite
No high school diploma	10.1%	32.8%
High school graduate	35.0%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bluewater	Quartzsite
Drove alone	66.4%	62.0%
Carpooled	32.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	35.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bluewater	Quartzsite
1-unit, detached	12.0%	17.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	87.3%	75.7%

Poverty & households

	Bluewater	Quartzsite
Poverty rate	9.6%	26.5%
Average household size	1.91	1.41
Mean commute (minutes)	8	4
Median year structure built	1979	1989