Cienega Springs vs Quartzsite

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

Cienega Springs 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 1,640 in Cienega Springs). Cienega Springs has the higher median household income ($45,871 vs $24,359 in Quartzsite). Cienega Springs has the higher median home value ($177,300 vs $72,800 in Quartzsite).

Population, income & housing

	Cienega Springs	Quartzsite
Population	1,640	1,805
Median age	60.4 yrs	71.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,871	$24,359
Median home value	$177,300	$72,800
Median gross rent	$912	$682
Housing units	2,134	2,004
Homeownership rate	67.7%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	55.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cienega Springs	Quartzsite
Population	1,830 → 1,640 (-10.4%)	3,714 → 1,805 (-51.4%)
Median household income	$36,484 → $45,871 (+25.7%)	$20,979 → $24,359 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$122,400 → $177,300 (+44.9%)	$50,800 → $72,800 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $912 (+14.4%)	$510 → $682 (+33.7%)

Cienega Springs

Population

1,8301,640

Median household income

$36,484$45,871

Median home value

$122,400$177,300

Median gross rent

$797$912

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)

	Cienega Springs	Quartzsite
Under 5	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.0%	0.3%
25 to 34	5.7%	1.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.8%	17.5%
55 to 64	22.7%	16.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	26.6%
75 and over	23.7%	37.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cienega Springs	Quartzsite
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	70.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.4%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cienega Springs	Quartzsite
No high school diploma	17.0%	32.8%
High school graduate	30.8%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cienega Springs	Quartzsite
Drove alone	77.5%	62.0%
Carpooled	13.3%	0.0%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	35.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	3.0%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cienega Springs	Quartzsite
1-unit, detached	42.3%	17.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51.3%	75.7%

Poverty & households

	Cienega Springs	Quartzsite
Poverty rate	21.7%	26.5%
Average household size	1.56	1.41
Mean commute (minutes)	17	4
Median year structure built	1979	1989