Desert Aire vs Quincy

A side-by-side comparison of Desert Aire and Quincy: population, income, housing, and more.

Desert Aire and Quincy are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Quincy has the higher population (7,922 vs 2,953 in Desert Aire). Desert Aire has the higher median household income ($83,482 vs $79,973 in Quincy). Desert Aire has the higher median home value ($434,600 vs $283,900 in Quincy).

Population, income & housing

	Desert Aire	Quincy
Population	2,953	7,922
Median age	30.4 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,482	$79,973
Median home value	$434,600	$283,900
Median gross rent	$1,689	$1,129
Housing units	1,322	2,517
Homeownership rate	85.6%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desert Aire	Quincy
Population	2,712 → 2,953 (+8.9%)	7,646 → 7,922 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$66,127 → $83,482 (+26.2%)	$58,919 → $79,973 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$233,400 → $434,600 (+86.2%)	$153,500 → $283,900 (+85.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,042 → $1,689 (+62.1%)	$775 → $1,129 (+45.7%)

Desert Aire

Population

2,7122,953

Median household income

$66,127$83,482

Median home value

$233,400$434,600

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,689

Quincy

Population

7,6467,922

Median household income

$58,919$79,973

Median home value

$153,500$283,900

Median gross rent

$775$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desert Aire	Quincy
Under 5	8.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	26.2%	24.3%
18 to 24	0.9%	11.2%
25 to 34	16.3%	17.2%
35 to 44	18.6%	9.0%
45 to 54	4.8%	11.7%
55 to 64	5.5%	8.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	4.8%
75 and over	4.0%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desert Aire	Quincy
White (non-Hispanic)	30.5%	18.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	68.8%	77.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desert Aire	Quincy
No high school diploma	27.4%	31.1%
High school graduate	20.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desert Aire	Quincy
Drove alone	65.5%	81.5%
Carpooled	30.2%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desert Aire	Quincy
1-unit, detached	69.6%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	28.1%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Desert Aire	Quincy
Poverty rate	6.4%	13.1%
Average household size	2.96	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	2002	1977