Quartzsite Overview | Quartzsite Population | Quartzsite Community Profile
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1990
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2000
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2008
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Quartzsite
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1,876
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3,354
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3,692
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La Paz County
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13,844
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19,715
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21,544
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Arizona
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3,665,228
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5,130,632
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6,629,455
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Sources: Arizona Department of Commerce and U.S. Census Bureau.
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1990
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2000
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2008
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Civilian Labor Force
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679
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695
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694
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Unemployed
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37
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34
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39
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Unemployment Rate
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5.4%
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4.9%
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5.6%
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Sources: Arizona Department of Commerce.
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Principal Economic Activities
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Tourism is the major contributor to Quartzsite's economy. The retail trade and services sectors benefit from the visitors who reside at the numerous (more than 70) mobile home and trailer parks in the vicinity between October and March. Nine major gem, mineral, and 15 general swapmeeting shows are popular tourist attractions, attracting approximately 1.5 million people annually. A Super 8 motel opened in 2001.
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County Employment
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2008
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2,575
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Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
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1,200
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Other private Service- Providing
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950
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Goods Producing
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250
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Sources: Arizona Department of Commerce
Figures are organized under the North American Industrial classification System (NAICS). |
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Growth Indicators
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1990
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2000
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2008
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New Building Permits
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92
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95
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44
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Taxable Sales ($)
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15.9 million
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29.2 million
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65.1 million
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Net Assessed Value ($)
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7.7 million
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14.2 million
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22 million
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Sources: Arizona State Univ., AZ Dept. of Revenue, AZ Tax Research Assoc.
2008 New building permit data incomplete: one or more months not available |
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Private Employers
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Public Employers
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Bull Pen Restaurant
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ADOT
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Burger King
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Quartzsite Post Office
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Dairy Queen.
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Town of Quartzsite
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Love's Auto/Truck Center
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McDonalds
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