Photo: Gordon Leggett · CC BY 4.0How is Quartzsite run?
Quartzsite’s town government spent $4.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,163 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Quartzsite didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Quartzsite is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,163 per resident a year, or $3.19 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Quartzsite didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Quartzsite yet
Every year of Quartzsite’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $815 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Quartzsite’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Quartzsite’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Quartzsite →
Who’s in charge in Quartzsite
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Quartzsite’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on ci.quartzsite.az.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 85 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,814).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Quartzsite Elementary District
Quartzsite’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,541 per pupil, $5,673 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Arizona districts overall: 35% local, 47% state, 18% federal.
Bicentennial Union High School District · $20,331 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Quartzsite’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Quartzsite alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are La Paz County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.7%5,470 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.6%2,101 votesOthers: 0.7% (53 votes).
Most votes in La Paz County: Donald J Trump
100% of Quartzsite lies in La Paz County. Every 2024 race in La Paz County is on the county’s page.
La Paz County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Quartzsite.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: ci.quartzsite.az.us ↗
- 2Arizona HouseState representatives
- 3Arizona SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arizona
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Quartzsite compares with the towns next door
Quartzsite’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite | estimate | $815 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Quartzsite’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Quartzsite’s government
How much does Quartzsite spend per resident?
About $1,163 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Quartzsite didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.6 million.
Who runs Quartzsite’s government?
See ci.quartzsite.az.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Quartzsite yet.
How did Quartzsite vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Quartzsite alone. La Paz County, where 100% of Quartzsite lies, voted Trump 71.7%, Harris 27.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Quartzsite?
45 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $192,088 (about $2.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Quartzsite in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Hildy Angius) and State House District 30 (John Gillette and Leo Biasiucci). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Quartzsite’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Quartzsite, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →