Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Quincy spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.28 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Quincy is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Quincy who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.07% of the adults in Quincy have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Quincy in 2018 was $24,379, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,516 for a family of four. However, Quincy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Quincy is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Quincy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Quincy, accounting for 75.41% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Quincy residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Quincy include German, English, Russian, Norwegian, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Quincy's cultural character, accounting for 28.89% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Quincy is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and African languages.
