Quitman County vs Webster County

A side-by-side comparison of Quitman County and Webster County: population, income, housing, and more.

Quitman County and Webster County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Webster County has the higher population (2,348 vs 2,092 in Quitman County). Webster County has the higher median household income ($40,764 vs $36,838 in Quitman County). Quitman County has the higher median home value ($103,000 vs $92,200 in Webster County).

Population, income & housing

	Quitman County	Webster County
Population	2,092	2,348
Median age	59.4 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$36,838	$40,764
Median home value	$103,000	$92,200
Median gross rent	$734	$663
Housing units	1,715	1,163
Homeownership rate	78.7%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	31.1%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Quitman County	Webster County
Population	2,289 → 2,092 (-8.6%)	2,610 → 2,348 (-10.0%)
Median household income	$26,667 → $36,838 (+38.1%)	$37,297 → $40,764 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$59,900 → $103,000 (+72.0%)	$65,700 → $92,200 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $734 (+3.5%)	$381 → $663 (+74.0%)

Quitman County

Population

2,2892,092

Median household income

$26,667$36,838

Median home value

$59,900$103,000

Median gross rent

$709$734

Webster County

Population

2,6102,348

Median household income

$37,297$40,764

Median home value

$65,700$92,200

Median gross rent

$381$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Quitman County	Webster County
Under 5	1.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	8.3%	9.8%
18 to 24	15.1%	12.4%
25 to 34	2.9%	11.5%
35 to 44	4.1%	16.1%
45 to 54	14.2%	15.7%
55 to 64	20.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	17.4%	9.9%
75 and over	15.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Quitman County	Webster County
White (non-Hispanic)	47.8%	41.6%
Black or African American	49.9%	49.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Quitman County	Webster County
No high school diploma	17.8%	15.9%
High school graduate	49.2%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Quitman County	Webster County
Drove alone	85.8%	86.3%
Carpooled	10.9%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Quitman County	Webster County
1-unit, detached	53.1%	45.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	46.4%	47.2%

Poverty & households

	Quitman County	Webster County
Poverty rate	15.5%	26.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1988	1989