Issaquena County vs Quitman County

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

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

Quitman County has the higher population (5,908 vs 1,095 in Issaquena County). Quitman County has the higher median household income ($32,131 vs $29,271 in Issaquena County). Issaquena County has the higher median home value ($90,700 vs $68,600 in Quitman County).

Population, income & housing

	Issaquena County	Quitman County
Population	1,095	5,908
Median age	49.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$29,271	$32,131
Median home value	$90,700	$68,600
Median gross rent	$253	$650
Housing units	438	3,045
Homeownership rate	63.3%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Issaquena County	Quitman County
Population	1,361 → 1,095 (-19.5%)	7,187 → 5,908 (-17.8%)
Median household income	$24,208 → $29,271 (+20.9%)	$25,283 → $32,131 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $90,700 (+14.5%)	$50,900 → $68,600 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $253 (-32.5%)	$568 → $650 (+14.4%)

Issaquena County

Population

1,3611,095

Median household income

$24,208$29,271

Median home value

$79,200$90,700

Median gross rent

$375$253

Quitman County

Population

7,1875,908

Median household income

$25,283$32,131

Median home value

$50,900$68,600

Median gross rent

$568$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Issaquena County	Quitman County
Under 5	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	6.6%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	18.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	15.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	17.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.1%
75 and over	8.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Issaquena County	Quitman County
White (non-Hispanic)	26.6%	24.9%
Black or African American	70.1%	71.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Issaquena County	Quitman County
No high school diploma	32.7%	23.2%
High school graduate	41.3%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Issaquena County	Quitman County
Drove alone	76.1%	80.2%
Carpooled	23.3%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Issaquena County	Quitman County
1-unit, detached	56.6%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Issaquena County	Quitman County
Poverty rate	17.2%	33.5%
Average household size	1.95	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	1987	1972