Quitman County vs Sharkey County

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

Quitman County and Sharkey 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 3,848 in Sharkey County). Sharkey County has the higher median household income ($35,741 vs $32,131 in Quitman County). Sharkey County has the higher median home value ($108,000 vs $68,600 in Quitman County).

Population, income & housing

	Quitman County	Sharkey County
Population	5,908	3,848
Median age	41.0 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$32,131	$35,741
Median home value	$68,600	$108,000
Median gross rent	$650	$622
Housing units	3,045	1,673
Homeownership rate	61.9%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Quitman County	Sharkey County
Population	7,187 → 5,908 (-17.8%)	4,404 → 3,848 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$25,283 → $32,131 (+27.1%)	$29,394 → $35,741 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$50,900 → $68,600 (+34.8%)	$64,400 → $108,000 (+67.7%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $650 (+14.4%)	$510 → $622 (+22.0%)

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

Sharkey County

Population

4,4043,848

Median household income

$29,394$35,741

Median home value

$64,400$108,000

Median gross rent

$510$622

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Quitman County	Sharkey County
Under 5	6.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.9%	19.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	11.6%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.8%	7.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.7%
75 and over	7.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Quitman County	Sharkey County
White (non-Hispanic)	24.9%	25.6%
Black or African American	71.9%	73.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Quitman County	Sharkey County
No high school diploma	23.2%	19.0%
High school graduate	30.0%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Quitman County	Sharkey County
Drove alone	80.2%	79.8%
Carpooled	12.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	6.4%	2.0%
Other means	1.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Quitman County	Sharkey County
1-unit, detached	74.5%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Quitman County	Sharkey County
Poverty rate	33.5%	31.8%
Average household size	2.17	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	31	21
Median year structure built	1972	1977