Quitman

Population: 4,046
Median household income: $21,287
Median home value: $125,500

Quitman, a community in Brooks County, Georgia, has 4,046 residents. At $21,287, its median household income sits below Brooks County's $47,656.

From 2019 to 2023, Quitman's population grew 8.1% from 3,744 to 4,046, while its median home value fell 6.2% from $133,800 to $125,500.

The typical home was built around 1977. 38.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,046
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $21,287
Median home value: $125,500
Median gross rent: $629
Housing units: 1,958
Homeownership rate: 50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7444,046

Median household income

$30,269$21,287

Median home value

$133,800$125,500

Median gross rent

$600$629

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,744	$30,269	$133,800	$600
2020	3,720	$22,610	—	$565
2021	4,077	$23,484	$104,200	$613
2022	4,050	$20,333	$136,300	$660
2023	4,046	$21,287	$125,500	$629

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	338	8.4%
5 to 17	563	13.9%
18 to 24	216	5.3%
25 to 34	584	14.4%
35 to 44	257	6.4%
45 to 54	500	12.4%
55 to 64	699	17.3%
65 to 74	541	13.4%
75 and over	348	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,080	26.7%
Black or African American	2,684	66.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	82	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	198	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	537	18.3%
High school graduate	1,191	40.7%
Some college or associate's	945	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	207	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	49	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled18.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means6.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	906	71.5%
Carpooled	228	18.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	57	4.5%
Other means	77	6.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	501	41.4%
15 to 29 min	287	23.7%
30 to 44 min	280	23.1%
45 to 59 min	126	10.4%
60+ min	17	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 38.5% (1,471 of 3,821)

	Count	Share
Family households	809	52.6%
Nonfamily households	730	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,539	78.6%
Vacant	419	21.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	772	50.2%
Renter-occupied	767	49.8%

1-unit, detached69.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,366	69.8%
1-unit, attached	8	0.4%
2 to 4 units	212	10.8%
5 to 19 units	84	4.3%
20 or more units	90	4.6%
Mobile home & other	198	10.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1363224
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.7845, -83.5605