Quitman

Population: 1,949
Median household income: $44,744
Median home value: $123,000

Quitman, a community in Clarke County, Mississippi, has 1,949 residents. Its median household income of $44,744 runs in line with the Clarke County figure of $46,054.

From 2019 to 2023, Quitman's population declined 1.3% from 1,974 to 1,949, while its median home value rose 23.5% from $99,600 to $123,000.

Households average 2.16 people. The median gross rent is $925.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,949
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $44,744
Median home value: $123,000
Median gross rent: $925
Housing units: 1,088
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9741,949

Median household income

$47,321$44,744

Median home value

$99,600$123,000

Median gross rent

$723$925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,974	$47,321	$99,600	$723
2020	1,790	$34,412	$94,000	$770
2021	1,734	$35,192	$96,200	$861
2022	1,808	$36,458	$109,600	$939
2023	1,949	$44,744	$123,000	$925

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 544.2%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	172	8.8%
5 to 17	273	14.0%
18 to 24	101	5.2%
25 to 34	331	17.0%
35 to 44	174	8.9%
45 to 54	82	4.2%
55 to 64	282	14.5%
65 to 74	307	15.8%
75 and over	227	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	941	48.3%
Black or African American	846	43.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	86	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	127	9.1%
High school graduate	455	32.4%
Some college or associate's	528	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	143	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	150	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone66.5%

Carpooled18.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	410	66.5%
Carpooled	112	18.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	69	11.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	309	56.4%
15 to 29 min	73	13.3%
30 to 44 min	116	21.2%
45 to 59 min	49	8.9%
60+ min	1	0.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 21.1% (395 of 1,871)

	Count	Share
Family households	543	62.7%
Nonfamily households	323	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	866	79.6%
Vacant	222	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	547	63.2%
Renter-occupied	319	36.8%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units15.2%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	826	75.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	165	15.2%
5 to 19 units	56	5.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2860720
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.73 sq mi
Center point: 32.0415, -88.7205