Quitman is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,948 people and three associated neighborhoods, Quitman is the 117th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities, Quitman isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Quitman are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Quitman is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Quitman who work in food service (23.41%), office and administrative support (16.56%), and sales jobs (10.21%). Of important note, Quitman is also a city of artists. Quitman has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Quitman’s character. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Quitman has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Quitman a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Quitman is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Quitman overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Quitman, 21.53% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Quitman in 2022 was $26,632, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,528 for a family of four. However, Quitman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Quitman is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Quitman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Quitman residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Quitman include English, Irish, Haitian, Scottish, and German. The most common language spoken in Quitman is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Polish.
