Quitman is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,043 people and two associated neighborhoods, Quitman is the 654th largest community in Texas.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 professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Quitman who work in sales jobs (11.02%), office and administrative support (10.55%), and teaching (9.38%). Also of interest is that Quitman has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.12% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Quitman does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Quitman are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.60% of adults in Quitman having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Quitman in 2022 was $31,698, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,792 for a family of four. However, Quitman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Quitman is a somewhat 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, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Quitman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
