Quitman County, MS Demographic Data
Quitman County, MS Summary
Quitman County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 8,171
- Area: 406.43 sq. miles
- Land Area: 405.01 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.42 sq. miles
- Population Density: 20.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 154.20 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Quitman County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,964
52%
50.8
Male
3,670
48%
49.2
Total Population
7,634
323,128,000
Quitman County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
515
6.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
510
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
537
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
465
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
578
7.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
821
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
958
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,057
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
503
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
533
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
680
8.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
320
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
157
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,725
75.0%
77.2
Female
3,062
53.5%
51.3
Male
2,663
46.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,410
70.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,463
19.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,157
15.2%
15.2
Female
661
57.1%
55.8
Male
496
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Quitman County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,591
99.4%
96.8
White
2,174
28.5%
72.6
Black or African American
5,379
70.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
7
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
7
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
31
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
43
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
89
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
78
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
11
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,545
98.8%
82.2
Quitman County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
710
14.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
920
18.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,568
31.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
824
16.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
357
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
470
9.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
180
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,630
32.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,399
67.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
650
12.9%
31.2
Quitman County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,524
41.6%
33.7%
Now Married
2,117
34.9%
47.5
Divorced
548
9.0%
11.0%
Separated
309
5.1%
2.0
Widowed
574
9.5
5.8%
Quitman County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,920
97.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
199
2.8%
21.6%
Spanish
58
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
129
1.8%
1.1%
Quitman County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
534
17.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
404
13.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
595
19.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
351
11.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
447
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
321
10.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
213
7.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
140
4.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
25
0.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
17
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
24,835
57,617
Per capita income
14,928
31,128
Quitman County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
133
5.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
350
15.6%
9.8
Construction
132
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
583
26.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
115
5.1%
6.6
Information
4
0.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
218
9.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
87
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
116
5.2%
11.4
Public administration
166
7.4%
4.6
Retail trade
200
8.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
102
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
40
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
211
9.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
659
29.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
372
16.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
371
16.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
633
28.2%
18.1%
Quitman County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,187
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,822
83.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
245
11.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
56
2.6%
2.7
Other means
4
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
60
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
Quitman County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
320
10.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,209
39.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
957
31.4%
37.1
3 or more
561
18.4%
21.0
Quitman County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,047
84.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,025
66.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,022
33.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
546
15.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Quitman County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,593
1 room
152
4.2%
2.4
2 rooms
21
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
124
3.5%
9.1
4 rooms
438
12.2%
16.5
5 rooms
790
22.0%
19.8
6 rooms
918
25.5%
17.8
7 rooms
585
16.3%
12.0
8 rooms
293
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
272
7.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Quitman County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,593
1-unit, detached
2,744
76.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
0.1%
5.9
2-units
37
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
173
4.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
186
5.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
444
12.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Quitman County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
297
8.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
300
8.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
349
9.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
613
17.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
613
17.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
783
21.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
384
10.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
220
6.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
34
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Quitman County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,376
45.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
591
19.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,061
34.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
12
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Quitman County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
731
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
29
4.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
116
15.9%
28.8%
Less than $500
133
18.2%
1.6%
$500 to $999
453
62.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
235
32.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
84
11.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
88
12.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
66
9.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
252
34.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Quitman County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
816
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
1
0.1%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
44
5.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
326
40.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
445
54.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
206
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
573
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
67
8.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
132
17.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
43
5.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
75
9.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
124
16.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
324
42.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
257
0.0%
0.0%
Quitman County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,025
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
933
46.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
791
39.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
159
7.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
48
2.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
53
2.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
37
1.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
52,700
205,000