Quitman County, Mississippi

Interactive maps and statistics for Quitman County, Mississippi: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Mississippi and the United States.

Quitman County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Quitman County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,774	2,946,779	334,922,499	2830th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$32,412	$56,447	$80,734	3138th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	38.6	38.9	1749th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.1%	25.1%	35.7%	2477th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$69,600	$169,800	$332,700	3196th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$672	$954	$1,413	2864th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	29.6%	18.9%	12.5%	142nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	12.4%	5.8%	5.2%	63rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	14.3	62.8	n/a	2501st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.1%	2.4%	14.1%	3198th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.0	n/a	n/a	3032nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.7%	70.0%	65.2%	2761st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.9	25.6	26.4	237th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.2%	5.9%	15.1%	2052nd of 3,222
Uninsured	15.1%	n/a	n/a	700th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	29.0%	43.5%	46.9%	3183rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	63.3%	n/a	n/a	3069th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Quitman County, Mississippi

Statistic	Quitman County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	24.4%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.3%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.0	56.1	61.4

Age in Quitman County, Mississippi

Statistic	Quitman County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	41.2	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.4%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Quitman County, Mississippi

Statistic	Quitman County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	2,643	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	59.3%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.6%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	30.2%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	39.7%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Quitman County, Mississippi

Statistic	Quitman County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,429	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	41.6%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.6%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	5.6%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.6%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	29.6%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	59.7%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.5%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Quitman County, Mississippi

Statistic	Quitman County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	3,026	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.7%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.9%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.7%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.3%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.6%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$740	$1,215	n/a

Education in Quitman County, Mississippi

Statistic	Quitman County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	18.9%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.1%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.9%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.4%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Quitman County, Mississippi

Statistic	Quitman County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.9%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.8%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.2%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.9%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.9%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Quitman County, Mississippi

Statistic	Quitman County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	89.6%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.3%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	3.1%	16.7%

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