Quitman is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,985 people and three associated neighborhoods, Quitman is the 117th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Quitman is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 sales jobs (15.95%), food service (13.72%), and office and administrative support (13.56%). 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. One of the benefits of Quitman is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.19 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Quitman doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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, 24.84% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Quitman in 2022 was $28,537, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,148 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 Italian. The most common language spoken in Quitman is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
