CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Quitman

Mississippi · 2,693 residents · 5.18 sq mi

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Quitman is a city of 2,693 people in Mississippi. 27.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $43,400. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. The median household earns $18,093, about 40% below the national median. Median rent is $269 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,693

+9%vs 2000

vs 2,463 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−16%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.18 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(197)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(232)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(170)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(223)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(168)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(365)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(398)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.8%(156)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(223)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(272)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(150)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.2%(139)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,093

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,469 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,217

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,789 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.0%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,400

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $306 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.7% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.1%(1,627)

Black33.2%(817)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(10)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.6%(1,821)

Black32.2%(867)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(19)

Central American0.1%(2)

Honduran0.1%(2)

Ancestry

English13.6%(294)

Irish10.5%(227)

West Indian6.9%(149)

Haitian6.8%(147)

American4.5%(97)

Scottish2.2%(47)

German1.4%(30)

Italian0.7%(16)

Norwegian0.6%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(8)

French0.3%(6)

Polish0.3%(6)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

British0.2%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Haitian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.7%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.0%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.4 min

−12%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.9%(251)

Married47.8%(344)

Widowed3.1%(22)

Divorced14.3%(103)

Women 15+

Never married37.3%(390)

Married44%(460)

Widowed11.8%(123)

Divorced6.9%(72)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.3%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 19.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.8%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.6%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.6%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.8%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.6%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)44.7%(46)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)60.2%(62)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.1%(32)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 103 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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