COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Quitman County

Georgia · 2,209 residents · 151 sq mi

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With 2,209 people, Quitman County is a county in Georgia. The poverty rate is 33.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 45%. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $35,100. Median rent is $183 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

2,209

−15%vs 2000

vs 2,598 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−14%vs 2000

vs 42.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

151 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(161)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(171)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(144)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(151)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(158)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(296)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(255)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(242)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(254)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(258)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(104)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,972

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,820

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,301 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.0%

+11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,100

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$183

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $323 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic52%(1,351)

Black46.7%(1,213)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(13)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic49.5%(1,093)

Black49.9%(1,103)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0.5%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.8%(19)

Ancestry

American27%(611)

Italian5.1%(116)

Irish4.2%(94)

English3.5%(80)

German1.8%(41)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(39)

Scottish0.8%(19)

Polish0.6%(13)

Norwegian0.4%(8)

French Canadian0.3%(6)

Dutch0.2%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.5%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married25.3%(266)

Married47.1%(495)

Widowed5.4%(57)

Divorced22.2%(234)

Women 15+

Never married11.6%(110)

Married49.2%(466)

Widowed25.4%(241)

Divorced13.8%(131)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.3%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

46.8%

+12.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.6%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.9%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.7%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

61.7%

+18.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% 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)12.1%(40)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(65)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.7%(181)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 331 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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