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Quitman County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Quitman County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Quitman County is a small rural Georgia county with a population of 2,092 that has contracted 8.1% over five years, reflecting persistent structural challenges including a 31.1% unemployment rate and a labor force participation rate of just 40.0%. The available workforce skews older, with a median age of 58.4 years, and only 9.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 82.2% have a high school diploma; median worker earnings stand at $24,286. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $103,000 and median gross rent of $734/month, and the homeownership rate is notably high at 84.3%, against a GDP per capita of $16,474.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,092

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$40,179

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

58.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.1% since 2018

Quitman County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone1,189 (52.5%)
  • White Alone970 (42.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races105 (4.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)
  • Asian Alone0 (0.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish11
  2. 2.Other Indo-European4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

33.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

331

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$16,474

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,325

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

31.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)167
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)111
  3. 3.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance83
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services65
  5. 5.Construction (Group)45

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations145
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations127
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations110
  4. 4.Service Occupations109
  5. 5.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations75

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.22×)116

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$103,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$734/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999131 (14.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999123 (13.7%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99990 (10.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99972 (8.0%)
  • $60,000 to $69,99964 (7.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99946 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

40.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$24,286

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone466 (86.1%)
  • Carpooled65 (12.0%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Worked At Home3 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.