Quitman County, Georgia

Quitman County has a population of 2,264 and has grown 0.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $104,600, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $40,179.

Home price
$104,600
Income
$40,179
Population
2,264
Unemployment
28.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$104,600county
Median gross rent$918county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198037.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile48.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant39.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use25.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,217county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$40,179county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate15.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home0.6%county
Unemployment rate28.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force40.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.5%county
Share of workers employed by government5.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.5%county
Economic output per resident$20,603county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.79%(statewide)
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport39339county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station131 micounty
Households without a vehicle13.1%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher12.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.9%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment309county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible93.5%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,264county
Land area in square miles151county
People per square mile of land15.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store1.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age58.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over37.2%county
Share of households that are one person41.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.0%county
Second languages0.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents403county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-18county
Households that moved in77county
Households that moved away81county
Average income of arriving households$40,506county
Average income of departing households$38,741county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year24county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature66.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.5 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F68 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing32 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days268 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 3county
Average first fall frostNov 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$183county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,237 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity64.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.0%county
Homes heated by propane24.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband66.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk4.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk91.4county
Landslide risk28.5county
Hail risk16.4county
Earthquake risk17.6county
Tornado risk27.5county
Tropical cyclone risk62.7county
Extreme heat risk16.4county
Winter weather risk1.7county
Strong wind risk7.3county
Wildfire risk39.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Quitman County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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