Quitman is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,983 people and two associated neighborhoods, Quitman is the 654th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Quitman isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Quitman are a mix 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 office and administrative support (14.47%), sales jobs (10.85%), and management occupations (8.14%). Also of interest is that Quitman has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Quitman telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Overall, Quitman’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Being a small city, Quitman does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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, 21.52% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Quitman in 2022 was $26,808, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,232 for a family of four. However, Quitman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Quitman is a somewhat 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. Quitman also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.91% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Quitman include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Quitman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
