Quitman is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,015 people and two associated neighborhoods, Quitman is the 654th largest community in Texas.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Quitman is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of adults in Quitman who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.98% of the adults in Quitman have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Quitman in 2022 was $28,460, 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 $113,840 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. Important ancestries of people in Quitman include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Quitman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.