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.
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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.63% 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.
As is often the case in a small city, Quitman doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Quitman are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.52% of adults in Quitman having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.