Quitman County, Georgia (GA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 448
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 842
Renter-occupied apartments: 227 (it was 205 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 20% |
State: | 34% |
Land area: 152 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 15 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.1%), Manufacturing (19.6%), Public administration (15.7%), Retail trade (12.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 21%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 2%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 1,15152.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 91641.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 874.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 411.9%Two or more races
Median resident age: | 59.7 years |
Georgia median age: | 37.6 years |
Males: 1,196 | ![]() |
Females: 1,022 | ![]() |
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Quitman County: | 2.0 people |
Georgia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $39,696 ($25,875 in 1999)
This county: | $39,696 |
Georgia: | $72,837 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $481 (lower quartile is $321, upper quartile is $522)
This county: | $481 |
State: | $1065 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,769 (it was $44,300 in 2000)
Quitman: | $103,769 |
Georgia: | $297,400 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $751
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $545
Institutionalized population: 0
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2017 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 4
- Thefts: 2
- Auto thefts: 2
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 7 buildings, average cost: $68,400
- 2021: 4 buildings, average cost: $110,000
- 2020: 0 buildings
- 2019: 8 buildings, average cost: $75,500
- 2018: 5 buildings, average cost: $65,800
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $78,700
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $84,000
- 2014: 5 buildings, average cost: $80,000
- 2013: 6 buildings, average cost: $122,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $115,000
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $55,000
- 2010: 5 buildings, average cost: $105,200
- 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $82,800
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $93,300
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $83,500
- 2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $80,000
- 2005: 0 buildings
- 2004: 0 buildings
- 2003: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2002: 0 buildings
- 2001: 0 buildings
- 2000: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 1999: 0 buildings
- 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $56,800
- 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $47,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Quitman County: | ![]() |
Georgia: | ![]() |
Quitman County: | 14.3% |
Georgia: | 12.7% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 59.7 years old
(Males: 47.5 years old, Females: 61.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 64.3 years old, Black residents: 50.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 76.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Quitman County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $588 a month.
Neighboring counties: Caldwell Parish, Louisiana , Bell County, Texas
, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
, Ellis County, Texas
, McIntosh County
, Somervell County, Texas
.
Here: | 4.6% |
Georgia: | 2.9% |
Current college students: 34
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 37 (58.3% naturalized citizens)
Quitman County: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 02010 or later
- 02000 to 2009
- 351990 to 1999
- 31980 to 1989
- 01970 to 1979
- 2Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 857
- One, attached: 11
- Mobile homes: 874
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Quitman County with a mortgage: 264 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
Here: | 100.0% with mortgage |
State: | 98.2% with mortgage |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 3.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Quitman County: | 11.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Quitman County: | 13.4% |
Georgia: | 10.4% |
Quitman County: | 32.8% |
State: | 27.8% |
Here: | 23.6% |
State: | 14.6% |
Agriculture in Quitman County:
Average size of farms: 623 acresAverage total farm production expenses per farm: $77,854
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.49%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $91,246
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 62 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.22
Corn for grain: 32 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 18 acres
Earthquake activity:
Quitman County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 17% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 140.7 miles away from Quitman County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 185.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 167.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 203.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 185.4 miles away from Quitman County center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 207.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
- Georgia Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 9, 2018 - October 23, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4400-GA: October 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4400, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Georgia Tornadoes, Flooding, Heavy Rain, Tropical Storm Alberto, Incident Period: July 03, 1994 to July 25, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1033: July 07, 1994, FEMA Id: 1033, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Tornado, Flood, Heavy Rain
The number of natural disasters in Quitman County (6) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 1
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 544 (84.0%)
- Carpooled: 27 (4.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 15 (2.3%)
- Walked: 6 (0.9%)
- Worked at home: 32 (4.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (41%)
- Public administration (28%)
- Manufacturing (25%)
- Retail trade (23%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Transportation and warehousing (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Public administration (20%)
- Manufacturing (18%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Transportation and warehousing (3%)
- Material moving occupations (26%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (17%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (16%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (4%)
- Healthcare support occupations (24%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Colombia (81%)
- Nigeria (14%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- England (0%)
- Scotland (0%)
- American (27%)
- English (9%)
- Irish (6%)
- German (3%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
- Nigerian (0%)
8.97% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,413 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.97% |
Georgia average: | 10.21% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.70% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($19,968 average AGI)
5.27% relocated from other states ($28,444 average AGI)
Quitman County: 5.27% Georgia average: 3.80%
8.19% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,737 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.19% |
Georgia average: | 9.60% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.16% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,105 average AGI)
5.03% relocated to other states ($27,632 average AGI)
Quitman County: 5.03% Georgia average: 3.15%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 26.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 575 (452 aged, 123 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 76 (11%)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,662
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 41
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,218- Male householders: 500 (202 living alone), Female householders: 492 (198 living alone)
387 spouses (387 opposite-sex spouses), 41 unmarried partners, (41 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 392 children (382 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 164 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 0 foster children, 127 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
Size of family households: 397 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 402 1-person, 29 2-persons.
52 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (0 men, 55 women).
97.3% of residents of Quitman speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 25% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $21,252,000 ($8,615 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $406,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,715,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,633,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $446,000
Federal grants: $7,744,000
Federal procurement contracts: $149,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $566,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $88,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $181,000
Federal Government insurance: $472,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 189Here: | 77 per 1000 residents |
State: | 79 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 178
Here: | 72 per 1000 residents |
State: | 38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +8
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +21 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -142
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.20 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 5.7 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.6 |
- Year house built in Quitman County, Georgia
- 02020 or later
- 1412010 to 2019
- 1372000 to 2009
- 3861990 to 1999
- 4161980 to 1989
- 2111970 to 1979
- 1801960 to 1969
- 1091950 to 1959
- 141940 to 1949
- 981939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Quitman County, Georgia
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 953 rooms
- 864 rooms
- 1865 rooms
- 2366 rooms
- 1357 rooms
- 548 rooms
- 259+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Quitman County, Georgia
- 31 room
- 02 rooms
- 373 rooms
- 554 rooms
- 385 rooms
- 176 rooms
- 157 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 209+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Quitman County, Georgia
- 0no bedroom
- 381 bedroom
- 2672 bedrooms
- 3703 bedrooms
- 1204 bedrooms
- 95+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Quitman County, Georgia
- 3no bedroom
- 01 bedroom
- 582 bedrooms
- 1003 bedrooms
- 264 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Quitman County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 94no vehicle
- 2771 vehicle
- 3002 vehicles
- 743 vehicles
- 374 vehicles
- 305+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Quitman County in renter-occupied apartments
- 44no vehicle
- 351 vehicle
- 792 vehicles
- 303 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
88.4% of Quitman County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Georgia.
Quitman County: | 88.4% |
State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,314
- Other state: 859
- Northeast: 101
- Midwest: 116
- South: 613
- West: 26
- 56.4%Electricity
- 34.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.6%Utility gas
- 2.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Wood
- 65.4%Electricity
- 19.5%No fuel used
- 13.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.2%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.4% |
Georgia: | 12.1% |
Here: | 0.0% |
Georgia: | 10.8% |
Here: | 0.0% |
Georgia: | 17.1% |
Quitman County government finances - Expenditure in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $193,000
Other: $27,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $196,000
Solid Waste Management: $160,000
Financial Administration: $148,000
Regular Highways: $145,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $145,000
Housing and Community Development: $120,000
Central Staff Services: $111,000
Health Services - Other: $106,000
General Public Buildings: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $23,000
General - Other: $21,000
Fire Protection: $18,000
Welfare - Other: $15,000
Libraries: $3,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General: $56,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Other: $143,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other - Other: $131,000
Retired Unspecified - Other - Other: $12,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $125,000
Rents: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $123,000
Regular Highways: $72,000
General Public Building: $62,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Deposits: $121,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $344,000
Health and Hospitals: $86,000
Highways: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $651,000
Total General Sales: $157,000
Other Selective Sales: $51,000
Other: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $389,000
Quitman County government finances - Revenue in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $193,000
Other: $27,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $196,000
Solid Waste Management: $160,000
Financial Administration: $148,000
Regular Highways: $145,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $145,000
Housing and Community Development: $120,000
Central Staff Services: $111,000
Health Services - Other: $106,000
General Public Buildings: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $23,000
General - Other: $21,000
Fire Protection: $18,000
Welfare - Other: $15,000
Libraries: $3,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General: $56,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Other: $143,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other - Other: $131,000
Retired Unspecified - Other - Other: $12,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $125,000
Rents: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $123,000
Regular Highways: $72,000
General Public Building: $62,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Deposits: $121,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $344,000
Health and Hospitals: $86,000
Highways: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $651,000
Total General Sales: $157,000
Other Selective Sales: $51,000
Other: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $389,000
Quitman County government finances - Debt in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $193,000
Other: $27,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $196,000
Solid Waste Management: $160,000
Financial Administration: $148,000
Regular Highways: $145,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $145,000
Housing and Community Development: $120,000
Central Staff Services: $111,000
Health Services - Other: $106,000
General Public Buildings: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $23,000
General - Other: $21,000
Fire Protection: $18,000
Welfare - Other: $15,000
Libraries: $3,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General: $56,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Other: $143,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other - Other: $131,000
Retired Unspecified - Other - Other: $12,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $125,000
Rents: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $123,000
Regular Highways: $72,000
General Public Building: $62,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Deposits: $121,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $344,000
Health and Hospitals: $86,000
Highways: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $651,000
Total General Sales: $157,000
Other Selective Sales: $51,000
Other: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $389,000
Quitman County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $193,000
Other: $27,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $196,000
Solid Waste Management: $160,000
Financial Administration: $148,000
Regular Highways: $145,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $145,000
Housing and Community Development: $120,000
Central Staff Services: $111,000
Health Services - Other: $106,000
General Public Buildings: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $23,000
General - Other: $21,000
Fire Protection: $18,000
Welfare - Other: $15,000
Libraries: $3,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General: $56,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Other: $143,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other - Other: $131,000
Retired Unspecified - Other - Other: $12,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $125,000
Rents: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $123,000
Regular Highways: $72,000
General Public Building: $62,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Deposits: $121,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $344,000
Health and Hospitals: $86,000
Highways: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $651,000
Total General Sales: $157,000
Other Selective Sales: $51,000
Other: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $389,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 144
- Number of aged recipients: 29
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 115
- Number of recipients under 18: 16
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 76
- Number of recipients older than 64: 52
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 63
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 63
Most common first names in Quitman County, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 25 | 69.8 years |
William | 22 | 74.7 years |
John | 19 | 67.3 years |
Mary | 18 | 71.6 years |
Annie | 17 | 78.7 years |
Robert | 14 | 71.7 years |
Henry | 12 | 72.4 years |
Willie | 11 | 63.4 years |
Charlie | 8 | 72.1 years |
Walter | 8 | 68.5 years |
Most common last names in Quitman County, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Williams | 15 | 67.8 years |
Smith | 14 | 67.0 years |
Ogletree | 11 | 69.9 years |
Lewis | 10 | 73.8 years |
Jones | 10 | 77.6 years |
Taylor | 8 | 79.3 years |
Moore | 8 | 82.9 years |
Culver | 8 | 75.4 years |
Brown | 7 | 73.6 years |
Davis | 7 | 67.4 years |
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