Colquitt is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,903 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Colquitt is the 271st largest community in Georgia.

Colquitt is a blue-collar town, with 39.6% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Colquitt is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colquitt who work in sales jobs (8.96%), healthcare (8.82%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.65%).

Seniors make up 29.22% of Colquitt's population, making it a popular place to retire. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, Colquitt is good place for those over 65 to settle, as they will find many opportunities for socializing, as well as having access to many services oriented toward seniors.

Being a small city, Colquitt does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Colquitt Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Colquitt with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.29% of adults in Colquitt have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Colquitt in 2000 was $18,300, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,200 for a family of four.

Colquitt is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Colquitt home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Colquitt is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Colquitt include English and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Colquitt is English.