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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Quitman is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Quitman is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Quitman who work in office and administrative support (13.26%), sales jobs (10.61%), and teaching (8.84%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.41% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
