Quitman, MS Population

Overview

1,734

Total Population

46.3

Median age

59.69%

Female population %

67.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

59.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

129

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Quitman's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Quitman is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Quitman's population under 18 was 17.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Quitman's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Quitman, 15.05% were under the age of 15, 12.23% aged 15 to 29, 50.52% aged 30 to 64, 20.13% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 336 more females than males in Quitman:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.69% females and 40.31% males in Quitman, MS.
The Quitman, MS gender ratio is 67.5:100 i.e. 67.5 men to 100 women (0.675).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 79.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 170.

Quitman's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Quitman population: 54.73% are White, 42.33% are Black or African American and 2.94% are multiracial.
Quitman's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 129 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,605 (92.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Quitman is White with a population of 949 (54.73% of the total population).

Quitman's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,442 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Quitman's population decreased by 129 (5.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Quitman's population decreased by 263 (11.37%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Quitman's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,985.