Quitman County, Mississippi QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Quitman County Mississippi
?  Population, 2000 10,1172,844,658
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -3.6%10.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.1%7.2%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 32.0%27.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.2%12.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 30.5%61.4%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 68.6%36.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.5%0.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 53.6%51.7%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.5%1.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 30.3%60.7%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,707989,312
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 534226,947
?  Housing units, 2000 3,9231,161,953
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 68.5%72.3%
?  Households, 2000 3,5651,046,434
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.802.63
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 43.6%39.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $18,118$28,527
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 31.5%18.1%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 38.1%24.5%

Business QuickFacts Quitman County Mississippi
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 14659,771
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 1,154937,023
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 4.2%29.6%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 310121,668
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA39,658,260
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 44,42920,774,508
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $4,522$7,605
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA16,386
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 10240,879
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 012,871
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 67,73316,487,905
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 407122,256

Geography QuickFacts Quitman County Mississippi
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 40546,907
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 25.060.6
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown