Mitchell County, Iowa

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Mitchell County, Iowa is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Mitchell County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,575	3,210,507	334,922,499	2448th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,365	$75,059	$80,734	1096th of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	38.6	38.9	1522nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	31.4%	35.7%	1236th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$175,100	$208,000	$332,700	1703rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$738	$972	$1,413	2539th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.5%	11.1%	12.5%	2536th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.2%	3.6%	5.2%	3095th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.5	57.5	n/a	2221st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.8%	5.9%	14.1%	2126th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.6	n/a	n/a	347th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.0%	71.7%	65.2%	642nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.5	19.8	26.4	2776th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.9%	11.3%	15.1%	808th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.6%	n/a	n/a	2627th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.3%	48.3%	46.9%	539th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.3%	n/a	n/a	978th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Mitchell County, Iowa

Statistic	Mitchell County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.4	31.4	61.4

Age in Mitchell County, Iowa

Statistic	Mitchell County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	41.9	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.8%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.7%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.7%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Mitchell County, Iowa

Statistic	Mitchell County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	4,597	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.1%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.2%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.8%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.7%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	23.5%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mitchell County, Iowa

Statistic	Mitchell County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,197	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.2%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.7%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.6%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.7%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.5%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.9%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.7%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Mitchell County, Iowa

Statistic	Mitchell County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	4,950	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	89.6%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.9%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.1%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,957.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.0%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.6%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,919	$2,897	n/a

Education in Mitchell County, Iowa

Statistic	Mitchell County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	6.9%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.8%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.4%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.3%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.5%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mitchell County, Iowa

Statistic	Mitchell County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.4%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.8%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.6%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.1%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Mitchell County, Iowa

Statistic	Mitchell County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.8%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.5%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	7.8%	16.7%

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