Mitchell County, Kansas

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Mitchell County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Mitchell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,779	2,947,197	334,922,499	2829th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,246	$74,275	$80,734	1686th of 3,221
Median Age	43.1	37.4	38.9	1184th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.2%	35.6%	35.7%	1082nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$133,800	$217,200	$332,700	2475th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$604	$1,060	$1,413	3047th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.2%	11.3%	12.5%	1891st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.1%	3.9%	5.2%	3197th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8.2	36.0	n/a	2714th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	7.4%	14.1%	2482nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	923rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.0%	67.2%	65.2%	2399th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.6	19.7	26.4	3144th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.3%	11.8%	15.1%	1682nd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1428th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.3%	49.1%	46.9%	1406th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.9%	n/a	n/a	1690th 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, Kansas

Statistic	Mitchell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.3	44.7	61.4

Age in Mitchell County, Kansas

Statistic	Mitchell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	43.1	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.8%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Mitchell County, Kansas

Statistic	Mitchell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	2,680	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.4%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.1%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.2%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.3%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	21.9%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mitchell County, Kansas

Statistic	Mitchell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,234	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.7%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.9%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.2%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.3%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.1%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Mitchell County, Kansas

Statistic	Mitchell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	3,116	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.3%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.9%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.0%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.0%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.2%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,217	$2,798	n/a

Education in Mitchell County, Kansas

Statistic	Mitchell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	6.0%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.2%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	42.6%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.1%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mitchell County, Kansas

Statistic	Mitchell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.0%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.6%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.2%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	67.7%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.5%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Mitchell County, Kansas

Statistic	Mitchell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.4%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.5%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	9.2%	16.7%

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