Mitchell County, GA Demographic Data
Mitchell County, GA Summary
Mitchell County is located in Georgia
- Population: 23,373
- Area: 513.82 sq. miles
- Land Area: 512.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.74 sq. miles
- Population Density: 45.48 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 167.32 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mitchell County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,931
48%
50.8
Male
11,847
52%
49.2
Total Population
22,778
323,128,000
Mitchell County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,419
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,518
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,596
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,632
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,272
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,055
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,940
12.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,141
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,456
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,368
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,965
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,029
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
387
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,345
76.1%
77.2
Female
8,363
48.2%
51.3
Male
8,982
51.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,438
72.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,257
18.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,381
14.8%
15.2
Female
1,993
58.9%
55.8
Male
1,388
41.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Mitchell County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
22,466
98.6%
96.8
White
11,212
49.2%
72.6
Black or African American
10,842
47.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
37
0.2%
0.8
Asian
95
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
36
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
56
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
3
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
6
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
274
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
312
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
998
4.4%
17.8
Mexican
775
3.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
71
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
21
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
131
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,780
95.6%
82.2
Mitchell County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
978
6.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,619
17.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,264
40.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,781
18.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
859
5.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,225
8.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
615
4.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,597
23.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,744
76.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,840
12.0%
31.2
Mitchell County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,631
36.3%
33.7%
Now Married
7,474
41.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,843
10.1%
11.0%
Separated
883
4.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,414
7.8
5.8%
Mitchell County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,613
96.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
746
3.5%
21.6%
Spanish
625
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
44
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
75
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
2
0.0%
1.1%
Mitchell County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,347
16.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
724
9.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,215
15.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,226
15.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,119
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,113
13.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
688
8.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
449
5.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
113
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
47
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
31,111
57,617
Per capita income
15,027
31,128
Mitchell County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
544
7.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
324
4.2%
9.8
Construction
387
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,572
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
411
5.3%
6.6
Information
22
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,126
14.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
688
8.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
494
6.4%
11.4
Public administration
630
8.2%
4.6
Retail trade
712
9.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
515
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
304
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
931
12.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,129
27.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,402
18.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,758
22.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,509
19.5%
18.1%
Mitchell County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,474
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,558
74.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,426
19.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
26
0.3%
5.1
Walked
192
2.6%
2.7
Other means
81
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
191
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.3
26.6
Mitchell County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,073
13.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,544
31.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,920
36.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,504
18.7%
21.0
Mitchell County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,041
89.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,321
66.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,720
33.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
907
10.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Mitchell County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,948
1 room
130
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
119
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
439
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,484
16.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,261
25.3%
19.8
6 rooms
2,126
23.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,246
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
626
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
517
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mitchell County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,948
1-unit, detached
5,419
60.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
40
0.4%
5.9
2-units
219
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
243
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
388
4.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
93
1.0%
4.4
20 or more units
68
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
2,478
27.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mitchell County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
733
8.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
541
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
853
9.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,220
13.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,301
14.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,062
11.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,237
25.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
880
9.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
111
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.1%
1.4%
Mitchell County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
820
10.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
620
7.7%
4.7
Electricity
6,491
80.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
73
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
37
0.5%
1.1
Mitchell County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,444
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
55
2.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
62
2.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
63
2.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
225
9.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
771
31.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,268
51.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
708
29.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
297
12.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
188
7.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
296
12.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
895
37.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
60
0.0%
0.0%
Mitchell County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,183
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
125
5.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
733
33.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,325
60.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
537
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
579
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
315
15.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
276
13.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
149
7.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
294
14.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
258
12.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
777
37.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
651
0.0%
0.0%
Mitchell County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,321
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,521
28.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,775
33.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
976
18.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
512
9.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
368
6.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
134
2.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
24
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
11
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
78,300
205,000
