Mitchell County, IA Demographic Data
Mitchell County, IA Summary
Mitchell County is located in Iowa
- Population: 10,761
- Area: 469.57 sq. miles
- Land Area: 469.13 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.43 sq. miles
- Population Density: 22.91 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,188.32 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mitchell County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,406
50%
50.8
Male
5,351
50%
49.2
Total Population
10,757
323,128,000
Mitchell County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
615
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
685
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
839
7.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
707
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
595
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,019
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,045
9.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,455
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
790
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
683
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,044
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
856
8.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
424
3.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,138
75.7%
77.2
Female
4,158
51.1%
51.3
Male
3,980
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,820
72.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,758
25.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,324
21.6%
15.2
Female
1,333
57.4%
55.8
Male
991
42.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Mitchell County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,609
98.6%
96.8
White
10,528
97.9%
72.6
Black or African American
9
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
26
0.2%
0.8
Asian
40
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
17
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
10
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
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
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
6
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
148
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
140
1.3%
17.8
Mexican
138
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,617
98.7%
82.2
Mitchell County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
343
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
298
4.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,213
43.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,322
18.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
995
13.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
853
11.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
292
4.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
641
8.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,675
91.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,145
15.7%
31.2
Mitchell County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,919
22.3%
33.7%
Now Married
5,136
59.6%
47.5
Divorced
745
8.6%
11.0%
Separated
56
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
762
8.8
5.8%
Mitchell County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,623
94.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
519
5.1%
21.6%
Spanish
65
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
423
4.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
27
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.0%
1.1%
Mitchell County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
188
4.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
215
5.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
460
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
467
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
729
16.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
896
20.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
595
13.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
554
12.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
88
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
130
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
52,564
57,617
Per capita income
25,990
31,128
Mitchell County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
556
10.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
292
5.6%
9.8
Construction
421
8.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,087
20.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
205
3.9%
6.6
Information
70
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,063
20.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
244
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
154
2.9%
11.4
Public administration
141
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
608
11.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
284
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
99
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
769
14.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,508
28.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,089
20.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,074
20.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
784
15.0%
18.1%
Mitchell County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,110
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,969
77.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
303
5.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.1%
5.1
Walked
266
5.2%
2.7
Other means
111
2.2%
1.8
Worked at home
457
8.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.0
26.6
Mitchell County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
177
4.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,196
27.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,562
36.1%
37.1
3 or more
1,387
32.1%
21.0
Mitchell County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,322
87.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,607
83.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
715
16.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
595
12.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Mitchell County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,917
1 room
23
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
48
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
144
2.9%
9.1
4 rooms
428
8.7%
16.5
5 rooms
834
17.0%
19.8
6 rooms
815
16.6%
17.8
7 rooms
798
16.2%
12.0
8 rooms
822
16.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,005
20.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Mitchell County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,917
1-unit, detached
4,388
89.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
91
1.9%
5.9
2-units
160
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
56
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
40
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
17
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
57
1.2%
9.0
Mobile home
105
2.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
3
0.1%
0.1
Mitchell County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,780
36.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
460
9.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
536
10.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
464
9.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
569
11.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
254
5.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
327
6.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
399
8.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
124
2.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
0.1%
1.4%
Mitchell County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,953
45.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,615
37.4%
4.7
Electricity
480
11.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
24
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
199
4.6%
1.9
Solar energy
11
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
40
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mitchell County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,836
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
15
0.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
51
2.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
57
3.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
84
4.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
202
11.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
604
32.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
823
44.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
896
48.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
369
20.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
147
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
111
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
313
17.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mitchell County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
626
41,631,300
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
0.3%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
2
0.3%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
7
1.1%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
19
3.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
219
35.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
377
60.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
89
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
555
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
136
21.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
123
19.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
114
18.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
74
11.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
26
4.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
151
24.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
91
0.0%
0.0%
Mitchell County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,607
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
495
13.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,125
31.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
654
18.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
589
16.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
523
14.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
139
3.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
39
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
43
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
110,500
205,000