Mitchell County, KS Demographic Data
Mitchell County, KS Summary
Mitchell County is located in Kansas
- Population: 6,359
- Area: 719.16 sq. miles
- Land Area: 701.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 17.37 sq. miles
- Population Density: 8.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,525.26 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mitchell County, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,070
49%
50.8
Male
3,229
51%
49.2
Total Population
6,299
323,128,000
Mitchell County, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
416
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
455
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
281
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
473
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
400
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
621
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
587
9.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
757
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
459
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
427
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
678
10.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
433
6.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
312
5.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,894
77.7%
77.2
Female
2,370
48.4%
51.3
Male
2,524
51.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,619
73.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,688
26.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,423
22.6%
15.2
Female
773
54.3%
55.8
Male
650
45.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Mitchell County, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,261
99.4%
96.8
White
6,153
97.7%
72.6
Black or African American
22
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
18
0.3%
0.8
Asian
60
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
6
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
3
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
51
0.8%
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
8
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
38
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
129
2.0%
17.8
Mexican
112
1.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
4
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
4
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,170
98.0%
82.2
Mitchell County, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
86
2.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
110
2.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,321
30.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,237
28.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
421
9.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
775
18.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
324
7.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
196
4.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,078
95.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,099
25.7%
31.2
Mitchell County, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,162
22.6%
33.7%
Now Married
2,947
57.3%
47.5
Divorced
549
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
13
0.3%
2.0
Widowed
476
9.2
5.8%
Mitchell County, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,687
96.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
196
3.3%
21.6%
Spanish
105
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
66
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.2%
1.1%
Mitchell County, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
166
6.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
135
5.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
368
13.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
356
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
333
12.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
580
21.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
420
15.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
196
7.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
54
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
98
3.6%
6.4
Median household income
49,755
57,617
Per capita income
27,432
31,128
Mitchell County, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
306
10.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
128
4.3%
9.8
Construction
249
8.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
727
24.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
190
6.3%
6.6
Information
85
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
295
9.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
100
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
108
3.6%
11.4
Public administration
137
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
417
13.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
149
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
112
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
411
13.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,131
37.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
448
14.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
684
22.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
329
11.0%
18.1%
Mitchell County, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,944
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,560
87.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
113
3.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
8
0.3%
5.1
Walked
125
4.2%
2.7
Other means
52
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
86
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
9.8
26.6
Mitchell County, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
136
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
741
27.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,054
39.0%
37.1
3 or more
775
28.6%
21.0
Mitchell County, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,706
82.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,985
73.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
721
26.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
588
17.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Mitchell County, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,294
1 room
30
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
23
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
151
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
473
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
601
18.2%
19.8
6 rooms
551
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
540
16.4%
12.0
8 rooms
319
9.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
606
18.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mitchell County, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,294
1-unit, detached
2,787
84.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
52
1.6%
5.9
2-units
95
2.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
99
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
27
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
60
1.8%
4.4
20 or more units
48
1.5%
9.0
Mobile home
126
3.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mitchell County, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,226
37.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
291
8.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
291
8.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
419
12.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
501
15.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
268
8.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
142
4.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
130
3.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
26
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mitchell County, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,784
65.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
493
18.2%
4.7
Electricity
274
10.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
93
3.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
61
2.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mitchell County, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,005
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
9
0.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
1.1%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
16
1.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
24
2.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
124
12.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
381
37.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
440
43.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
546
55.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
103
10.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
101
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
94
9.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
148
14.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
Mitchell County, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
575
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
1.6%
28.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
24
4.2%
4.4%
$500 to $999
269
46.8%
41.0%
Less than $500
273
47.5%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
146
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
512
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
114
20.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
77
13.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
70
12.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
95
16.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
68
12.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
140
24.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
157
0.0%
0.0%
Mitchell County, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,985
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
412
20.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
757
38.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
310
15.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
248
12.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
194
9.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
57
2.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
90,000
205,000
