COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mitchell County vs Carter County
PLACE A
Mitchell County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Carter County, Missouri
Mitchell County is 178% larger than Carter County. Mitchell County earns more, with a median household income $7,602 higher. Mitchell County has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -17%).
MITCHELL COUNTYCARTER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population15,0625,418+178% vs Carter County
Population density6811+57
Population growth-4.3%-17.0%+12.6 pts
Median age48.038.9+9.1
Male48.9%47.8%+1.1 pts
Female51.1%52.2%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born2.4%1.5%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%92.6%−1.6 pts
Black0.9%0.4%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%2.3%+3.3 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other2.0%4.7%−2.7 pts
Median household income$57,602$50,000+$7,602
Per capita income$34,790$27,032+$7,758
Poverty rate12.9%20.8%−7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4790.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%10.1%+14.2 pts
Graduate degree9.5%3.3%+6.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%3.8%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation56.2%56.0%+0.2 pts
Median home value$220,100$159,400+$60,700
Median gross rent$813$656+$157
Owner-occupied76.3%60.7%+15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.3%23.8%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households33.0%38.7%−5.7 pts
Average commute24.424.8−0.4
Worked from home7.2%11.4%−4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured9.3%14.6%−5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025