COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mitchell County vs Osborne County
PLACE A
Mitchell County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Osborne County, Kansas
Mitchell County is 359% larger than Osborne County. Osborne County earns more, with a median household income $5,409 higher.
MITCHELL COUNTYOSBORNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population15,0623,285+359% vs Osborne County
Population density684+64
Population growth-4.3%-9.3%+4.9 pts
Median age48.046.4+1.6
Male48.9%50.3%−1.4 pts
Female51.1%49.7%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born2.4%1.6%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%91.8%−0.8 pts
Black0.9%0.3%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%3.0%+2.6 pts
Asian0.5%0.5%−0.0 pts
Other2.0%4.4%−2.4 pts
Median household income$57,602$63,011−$5,409
Per capita income$34,790$36,950−$2,160
Poverty rate12.9%8.4%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4790.410+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%23.8%+0.4 pts
Graduate degree9.5%6.7%+2.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%1.6%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation56.2%63.8%−7.6 pts
Median home value$220,100$86,400+$133,700
Median gross rent$813$595+$218
Owner-occupied76.3%77.2%−0.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.3%22.3%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households33.0%15.3%+17.7 pts
Average commute24.413.8+10.6
Worked from home7.2%4.2%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Uninsured9.3%5.3%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025