COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mitchell vs Crescent City
PLACE A
Mitchell, SD
VS
PLACE B
Crescent City, CA
Mitchell and Crescent City are close in size. Mitchell earns more, with a median household income $2,308 higher. Mitchell has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
MITCHELLCRESCENT CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population25,91326,410−2% vs Crescent City
Population density1826−8
Population growth2.2%-3.0%+5.2 pts
Median age39.539.9−0.4
Male49.9%53.6%−3.6 pts
Female50.1%46.4%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born1.9%6.8%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.9%59.9%+29.0 pts
Black0.6%2.5%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%19.9%−15.3 pts
Asian0.4%3.2%−2.8 pts
Other5.6%14.5%−8.9 pts
Median household income$69,366$67,058+$2,308
Per capita income$37,926$31,028+$6,898
Poverty rate10.4%12.9%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.432Even
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%21.4%+1.1 pts
Graduate degree5.8%8.0%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%6.4%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation68.6%49.2%+19.4 pts
Median home value$197,351$342,000−$144,649
Median gross rent$827$1,233−$406
Owner-occupied66.8%70.1%−3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.9%15.2%−6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households31.3%54.2%−23.0 pts
Average commute15.819.6−3.8
Worked from home10.0%7.4%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.8%−0.1 pts
Uninsured8.0%5.5%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025