COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mitchell vs Albert Lea
PLACE A
Mitchell, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Mitchell is 14% smaller than Albert Lea. Albert Lea earns more, with a median household income $5,983 higher.
MITCHELLALBERT LEADIFFERENCE
Total population15,75618,217−14% vs Albert Lea
Population density1,3671,371−4
Population growth2.7%2.6%+0.0 pts
Median age39.644.3−4.7
Male49.0%50.3%−1.2 pts
Female51.0%49.7%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born2.0%5.5%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.6%76.1%+11.6 pts
Black0.5%2.3%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%14.7%−9.1 pts
Asian0.6%4.9%−4.2 pts
Other5.6%2.1%+3.6 pts
Median household income$58,620$64,603−$5,983
Per capita income$37,512$39,282−$1,770
Poverty rate12.5%12.8%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%17.4%+6.2 pts
Graduate degree6.1%6.1%−0.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%5.7%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation69.1%57.4%+11.7 pts
Median home value$192,200$157,500+$34,700
Median gross rent$851$857−$6
Owner-occupied56.6%74.1%−17.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%8.9%−1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.9%45.7%−8.8 pts
Average commute12.817.8−4.9
Worked from home8.1%7.1%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.2%+1.0 pts
Uninsured8.5%8.1%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025