COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mitchell vs Scottsbluff
PLACE A
Mitchell, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Mitchell is 10% larger than Scottsbluff. Mitchell earns more, with a median household income $2,261 higher. Mitchell has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -4%).
MITCHELLSCOTTSBLUFFDIFFERENCE
Total population15,75614,259+10% vs Scottsbluff
Population density1,3672,150−783
Population growth2.7%-4.0%+6.7 pts
Median age39.638.8+0.8
Male49.0%46.6%+2.5 pts
Female51.0%53.4%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born2.0%4.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.6%64.9%+22.7 pts
Black0.5%0.3%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%30.7%−25.1 pts
Asian0.6%0.5%+0.1 pts
Other5.6%3.5%+2.1 pts
Median household income$58,620$56,359+$2,261
Per capita income$37,512$37,223+$289
Poverty rate12.5%15.4%−2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.488−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%26.3%−2.7 pts
Graduate degree6.1%9.6%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%2.6%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation69.1%65.2%+3.9 pts
Median home value$192,200$137,700+$54,500
Median gross rent$851$966−$115
Owner-occupied56.6%59.4%−2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%7.0%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households36.9%50.9%−14.0 pts
Average commute12.812.5+0.3
Worked from home8.1%5.7%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Uninsured8.5%8.9%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025