Mitchell County is a county of 5,779 people in Kansas. There are 8 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $133,800, having more than doubled since 2000. The average commute runs 14 minutes. The foreign-born share is 1%. Median rent is $604 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,246, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mitchell County
What changed most since 1990
White share99.0% → 93.0%(−6.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population7,203 → 5,779(−20%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants74.0% → 69.0%(−4.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)5.3%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(57)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era64%(192)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 300 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Mitchell County, decade by decade
Mitchell County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,203
$53,183
$70,802
15.8%
2.6
2000
6,932
$60,816
$102,559
16.9%
7.1
2010
6,373
$63,652
$98,542
20.8%
6.8
2020
5,796
$57,420
$111,629
26.1%
14.9
2024
5,779
$64,246
$133,800
26.2%
16.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
