MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Mitchell Micro

Mitchell, SD · 3 counties · 23,330 residents · 1,439 sq mi

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Mitchell is home to 23,330 people. Median home value sits at $32,972. Median rent is $269 a month. The median household earns $20,774, about 31% below the national median. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,330

−5%vs 2000

vs 24,555 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

16 / sq mi

−5%vs 2000

vs 17 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,439 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,770)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(1,873)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(1,883)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,562)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(1,436)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(3,412)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(2,998)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(2,110)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(2,216)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(2,104)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(1,461)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(505)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,774

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,410 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,932

−43%vs 2000

vs $17,529 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,972

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,733 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $370 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.9% in 2000

35.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(23,731)

Black0.2%(49)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(160)

Asian0.4%(94)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(22,973)

Black0.1%(28)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(48)

Asian0.1%(31)

Other1.3%(298)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(1,077)

Central American0.2%(53)

Puerto Rican0.2%(34)

Salvadoran0.1%(32)

Guatemalan0.9%(21)

Spaniard0.2%(6)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(46)

Filipino0.2%(31)

Korean0.1%(16)

Ancestry

German37.9%(9,776)

Irish9.2%(2,367)

Norwegian8.1%(2,090)

English8%(2,075)

American7.2%(1,850)

Dutch6.2%(1,607)

French2.4%(614)

Danish1.9%(500)

Swedish1.8%(477)

Scottish1.6%(419)

Czech1.5%(388)

Polish1%(254)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.8%(168)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(147)

Italian0.6%(134)

Russian0.5%(130)

Swiss0.4%(102)

Subsaharan African0.3%(72)

Belgian0.3%(69)

Finnish0.3%(65)

Austrian0.2%(61)

Welsh0.2%(58)

Romanian1.3%(32)

West Indian0.1%(26)

Jamaican0.1%(26)

Greek0.1%(22)

British0.3%(11)

Australian0.1%(4)

Croatian0.1%(3)

Hungarian0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.3%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+64%vs 2000

vs 11.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.2%(3,490)

Married53.2%(5,587)

Widowed4.2%(443)

Divorced9.4%(987)

Women 15+

Never married27.4%(2,824)

Married54.2%(5,580)

Widowed11%(1,131)

Divorced7.4%(767)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.9%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 74.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.2%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)20%(277)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.4%(407)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.4%(394)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.9%(110)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,385 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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