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Mitchell County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Mitchell County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Mitchell County is a small, agriculture-rooted Iowa county of 10,548 residents with a workforce of roughly 67.5% labor force participation and an unemployment rate of just 0.9%, suggesting a tight local labor market. About 22.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 92.9% have a high school diploma, and median worker earnings of $44,218 sit alongside a low cost of living—median home values of $164,100 and median gross rent of $739 per month. The county's population has edged down 0.8% over five years, the median age is 41.9, and a poverty rate of 6.9% reflects relative economic stability for a rural community of this size.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

10,548

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,365

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

Mitchell County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,138 (95.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races125 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone105 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race72 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone64 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone37 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic427
  2. 2.Spanish163
  3. 3.Korean19
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)18
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

741

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$74,176

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,824

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,233
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance998
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining633
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)470
  5. 5.Construction (Group)463

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,016
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,160
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,037
  4. 4.Service Occupations652
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations631

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.73×)597
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.10×)1,165
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.39×)145
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.36×)174
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.25×)483

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$739/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999497 (13.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999472 (12.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999315 (8.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999291 (7.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999269 (7.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999262 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,218

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,900 (71.8%)
  • Worked At Home644 (11.9%)
  • Carpooled341 (6.3%)
  • Other259 (4.8%)
  • Walked249 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.