Alhambra vs Mitchell

A side-by-side comparison of Alhambra and Mitchell: population, income, housing, and more.

Alhambra and Mitchell are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mitchell has the higher population (847 vs 608 in Alhambra). Alhambra has the higher median household income ($68,500 vs $55,313 in Mitchell). Alhambra has the higher median home value ($154,300 vs $98,500 in Mitchell).

Population, income & housing

	Alhambra	Mitchell
Population	608	847
Median age	48.9 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,500	$55,313
Median home value	$154,300	$98,500
Median gross rent	$788	—
Housing units	246	455
Homeownership rate	75.0%	98.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alhambra	Mitchell
Population	612 → 608 (-0.7%)	1,247 → 847 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$44,107 → $68,500 (+55.3%)	$48,482 → $55,313 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $154,300 (+31.8%)	$81,600 → $98,500 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $788 (+27.3%)	—

Alhambra

Population

612608

Median household income

$44,107$68,500

Median home value

$117,100$154,300

Median gross rent

$619$788

Mitchell

Population

1,247847

Median household income

$48,482$55,313

Median home value

$81,600$98,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alhambra	Mitchell
Under 5	5.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	10.0%	7.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.4%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	17.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	9.4%	26.4%
65 to 74	18.3%	11.7%
75 and over	16.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alhambra	Mitchell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alhambra	Mitchell
No high school diploma	13.4%	14.6%
High school graduate	34.4%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alhambra	Mitchell
Drove alone	91.3%	94.4%
Carpooled	3.0%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.8%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alhambra	Mitchell
1-unit, detached	81.3%	98.9%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alhambra	Mitchell
Poverty rate	13.1%	5.1%
Average household size	2.24	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1966	1960