Mitchell vs Needmore

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

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

Mitchell has the higher population (3,941 vs 307 in Needmore). Needmore has the higher median household income ($68,125 vs $45,580 in Mitchell). Mitchell has the higher median home value ($101,900 vs $68,800 in Needmore).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchell	Needmore
Population	3,941	307
Median age	37.7 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,580	$68,125
Median home value	$101,900	$68,800
Median gross rent	$751	—
Housing units	1,680	155
Homeownership rate	60.4%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchell	Needmore
Population	4,261 → 3,941 (-7.5%)	287 → 307 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$43,025 → $45,580 (+5.9%)	$44,181 → $68,125 (+54.2%)
Median home value	$74,000 → $101,900 (+37.7%)	$63,100 → $68,800 (+9.0%)
Median gross rent	$540 → $751 (+39.1%)	—

Mitchell

Population

4,2613,941

Median household income

$43,025$45,580

Median home value

$74,000$101,900

Median gross rent

$540$751

Needmore

Population

287307

Median household income

$44,181$68,125

Median home value

$63,100$68,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mitchell	Needmore
Under 5	6.4%	20.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	8.8%
18 to 24	10.3%	9.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	23.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	20.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	4.6%
75 and over	10.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchell	Needmore
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchell	Needmore
No high school diploma	17.4%	17.7%
High school graduate	44.6%	54.3%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchell	Needmore
Drove alone	76.5%	95.2%
Carpooled	19.8%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchell	Needmore
1-unit, detached	65.9%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	43.9%

Poverty & households

	Mitchell	Needmore
Poverty rate	20.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.55	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1975	1969