Mitchell vs St. Ansgar

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

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

St. Ansgar has the higher population (1,156 vs 134 in Mitchell). St. Ansgar has the higher median household income ($75,208 vs $66,250 in Mitchell). St. Ansgar has the higher median home value ($143,800 vs $119,200 in Mitchell).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchell	St. Ansgar
Population	134	1,156
Median age	41.9 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$75,208
Median home value	$119,200	$143,800
Median gross rent	—	$940
Housing units	64	527
Homeownership rate	96.6%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.1%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchell	St. Ansgar
Population	187 → 134 (-28.3%)	1,159 → 1,156 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$58,125 → $66,250 (+14.0%)	$63,750 → $75,208 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$79,600 → $119,200 (+49.7%)	$122,400 → $143,800 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$618 → $940 (+52.1%)

Mitchell

Population

187134

Median household income

$58,125$66,250

Median home value

$79,600$119,200

St. Ansgar

Population

1,1591,156

Median household income

$63,750$75,208

Median home value

$122,400$143,800

Median gross rent

$618$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mitchell	St. Ansgar
Under 5	3.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.7%	6.9%
35 to 44	25.4%	14.0%
45 to 54	8.2%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	10.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.4%
75 and over	6.0%	17.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchell	St. Ansgar
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchell	St. Ansgar
No high school diploma	20.8%	5.5%
High school graduate	42.7%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchell	St. Ansgar
Drove alone	74.3%	81.3%
Carpooled	24.3%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchell	St. Ansgar
1-unit, detached	96.9%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Mitchell	St. Ansgar
Poverty rate	6.0%	7.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	14	19
Median year structure built	1960	1955