Fossil vs Mitchell

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

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

Fossil has the higher population (448 vs 211 in Mitchell). Fossil has the higher median household income ($48,438 vs $44,196 in Mitchell). Mitchell has the higher median home value ($198,400 vs $143,800 in Fossil).

Population, income & housing

	Fossil	Mitchell
Population	448	211
Median age	53.7 yrs	25.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,438	$44,196
Median home value	$143,800	$198,400
Median gross rent	$752	$880
Housing units	265	87
Homeownership rate	77.6%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	13.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fossil	Mitchell
Population	393 → 448 (+14.0%)	142 → 211 (+48.6%)
Median household income	$30,938 → $48,438 (+56.6%)	$35,536 → $44,196 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $143,800 (+37.5%)	$86,100 → $198,400 (+130.4%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $752 (+8.0%)	$763 → $880 (+15.3%)

Fossil

Population

393448

Median household income

$30,938$48,438

Median home value

$104,600$143,800

Median gross rent

$696$752

Mitchell

Population

142211

Median household income

$35,536$44,196

Median home value

$86,100$198,400

Median gross rent

$763$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fossil	Mitchell
Under 5	1.3%	19.0%
5 to 17	7.4%	17.5%
18 to 24	3.8%	11.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	6.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	10.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	9.0%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.8%	13.3%
75 and over	18.5%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fossil	Mitchell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	76.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	2.8%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fossil	Mitchell
No high school diploma	14.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.6%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fossil	Mitchell
Drove alone	64.9%	31.0%
Carpooled	2.7%	57.7%
Public transit	8.1%	0.0%
Walked	13.5%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fossil	Mitchell
1-unit, detached	80.8%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Fossil	Mitchell
Poverty rate	9.2%	5.7%
Average household size	1.89	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	11	43
Median year structure built	1973	1938