Mitchell vs Spray

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

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

Mitchell has the higher population (211 vs 151 in Spray). Spray has the higher median home value ($267,600 vs $198,400 in Mitchell). Since 2019, Mitchell's population has grown faster (+48.6% vs -35.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchell	Spray
Population	211	151
Median age	25.8 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,196	—
Median home value	$198,400	$267,600
Median gross rent	$880	$688
Housing units	87	79
Homeownership rate	52.1%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	13.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchell	Spray
Population	142 → 211 (+48.6%)	234 → 151 (-35.5%)
Median household income	$35,536 → $44,196 (+24.4%)	$27,857 → $30,469 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $198,400 (+130.4%)	$114,200 → $267,600 (+134.3%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $880 (+15.3%)	$600 → $688 (+14.7%)

Mitchell

Population

142211

Median household income

$35,536$44,196

Median home value

$86,100$198,400

Median gross rent

$763$880

Spray

Population

234151

Median household income

$27,857$30,469

Median home value

$114,200$267,600

Median gross rent

$600$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mitchell	Spray
Under 5	19.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.5%	11.3%
18 to 24	11.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	6.2%	7.9%
35 to 44	10.0%	6.0%
45 to 54	9.0%	7.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	23.2%
75 and over	0.9%	18.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchell	Spray
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchell	Spray
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.0%
High school graduate	30.9%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	58.2%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchell	Spray
Drove alone	31.0%	72.7%
Carpooled	57.7%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	15.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchell	Spray
1-unit, detached	94.3%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	31.6%

Poverty & households

	Mitchell	Spray
Poverty rate	5.7%	13.4%
Average household size	2.97	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	43	7
Median year structure built	1938	1972