Mitchell County vs Ottawa County

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

Mitchell County and Ottawa County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ottawa County has the higher population (5,782 vs 5,767 in Mitchell County). Ottawa County has the higher median household income ($76,755 vs $58,233 in Mitchell County). Ottawa County has the higher median home value ($164,100 vs $109,600 in Mitchell County).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchell County	Ottawa County
Population	5,767	5,782
Median age	43.3 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,233	$76,755
Median home value	$109,600	$164,100
Median gross rent	$653	$738
Housing units	3,124	2,684
Homeownership rate	70.0%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchell County	Ottawa County
Population	6,145 → 5,767 (-6.2%)	5,822 → 5,782 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$46,203 → $58,233 (+26.0%)	$54,784 → $76,755 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $109,600 (+23.3%)	$105,700 → $164,100 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$561 → $653 (+16.4%)	$662 → $738 (+11.5%)

Mitchell County

Population

6,1455,767

Median household income

$46,203$58,233

Median home value

$88,900$109,600

Median gross rent

$561$653

Ottawa County

Population

5,8225,782

Median household income

$54,784$76,755

Median home value

$105,700$164,100

Median gross rent

$662$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mitchell County	Ottawa County
Under 5	5.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.5%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.2%
75 and over	9.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchell County	Ottawa County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchell County	Ottawa County
No high school diploma	5.6%	5.2%
High school graduate	26.1%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchell County	Ottawa County
Drove alone	78.1%	79.1%
Carpooled	6.8%	6.5%
Public transit	1.6%	0.5%
Walked	4.2%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.1%	8.9%
Other means	0.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchell County	Ottawa County
1-unit, detached	81.9%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.7%
20 or more units	2.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Mitchell County	Ottawa County
Poverty rate	12.5%	12.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	14	24
Median year structure built	1957	1964