Mitchell County vs Pawnee County

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

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

Pawnee County has the higher population (6,220 vs 5,767 in Mitchell County). Pawnee County has the higher median household income ($63,625 vs $58,233 in Mitchell County). Mitchell County has the higher median home value ($109,600 vs $102,400 in Pawnee County).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchell County	Pawnee County
Population	5,767	6,220
Median age	43.3 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,233	$63,625
Median home value	$109,600	$102,400
Median gross rent	$653	$806
Housing units	3,124	3,045
Homeownership rate	70.0%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchell County	Pawnee County
Population	6,145 → 5,767 (-6.2%)	6,629 → 6,220 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$46,203 → $58,233 (+26.0%)	$49,917 → $63,625 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $109,600 (+23.3%)	$82,400 → $102,400 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$561 → $653 (+16.4%)	$602 → $806 (+33.9%)

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

Pawnee County

Population

6,6296,220

Median household income

$49,917$63,625

Median home value

$82,400$102,400

Median gross rent

$602$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mitchell County	Pawnee County
Under 5	5.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	10.6%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	8.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.7%
75 and over	9.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchell County	Pawnee County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.6%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchell County	Pawnee County
No high school diploma	5.6%	10.6%
High school graduate	26.1%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchell County	Pawnee County
Drove alone	78.1%	69.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	12.5%
Public transit	1.6%	0.1%
Walked	4.2%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.1%	11.5%
Other means	0.2%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchell County	Pawnee County
1-unit, detached	81.9%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.7%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Mitchell County	Pawnee County
Poverty rate	12.5%	11.2%
Average household size	2.19	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1957	1955