Mitchell County vs Washington County

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

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

Mitchell County has the higher population (5,767 vs 5,519 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($62,452 vs $58,233 in Mitchell County). Mitchell County has the higher median home value ($109,600 vs $106,100 in Washington County).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchell County	Washington County
Population	5,767	5,519
Median age	43.3 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,233	$62,452
Median home value	$109,600	$106,100
Median gross rent	$653	$547
Housing units	3,124	2,731
Homeownership rate	70.0%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchell County	Washington County
Population	6,145 → 5,767 (-6.2%)	5,493 → 5,519 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$46,203 → $58,233 (+26.0%)	$50,588 → $62,452 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $109,600 (+23.3%)	$82,000 → $106,100 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$561 → $653 (+16.4%)	$456 → $547 (+20.0%)

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

Washington County

Population

5,4935,519

Median household income

$50,588$62,452

Median home value

$82,000$106,100

Median gross rent

$456$547

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mitchell County	Washington County
Under 5	5.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.5%
75 and over	9.9%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchell County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchell County	Washington County
No high school diploma	5.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	26.1%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchell County	Washington County
Drove alone	78.1%	79.4%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.7%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	7.4%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchell County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	81.9%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Mitchell County	Washington County
Poverty rate	12.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1957	1954