Mitchell County vs Stephens County

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

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

Stephens County has the higher population (9,278 vs 8,989 in Mitchell County). Mitchell County has the higher median household income ($56,033 vs $54,695 in Stephens County). Stephens County has the higher median home value ($105,700 vs $85,700 in Mitchell County).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchell County	Stephens County
Population	8,989	9,278
Median age	36.9 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,033	$54,695
Median home value	$85,700	$105,700
Median gross rent	$481	$802
Housing units	3,697	4,669
Homeownership rate	79.5%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchell County	Stephens County
Population	8,523 → 8,989 (+5.5%)	9,364 → 9,278 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$51,492 → $56,033 (+8.8%)	$46,232 → $54,695 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$69,000 → $85,700 (+24.2%)	$74,300 → $105,700 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $481 (-28.2%)	$722 → $802 (+11.1%)

Mitchell County

Population

8,5238,989

Median household income

$51,492$56,033

Median home value

$69,000$85,700

Median gross rent

$670$481

Stephens County

Population

9,3649,278

Median household income

$46,232$54,695

Median home value

$74,300$105,700

Median gross rent

$722$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mitchell County	Stephens County
Under 5	4.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.9%
18 to 24	13.8%	10.3%
25 to 34	15.5%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.8%
75 and over	6.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchell County	Stephens County
White (non-Hispanic)	46.9%	68.8%
Black or African American	5.7%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	38.7%	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchell County	Stephens County
No high school diploma	16.7%	16.7%
High school graduate	37.7%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchell County	Stephens County
Drove alone	80.8%	73.5%
Carpooled	15.0%	18.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	4.2%
Other means	0.1%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchell County	Stephens County
1-unit, detached	79.1%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.2%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	14.4%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Mitchell County	Stephens County
Poverty rate	13.2%	13.5%
Average household size	2.95	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1958	1974