Mitchell

Population: 3,941
Median household income: $45,580
Median home value: $101,900

Mitchell, a community in Lawrence County, Indiana, has 3,941 residents. At $45,580, its median household income sits below Lawrence County's $65,551.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mitchell's population declined 7.5% from 4,261 to 3,941, while its median home value rose 37.7% from $74,000 to $101,900.

Households average 2.55 people. The median gross rent is $751.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,941
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $45,580
Median home value: $101,900
Median gross rent: $751
Housing units: 1,680
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2613,941

Median household income

$43,025$45,580

Median home value

$74,000$101,900

Median gross rent

$540$751

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,261	$43,025	$74,000	$540
2020	4,272	$43,598	$75,700	$619
2021	3,978	$46,434	$81,800	$663
2022	3,947	$51,025	$97,100	$739
2023	3,941	$45,580	$101,900	$751

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	251	6.4%
5 to 17	687	17.4%
18 to 24	405	10.3%
25 to 34	467	11.8%
35 to 44	499	12.7%
45 to 54	541	13.7%
55 to 64	462	11.7%
65 to 74	233	5.9%
75 and over	396	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,440	87.3%
Black or African American	69	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.2%
Asian	175	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	138	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate44.6%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	451	17.4%
High school graduate	1,158	44.6%
Some college or associate's	541	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	197	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	251	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled19.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,238	76.5%
Carpooled	320	19.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	488	30.6%
15 to 29 min	857	53.7%
30 to 44 min	147	9.2%
45 to 59 min	53	3.3%
60+ min	52	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 20.5% (795 of 3,881)

	Count	Share
Family households	875	57.5%
Nonfamily households	647	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,522	90.6%
Vacant	158	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	920	60.4%
Renter-occupied	602	39.6%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,107	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	97	5.8%
5 to 19 units	185	11.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	291	17.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1849950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.7371, -86.4752