Mitchell

Population: 211
Median household income: $44,196
Median home value: $198,400

Mitchell, a community in Wheeler County, Oregon, has 211 residents. At $44,196, its median household income sits below Wheeler County's $51,250.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mitchell's population grew 48.6% from 142 to 211, while its median home value rose 130.4% from $86,100 to $198,400.

94.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 211
Median age: 25.8 yrs
Median household income: $44,196
Median home value: $198,400
Median gross rent: $880
Housing units: 87
Homeownership rate: 52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 13.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

142211

Median household income

$35,536$44,196

Median home value

$86,100$198,400

Median gross rent

$763$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	142	$35,536	$86,100	$763
2020	170	$35,521	$87,700	$761
2021	169	$38,750	$131,900	$644
2022	202	$41,833	$150,000	$763
2023	211	$44,196	$198,400	$880

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

Age distribution

Under 519.0%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over0.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	19.0%
5 to 17	37	17.5%
18 to 24	24	11.4%
25 to 34	13	6.2%
35 to 44	21	10.0%
45 to 54	19	9.0%
55 to 64	27	12.8%
65 to 74	28	13.3%
75 and over	2	0.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	161	76.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	2.8%
Two or more races	12	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's58.2%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	34	30.9%
Some college or associate's	64	58.2%
Bachelor's degree	3	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone31.0%

Carpooled57.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22	31.0%
Carpooled	41	57.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	8.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	2.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37	53.6%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	1	1.4%
45 to 59 min	12	17.4%
60+ min	19	27.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 5.7% (12 of 211)

	Count	Share
Family households	48	67.6%
Nonfamily households	23	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	71	81.6%
Vacant	16	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	37	52.1%
Renter-occupied	34	47.9%

1-unit, detached94.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	82	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4149150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.5737, -120.1529