Language Spoken At Home in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 21,882 | 100% |
English only | 20,888 | 95.5% |
Language other than English | 994 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 268 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 915 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 267 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 22 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 14 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 43 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,510 | 100% |
American | 3,043 | 12.9% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 9 | 0.0% |
Danish | 2 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 154 | 0.7% |
English | 1,308 | 5.6% |
French (except Basque) | 218 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 53 | 0.2% |
German | 913 | 3.9% |
Greek | 38 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 14 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,314 | 5.6% |
Italian | 37 | 0.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 33 | 0.1% |
Polish | 69 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.0% |
Russian | 34 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 88 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 152 | 0.6% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 92 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 100 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 43 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,150 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,558 | 68.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,461 | 30.2% |
Married-couple family | 3,569 | 43.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,388 | 17.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 341 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 147 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,648 | 20.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 926 | 11.4% |
Nonfamily households | 2,592 | 31.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,358 | 28.9% |
65 years and over | 930 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,837 | 34.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,215 | 27.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 21,394 | 100% |
Householder | 8,150 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 3,553 | 16.6% |
Child | 7,069 | 33.0% |
Other relatives | 2,063 | 9.6% |
Nonrelatives | 559 | 2.6% |
Unmarried partner | 333 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,624 | 100% |
Never married | 3,910 | 40.6% |
Now married, except separated | 3,952 | 41.1% |
Separated | 378 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 282 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 1,102 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,998 | 100% |
Never married | 2,864 | 31.8% |
Now married, except separated | 3,589 | 39.9% |
Separated | 348 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 1,160 | 12.9% |
Divorced | 1,037 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 194 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 92 | 47.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 735 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 512 | 69.7% |
Less than 1 year | 39 | 5.3% |
1 or 2 years | 247 | 33.6% |
3 or 4 years | 83 | 11.3% |
5 or more years | 143 | 19.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 512 | 100% |
Who are female | 299 | 58.4% |
Who are married | 325 | 63.5% |
School Enrollment in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,744 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 377 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 386 | 6.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,589 | 45.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,409 | 24.5% |
College or graduate school | 983 | 17.1% |
Educational Attainment in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 15,580 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,623 | 10.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,143 | 20.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,087 | 39.1% |
Some college, no degree | 2,429 | 15.6% |
Associate's degree | 806 | 5.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,001 | 6.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 491 | 3.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 69.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 9.6% |
Veteran Status in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,691 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,509 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 21,432 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,488 | 16.3% |
Under 18 years | 5,814 | 100% |
With a disability | 158 | 2.7% |
18 to 64 years | 12,657 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,730 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 2,961 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,600 | 54.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 23,345 | 100% |
Same house | 20,987 | 89.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,358 | 10.1% |
Same county | 1,135 | 4.9% |
Different county | 1,223 | 5.2% |
Same state | 1,115 | 4.8% |
Different state | 108 | 0.5% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,510 | 100% |
Native | 22,979 | 97.7% |
Born in United States | 22,929 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 19,509 | 83.0% |
Different state | 3,420 | 14.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 50 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 531 | 2.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 531 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 123 | 23.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 408 | 76.8% |
Year of Entry in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 581 | 100% |
Native | 50 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 50 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 531 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 531 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 531 | 100% |
Europe | 47 | 8.9% |
Asia | 14 | 2.6% |
Africa | 5 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 452 | 85.1% |
Northern America | 13 | 2.4% |