Mitchell County, NC Population

Overview

14,951

Total Population

47.2

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

891

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mitchell County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mitchell County is 47.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mitchell County's population under 18 was 18.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mitchell County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mitchell County, 14.72% were under the age of 15, 16.69% aged 15 to 29, 43.94% aged 30 to 64, 21.10% aged 65 to 84, and 3.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 89 more females than males in Mitchell County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.30% females and 49.70% males in Mitchell County, NC.
The Mitchell County, NC gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 587.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 678.

Mitchell County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mitchell County population: 94.17% are White, 0.30% are Black or African American, 0.51% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.28% are Asian, 1.08% are some other race and 3.65% are multiracial.
Mitchell County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 891 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,06 (94.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mitchell County is White with a population of 14,08 (94.17% of the total population).

Mitchell County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 15,918 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Mitchell County's population decreased by 177 (1.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mitchell County's population decreased by 605 (3.90%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mitchell County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 14,906.