Mitchell, IN Population

Overview

3,978

Total Population

36.2

Median age

54.40%

Female population %

83.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

78.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mitchell is 36.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mitchell's population under 18 was 28.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mitchell's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mitchell, 26.67% were under the age of 15, 16.01% aged 15 to 29, 40.10% aged 30 to 64, 13.88% aged 65 to 84, and 3.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 350 more females than males in Mitchell:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.40% females and 45.60% males in Mitchell, IN.
The Mitchell, IN gender ratio is 83.8:100 i.e. 83.8 men to 100 women (0.838).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 265.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 213.

Mitchell's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mitchell population: 95.40% are White, 0.68% are Black or African American and 3.92% are Asian.
Mitchell's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,975 (99.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mitchell is White with a population of 3,795 (95.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,103 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Mitchell's population decreased by 707 (14.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mitchell's population decreased by 417 (9.61%), 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's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,924.