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Mitchell Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mitchell Area is $25,238, which is about the same as the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mitchell Area median household income is $51,192. On average Mitchell Area residents spend 14.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #296

Mitchell Area	25,238 USD
South Dakota	26,311 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mitchell Area	27,666 USD
South Dakota	27,734 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mitchell Area	32,253 USD
South Dakota	33,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mitchell Area	23,982 USD
South Dakota	23,365 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #214

Mitchell Area	51,192 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mitchell Area	60,765 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mitchell Area	15.12%
South Dakota	42.67%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Mitchell Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The South Dakota and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mitchell Area		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.70%	$14,016, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.35%	$16,555, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.03%	$1,645, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.21%	$18,099, see rank	14.40%	$20,930	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mitchell Area	66,151 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mitchell Area	73,715 USD
South Dakota	78,762 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mitchell Area	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$52,045, see rank	$52,535	$56,900
Black	$58,313, see rank	$33,516	$35,600
Hispanic	$79,196, see rank	$38,767	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,122, see rank	$25,438	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mitchell Area	South Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$29,650, see rank	$27,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,117, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,661, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$31,857, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mitchell Area	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,999, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	9,069, 50.39%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,763, 74.57%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.02%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,761, 74.55%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,533, 96.63%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	228, 3.37%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,306, 25.43%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	8,930, 49.61%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,704, 63.87%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,704, 63.87%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,557, 97.42%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	147, 2.58%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,226, 36.13%, see rank	35.08%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mitchell Area	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,874, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,260, 77.99%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,231, 10.37%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.03%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	621, 5.23%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	181, 1.52%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	578, 4.87%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mitchell Area	14.1 minutes
South Dakota	16.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mitchell Area	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,090	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	6,533, 54.04%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,082, 31.87%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	934, 14.30%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	981, 15.02%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	180, 2.76%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	692, 10.59%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,223, 18.72%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	5,557, 45.96%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,279, 41.01%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,408, 25.34%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,478, 26.60%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24, 0.43%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	41, 0.74%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	327, 5.88%, see rank	5.69%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mitchell Area	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,090, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	781, 6.46%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	1,008, 8.34%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,476, 12.21%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	239, 1.98%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,314, 10.87%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	461, 3.81%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	251, 2.08%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	362, 2.99%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	738, 6.10%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,272, 27.06%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,048, 8.67%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	539, 4.46%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	601, 4.97%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mitchell Area	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,781	12.48%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	543	9.11%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.