Demographics of Mitchell city, South Dakota

Mitchell city, South Dakota had 15,756 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +79 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mitchell city, in four figures

15,756
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,649 ±48.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +79 people.; 39.6 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,620 ±$7,441
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Mitchell city, South Dakota's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mitchell city, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Mitchell city, South Dakota's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mitchell city, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,677	100.0	100.0
2021	15,628	99.7	100.2
2022	15,714	100.2	100.7
2023	15,670	100.0	101.6
2024	15,683	100.0	102.5
2025	15,756	100.5	103.1

Population of Mitchell city, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,677	—
2021	15,628	−49
2022	15,714	+86
2023	15,670	−44
2024	15,683	+13
2025	15,756	+73

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±1.2: for men 37.4 ±1.9 and for women 42.6 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mitchell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	927 ±157	5.9% ±1.0	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,540 ±298	16.2% ±1.9	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,456 ±269	9.3% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,702 ±342	23.7% ±2.2	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,571 ±335	22.8% ±2.1	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,453 ±380	22.1% ±2.4	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,620 ±$7,441, and income per person $37,512 ±$2,753, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,081 ±$888 in South Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Mitchell city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	1,506 ±338	20.6% ±4.6	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,422 ±337	19.5% ±4.6	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,370 ±289	18.8% ±3.9	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,206 ±328	16.5% ±4.5	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,042 ±235	14.3% ±3.2	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	452 ±178	6.2% ±2.4	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	307 ±117	4.2% ±1.6	8.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Mitchell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	1,853 ±440	12.5% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	159 to 587	5.4% to 19.0%	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,126 ±307	14.8% ±3.9	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	354 ±148	8.6% ±3.5	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mitchell city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mitchell city	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	7,885 ±165	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.6% ±1.7	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.4% ±2.7	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.6% ±3.2	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.4% ±3.9	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$192,200 ±$16,138	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$851 ±$73	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Mitchell city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	881 ±128	5.6% ±0.8	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,711 ±213	87.6% ±1.3	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7 to 147	< 0.1% to 0.9%	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19 to 179	0.1% to 1.1%	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	601 ±207	3.8% ±1.3	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	136 to 424	0.9% to 2.7%	4.4% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Mitchell city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	11,805 ±484	75.4% ±3.1	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,501 ±517	22.4% ±3.3	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 49	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	149 to 491	1.0% to 3.1%	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	15 to 135	0.1% to 0.9%	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	82 to 408	0.5% to 2.6%	2.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Mitchell city among the places of South Dakota

6th of 19 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Places of South Dakota near Mitchell city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sioux Falls city	201,469 ±92
Rapid City city	77,946 ±44
Aberdeen city	28,189 ±42
Brookings city	23,948 ±22
Watertown city	23,044 ±23
Mitchell city	15,649 ±48
Yankton city	15,540 ±39
Huron city	14,385 ±34
Pierre city	13,948 ±24
Spearfish city	12,930 ±28
Box Elder city	12,902 ±55

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026