South Dakota · Census place 43100
Mitchell city, SD
Quick answer
Mitchell city has 15,637 residents, ranking #6 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $56,374, the median home is worth $182,000 and median gross rent runs $754 a month.
- Population
- 15,637Mitchell city residents
- Median household income
- $56,374Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $182,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $754Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mitchell city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mitchell city median would spend about 16% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 58.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in South Dakota.
- Aberdeen city 28,297
- Brookings city 23,710
- Watertown city 22,859
- Yankton city 15,501
- Huron city 14,347
- Pierre city 14,008
- Spearfish city 12,551
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