Mitchell County vs. Worth County

	Mitchell County (IA)	Worth County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,569	7,453
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.9%	-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,776	7,591
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,776	7,598
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.2%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	49.5%
White alone, percent	97.9%	96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	96.7%	94.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	781	612
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,976	3,521
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.7%	77.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$114,400	$104,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,010	$972
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$399	$429
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$565	$591
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.5%	7.1%
Building permits, 2018	41	4
Households, 2014-2018	4,397	3,170
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.6%	91.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.6%	1.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.2%	82.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.4%	73.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.9%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.7%	15.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.0%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.0%	66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	63.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	37,310	8,491
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	644,416	257,392
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	513,989	189,469
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	73,836	36,654
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,884	$4,875
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.2	21.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,553	$54,329
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,898	$29,482
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	9.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	308	186
Total employment, 2017	3,085	1,742
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	117,090	58,957
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.5%	-6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	902	577
All firms, 2012	1,133	897
Men-owned firms, 2012	496	638
Women-owned firms, 2012	375	162
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,094	851
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	54	82
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,016	756
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	23.0	19.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	469.13	400.12

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mitchell county (IA) and Worth county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.