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Population: 1,831. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,796 (-1.9% change)
Males: 841 (45.9%), Females: 990 (54.1%)

Scotts Bluff County

Zip code: 69357

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $28,710
Median house value: $58,500

Population by Race

Races in Mitchell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.3%)
  • Hispanic (22.1%)
  • Other race (11.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (31.3%), English (9.8%), Irish (9.7%), United States (4.3%), Dutch (2.9%), Swedish (2.7%).

Elevation: 3948 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mitchell

  • High school or higher: 72.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mitchell city

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

6.9% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +91 (+5.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mitchell:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mitchell:

  • WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 17 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
  • ALLIANCE MUNI (about 71 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)
  • CHEYENNE (about 88 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; Abbreviation: CYS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mitchell:

  • TORRINGTON MUNI (about 25 miles; TORRINGTON, WY; Abbreviation: TOR)
  • HARRISON SKYRANCH (about 52 miles; HARRISON, NE; Abbreviation: 9V3)
  • KIMBALL MUNI/ROBERT E ARRAJ FIELD (about 54 miles; KIMBALL, NE; Abbreviation: IBM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mitchell:

  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 123 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 127 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 139 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 153 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 157 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)

Schools

Public high school in Mitchell:

  • MITCHELL SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 293; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Mitchell:

  • MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 323; Grades: PK – 06)
  • HAIG PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 78; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Mitchell:

  • MITCHELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $62,615; Location: QUIVEY MEMORIAL BLDG; 14,676 books; 109 audio materials; 671 video materials; 18 serial subscriptions)

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