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Population (year 2000): 1,831. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,781 (-2.7% change)
 

Males: 841  (45.9%)
Females: 990  (54.1%)

Scotts Bluff County

Median resident age:  36.4 years
Nebraska median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 69357.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,000 (it was $28,710 in 2000)
Mitchell  $30,000
Nebraska:  $43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,300 (it was $58,500 in 2000)
Mitchell  $62,300
Nebraska:  $113,200

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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)

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

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1902

Elevation: 3948 feet

Land area: 0.67 square miles.

Population density: 2664 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

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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%

126 residents are foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

This city:  6.9%
Nebraska:  4.4%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Mitchell, Nebraska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mitchell to the number of sex offenders is 895 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mitchell:  1.6% ($947)
Nebraska:  1.7% ($1,478)
Mitchell satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheyenne, WY (87.7 miles , pop. 53,011).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (164.4 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (795.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Morrill, NE (8.1 miles ), Scottsbluff, NE (11.5 miles ), Terrytown, NE (11.8 miles ), Gering, NE (12.8 miles ), Lyman, NE (15.9 miles ), Henry, NE (16.8 miles) , Melbeta, NE (22.9 miles) , Minatare, NE (22.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,500
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $79,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $106,200
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $213,300

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Latitude: 41.94 N, Longitude: 103.81 W


55 people in nursing homes
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 308

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



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (9%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Rail transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Mitchell by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 001000
    per 100,000 0.00.055.10.00.00.0
Assaults 001210
    per 100,000 0.00.055.1110.455.30.0
Burglaries 395210
    per 100,000 163.7486.5275.6110.455.30.0
Thefts 252715171825
    per 100,000 1363.91459.5826.9938.2995.61384.3
Auto thefts 102030
    per 100,000 54.60.0110.30.0165.90.0
Arson 301001
    per 100,000 163.70.055.10.00.055.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 70.492.488.867.368.055.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.23
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Mitchell, Nebraska

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Mitchell-area historical tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/27/1955, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the Mitchell city center killed 2 people and injured 29 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/27/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mitchell:
  • REGIONAL WEST MED CENTER (about 6 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; TORRINGTON, WY)
  • KIMBALL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 50 miles; KIMBALL, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Mitchell, NE

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mitchell:
  • WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 17 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; ID: BFF)
  • ALLIANCE MUNI (about 71 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; ID: AIA)
  • CHEYENNE (about 88 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; ID: CYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mitchell:
  • TORRINGTON MUNI (about 25 miles; TORRINGTON, WY; ID: TOR)
  • HARRISON SKYRANCH (about 52 miles; HARRISON, NE; ID: 9V3)
  • KIMBALL MUNI/ROBERT E ARRAJ FIELD (about 54 miles; KIMBALL, NE; ID: IBM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mitchell:
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 123 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 127 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 139 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 153 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 157 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
Public high school in Mitchell:
Public elementary/middle schools in Mitchell:
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)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Federated Church

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Notable locations in Mitchell: Kelley Bean Company Incorporated Elevator (A), Mitchell (B), Scenic Knolls Golf Course (C), Mitchell Public Library (D), Mitchell Police Department (E), Mitchell Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Mitchell include: Holy Apostles Episcopal Church (A), Koinonia Fellowship Church (B), Assembly of God Church (C), Mitchell Evangelical Church (D), Mitchell Berean Church (E), Berean Fundamental Church (F), Saint Theresa Catholic Church (G), Saint Pauls United Church (H), Federated Churches (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Mitchell Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Mitchell and their reported violations in the past:

MITCHELL, CITY OF (Population served: 1831, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Nebraska:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.4%
Whole state:  66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  19.8%
Whole state:  9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Mitchell compared to Nebraska state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Mitchell (2007 data):
  • Pinnacle Bank - Wyoming: Mitchell Branch at 1511 Broadway, branch established on 1925-01-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $433.0 mil, Deposits: $371.5 mil, headquarters in Torrington, WY, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Scotts Bluff County Nebraska:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Mitchell government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $1,602,000
    Solid Waste Management: $175,000
    Parks & Recreation: $81,000
  • Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $1,930,000
    Electric Utilities: $686,000
    Parks & Recreation: $286,000
    Regular Highways: $250,000
    Solid Waste Management: $229,000
    Police Protection: $139,000
    Water Utilities: $116,000
    Fire Protection: $92,000
    Central Staff Services: $50,000
    Financial Administration: $38,000
    Housing & Community Development: $17,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
    Sewerage: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $753,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $640,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $113,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $27,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $83,000
    Regular Highways: $69,000
    Police Protection: $19,000
    Central Staff: $17,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $13,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Electric Utilities: $4,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,342,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,222,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $122,000
    General Support: $93,000
    All Other: $56,000
  • Tax - NEC: $441,000
    Property: $177,000
    Public Utilities: $130,000
    Total General Sales: $105,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,731,000

5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.96%
Nebraska average:  7.03%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($82 average AGI)
Scotts Bluff County:  0.09%
Nebraska average:  0.13%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Morrill County, NE  0.44% ($27,825 average AGI)
from Goshen County, WY  0.29% ($30,486)
from Box Butte County, NE  0.19% ($28,680)


6.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,446 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.76%
Nebraska average:  7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lancaster County, NE  0.58% ($29,342 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE  0.31% ($33,900)
to Morrill County, NE  0.28% ($22,324)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mitchell:
  • KOLT (1320 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: TRACY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KNEB (960 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: PANHANDLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KOAQ (690 AM; 1 kW; TERRYTOWN, NE; Owner: TRACY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGAB (650 AM; 9 kW; ORCHARD VALLEY, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mitchell:
  • KOLT-FM (101.3 FM; BRIDGEPORT, NE; Owner: TRACY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KMOR (92.9 FM; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: TRACY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KOZY-FM (103.9 FM; GERING, NE; Owner: TRACY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KNEB-FM (94.1 FM; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: PANHANDLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCMI (96.9 FM; TERRYTOWN, NE; Owner: CHRISTIAN MEDIA INCORPORATED)
  • KLJV (88.3 FM; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K208CK (89.5 FM; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KREO (105.3 FM; PINE BLUFFS, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • K212EJ (90.3 FM; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KERM (98.3 FM; TORRINGTON, WY; Owner: MT. RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mitchell:
  • KSTF (Channel 10; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CHEYENNE, LLC)
  • K23EU (Channel 31; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BROADAHL)
  • K33EM (Channel 33; COLUMBUS, ETC., NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
  • K65GE (Channel 65; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
  • KDUH-TV (Channel 4; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
  • K02NT (Channel 2; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)

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