Mitchell, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +106.3%
| Males: 1,772 |  (75.9%) |
| Females: 563 |  (24.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 37.3 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53011.
| Mitchell: | $77,468 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,494 (it was $23,896 in 2000)
Mitchell town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $288,704 (it was $142,800 in 2000)
| Mitchell: | $288,704 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $292,018; detached houses: $260,266; townhouses or other attached units: $266,379; in 2-unit structures: $150,163; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $200,868; in 5-or-more-unit structures: over $1,000,000; mobile homes: $53,227
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mitchell, WI
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- 1,74474.7%White alone
- 50721.7%Black alone
- 371.6%American Indian alone
- 210.9%Hispanic
- 100.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 100.4%Two or more races
- 50.2%Asian alone
- 10.04%Other race alone
Races in Mitchell detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (52.9%), Irish (10.2%), Polish (8.4%), United States (7.9%), English (7.1%), Dutch (3.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 36.1 square miles.
Population density: 65 people per square mile (very low).
22 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Mitchell town: | 1.3% ($1,864) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sheboygan, WI 
(19.8 miles , pop. 50,792).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (43.4 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (128.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Cascade, WI (2.2 miles ),
), Lyndon, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Greenbush, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Auburn, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Waldo, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Sherman, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Adell, WI (2.9 miles )
)Latitude: 43.67 N, Longitude: 88.11 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4 buildings, average cost: $335,500
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $315,000
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $289,400
- 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $423,300
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $330,000
- 2017: 4 buildings, average cost: $243,300
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $219,000
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $218,000
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $148,300
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $90,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $226,300
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $475,000
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $256,700
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $256,700
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $256,700
- 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $277,500
- 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $207,500
- 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $147,300
- 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $211,400
- 2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $169,100
- 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $137,800
- 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $148,800
- 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $126,500
- 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $114,900
| Here: | 2.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Food (12.0%)
- Metal & metal products (7.8%)
- Health care (7.6%)
- Construction (7.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.8%)
- Plastics & rubber products (5.6%)
- Educational services (5.5%)
- Food (13.1%)
- Construction (12.5%)
- Metal & metal products (12.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.0%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.8%)
- Machinery (5.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.3%)
- Health care (14.2%)
- Educational services (11.7%)
- Food (10.6%)
- Printing & related support activities (9.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.9%)
- Machinery (4.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.3%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.5%)
- Registered nurses (4.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.6%)
Average climate in Mitchell, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 75.5. This is about average.
| City: | 75.5 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 33.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 33.7 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.81. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.81 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Mitchell-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/18/1996, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the Mitchell town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.
On 4/4/1981, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.3 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 53 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mitchell-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 361.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 158.2 miles away from Mitchell center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 167.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 335.6 miles away from Mitchell center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 361.2 miles away from Mitchell center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 119.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sheboygan County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Mitchell:
- PLYMOUTH CARE CENTER, LLC (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; PLYMOUTH, WI)
- VALLEY MANOR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; PLYMOUTH, WI)
- AURORA VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 9 miles away; PLYMOUTH, WI)
- PINE HAVEN CHRISTIAN HOME (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mitchell:
- Lakeland College (about 17 miles; Plymouth, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,395)
- Marian University (about 18 miles; Fond Du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 18 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 3,079)
- Concordia University-Wisconsin (about 31 miles; Mequon, WI; FT enrollment: 5,253)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 34 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Cardinal Stritch University (about 39 miles; Milwaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 3,595)
- Waukesha County Technical College (about 43 miles; Pewaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 4,415)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Mitchell: Parnell (A), Kettle Moraine State Correctional Institute (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Mitchell: Saint Michael Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (1), Trinity Cemetery (2), Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Butler Lake (A), Kellings Lakes (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Mitchell include: Butler Lake and Flynn's Spring State Natural Area (1), Johnson Hill Kame State Natural Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.8% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This town: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Mitchell:
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 65.7%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 8.0%
For population 25 years and over in Mitchell:
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.7 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mitchell, WI (based on Sheboygan County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 25,183 | 72 |
| Catholic | 24,036 | 11 |
| Mainline Protestant | 18,339 | 43 |
| Other | 686 | 7 |
| Orthodox | 145 | 1 |
| None | 47,118 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 19
| This county: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Sheboygan County: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Sheboygan County: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46
| Sheboygan County: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 97
| Sheboygan County: | 8.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 26.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Sheboygan County: | 13.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mitchell:
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHBL (1330 AM; 5 kW; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCUB (980 AM; 5 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
- WBKV (1470 AM; 2 kW; WEST BEND, WI; Owner: WEST BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
- WJUB (1420 AM; 0 kW; PLYMOUTH, WI)
- WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mitchell:
- WSTM (91.3 FM; KIEL, WI; Owner: JUBILATION MINISTRIES INC)
- WXER (104.5 FM; PLYMOUTH, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A YELLOW DOG BROADCASTING)
- WBWI-FM (92.5 FM; WEST BEND, WI; Owner: WEST BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
- WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KFIZ-FM (107.1 FM; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WGLB-FM (100.1 FM; PORT WASHINGTON, WI; Owner: STARBOARD MEDIA FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WFDL-FM (97.7 FM; LOMIRA, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS OF FOND DU LAC, INC.)
- WUWM (89.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WXSS (103.7 FM; WAUWATOSA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
- WBFM (93.7 FM; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHBZ (106.5 FM; SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W255AC (98.9 FM; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: FAMILY EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORP)
- W236AG (95.1 FM; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: FAMILY EDUCATION BROADCASTING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Mitchell:
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
- WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
- WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- W16BS (Channel 16; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 55.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 24.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.3%Wood
- 7.9%Electricity
- 0.5%Utility gas
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 51.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 42.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.1%Electricity
Mitchell compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Mitchell on our top lists:
- #56 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"