County profile
Mitchell County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2255 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 78% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$614.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-8.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,346
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
237
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,590
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$64.2k±$9.4k
Bachelor's degree+
26.2%±4.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%±4.4%
Business applications
60 · 2025
Retail establishments
39
67.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Retail trade21%
Manufacturing19%
Wholesale trade15%
Food & accommodation9%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,590
residents · 2025 · -3.2% since 2020
Income per capita $73.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−71
International migration+10
Natural change−120
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$457.5M2019
$521.8M2020
$572.9M2021
$558.0M2022
$670.0M2023
$614.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$133.8k±$32.6k
Median gross rent
$604/mo±$114/mo
Vacancy rate
14.0%±3.2%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
$2.4M
9 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
29.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 96Ice storm 80Strong wind 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1322016
1202017
1272018
1292019
1222020
1242021
1362022
1552023
1522024
1742025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 800% since 202112021
12022
12023
42024
92025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
59.4 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
9.0 km
KYLE
Nearest port
245.0 km
BUNGE CORP BROWNSVILLE ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
82.5 km
SALINA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.8k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mitchell?
Mitchell's economy produced $614.5M in 2024, contracting 8.3% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.