PlainZIP

Mitchell, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mitchell, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,990. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MITCHELL-IN · Mitchell, IN 1 ZIPs · 9,990 pop · #21662/25278 · Lawrence County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,337
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21662/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Oolitic
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,990
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $146,000

Nearest income peer: Oolitic, IN (+ $10,601 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Mitchell

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mitchell on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mitchell, IN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,990
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,337
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,337 average) · poverty 16.4%. The primary code (47446) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mitchell as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Rosedale is the closest lower-income city and Newberry the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mitchell.

Population concentration

Mitchell reads through its lone ZIP, 47446

9,990 ACS residents, one ZIP: 47446 is not the leading code inside Mitchell, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Mitchell

Citywide ZBP: 139 establishments, 2,118 employees , annual payroll $96,140k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47446 (139 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (34) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Mitchell, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Lawrence County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mitchell. See the Lawrence County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Lawrence County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mitchell, Bedford, Springville and Williams among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Avoca marks the far end of that range at $113,333, 125% above Mitchell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
47446 9,990 $50,337 139 32
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Mitchell roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Mitchell, .