Mitchell

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of Mitchell.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Mitchell	County	14,433	15,687	15,579	14,896	15,030	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Mitchell.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Bakersville	Town	Mitchell	332	415	466	451	453	→
Spruce Pine	Town	Mitchell	1,843	2,063	2,244	2,197	2,192	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	7,234
Females	7,669

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	2,657
18-64 years	8,369
65+ years	3,877

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	848
70-79 years	1,817
60-69 years	2,400
50-59 years	2,224
40-49 years	1,720
30-39 years	1,493
20-29 years	1,421
10-19 years	1,617
0-9 years	1,363

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	14,903

»Race« (C 2020)
White	13,663
Black/African American	53
Indigenous	30
Asian	54
Pacific Islander	1
Some other	357
2 or more	745

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	701
Other	14,202