page_title: Mitchell County, Kansas
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Mitchell County, Kansas / Demographics
context_page_description: Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,373. The largest city and county seat is Beloit.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2010, there were 6,373 people, 2,790 households, and 1,725 families residing in the county.  The population density was 8.8 people per square mile (3.4/km²).  There were 3,296 housing units at an average density of 4.6 per square mile (1.7/km²).  The racial makeup of the county was 97.97% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races.  1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
  There were 2,790 households, out of which 24.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.29% were married couples living together, 6.23% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.17% were non-families. 33.08% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.77.
  In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.44% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 19.83% from 25 to 44, 29.67% from 45 to 64, and 21.04% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45.6 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.
  The median income for a household in the county was $44,247, and the median income for a family was $54,502. Males had a median income of $30,044 versus $20,094 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,350. About 4.90% of families and 8.26% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.04% of those under age 18 and 12.33% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Age pyramid