Nebraska Panhandle News

29.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Mitchell in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.4 percent lower than the state average of 40.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,702.

81.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Mitchell residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	212	18.2
Regular high school diploma	283	24.3
GED or alternative credential	58	5
Some college less than 1 year	81	7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	188	16.1
Associate's degree	166	14.2
Bachelor's degree	113	9.7
Master's degree	31	2.7
Professional school degree	15	1.3
Doctorate degree	18	1.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.