CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mankato

Minnesota · 31,475 residents · 19.9 sq mi

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Mankato is home to 31,475 people in Minnesota. This skews young, with a median age of 24.5. The poverty rate is 25.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 27%. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,475

−3%vs 2000

vs 32,427 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 25.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202445K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(1,698)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(1,762)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(1,402)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1912%(3,782)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2424.2%(7,632)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(4,643)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.4%(3,282)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.4%(2,021)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.8%(1,826)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(1,819)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(1,134)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(474)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,480

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,956 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,376

−41%vs 2000

vs $17,652 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.2%

+6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,900

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$385

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $496 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.9% in 2000

48.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(29,670)

Black1.9%(608)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(719)

Asian2.8%(903)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(30,342)

Black0.6%(201)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(384)

Asian2%(631)

Other1%(301)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.1%(1,842)

Spaniard0.6%(252)

Central American0.2%(71)

South American0.1%(63)

Costa Rican0.1%(54)

Argentine0.1%(40)

Puerto Rican0.1%(23)

Colombian0.1%(23)

Guatemalan0%(15)

Cuban0%(11)

Salvadoran0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(312)

Korean0.7%(300)

Chinese0.5%(219)

Hmong0.4%(164)

Filipino0.3%(140)

Asian Indian0.2%(108)

Taiwanese0.1%(49)

Laotian0.1%(47)

Burmese0.1%(44)

Cambodian0.1%(30)

Pakistani0.1%(30)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(39)

Ancestry

German36.3%(16,523)

Norwegian10.6%(4,826)

Irish8.7%(3,973)

English5.2%(2,356)

Subsaharan African4.8%(2,164)

American3.6%(1,638)

Swedish3%(1,352)

Polish2.8%(1,272)

French2.6%(1,203)

Somali1.8%(809)

Danish1.6%(711)

Scottish1%(451)

+ 36 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1%(446)

Welsh1%(445)

Arab1%(437)

Dutch0.9%(426)

Ethiopian0.9%(416)

Russian0.9%(395)

Finnish0.7%(335)

Italian0.7%(312)

French Canadian0.6%(278)

Belgian0.5%(213)

Lebanese0.3%(144)

Croatian0.3%(116)

Swiss0.2%(109)

Kenyan0.2%(88)

Slovene0.2%(77)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(72)

Hungarian0.1%(68)

Turkish0.1%(60)

Nigerian0.1%(59)

Austrian0.1%(54)

British0.1%(50)

Canadian0.1%(50)

Lithuanian0.1%(50)

Egyptian0.1%(47)

Moroccan0.1%(46)

Syrian0.1%(44)

Ukrainian0.1%(42)

Serbian0.1%(29)

Greek0%(22)

Slovak0%(16)

West Indian0%(15)

Bulgarian0%(14)

Ghanaian0%(13)

Jamaican0%(8)

Romanian0%(7)

Haitian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.9%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.1 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 10.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married60.3%(11,957)

Married32.2%(6,390)

Widowed1.2%(243)

Divorced6.3%(1,245)

Women 15+

Never married51.9%(10,049)

Married33.9%(6,565)

Widowed4.9%(958)

Divorced9.2%(1,787)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 8.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.7%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 76.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.5%(359)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.1%(150)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(509)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.1%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,353 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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