COMPARING TWO PLACES
Comfrey vs Mankato
PLACE A
Comfrey, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Mankato, Minnesota
Comfrey is 99% smaller than Mankato. Mankato earns more, with a median household income $4,998 higher. Mankato has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 3%).
COMFREYMANKATODIFFERENCE
Total population37546,529−99% vs Mankato
Population density8762,339−1,463
Population growth2.6%13.2%−10.6 pts
Median age42.726.5+16.2
Male52.7%50.9%+1.8 pts
Female47.3%49.1%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born5.9%7.4%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.4%81.0%−5.6 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.3%5.2%+11.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Other8.3%3.4%+4.8 pts
Median household income$61,875$66,873−$4,998
Per capita income$36,377$33,811+$2,566
Poverty rate13.3%20.6%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.446−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%35.1%−18.1 pts
Graduate degree4.9%11.9%−7.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%6.0%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation69.2%69.8%−0.6 pts
Median home value$96,300$261,700−$165,400
Median gross rent$622$1,132−$510
Owner-occupied72.7%50.0%+22.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%7.4%+7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households31.1%47.5%−16.4 pts
Average commute20.713.9+6.8
Worked from home1.5%7.8%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured7.7%4.6%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025