COMPARING TWO PLACES
Le Center vs Mankato
PLACE A
Le Center, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Mankato, Minnesota
Le Center is 95% smaller than Mankato. Le Center earns more, with a median household income $13,800 higher. Mankato has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 1%).
LE CENTERMANKATODIFFERENCE
Total population2,52446,529−95% vs Mankato
Population density1,5062,339−833
Population growth0.7%13.2%−12.5 pts
Median age36.726.5+10.2
Male50.0%50.9%−0.9 pts
Female50.0%49.1%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born16.2%7.4%+8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.7%81.0%−17.3 pts
Black0.6%7.0%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.2%5.2%+24.0 pts
Asian1.9%3.3%−1.4 pts
Other4.6%3.4%+1.1 pts
Median household income$80,673$66,873+$13,800
Per capita income$35,244$33,811+$1,433
Poverty rate5.0%20.6%−15.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.446−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%35.1%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree3.5%11.9%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%6.0%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation73.7%69.8%+3.9 pts
Median home value$209,600$261,700−$52,100
Median gross rent$889$1,132−$243
Owner-occupied68.7%50.0%+18.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.9%7.4%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households39.4%47.5%−8.1 pts
Average commute18.313.9+4.4
Worked from home3.9%7.8%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured20.0%4.6%+15.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025