COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ledyard vs Mankato
PLACE A
Ledyard, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Mankato, Minnesota
Ledyard is 100% smaller than Mankato. Mankato earns more, with a median household income $33,123 higher. Mankato has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -7%).
LEDYARDMANKATODIFFERENCE
Total population11646,529−100% vs Mankato
Population density2232,339−2,116
Population growth-6.9%13.2%−20.1 pts
Median age63.426.5+36.9
Male51.8%50.9%+0.9 pts
Female48.2%49.1%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born5.4%7.4%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%81.0%+8.3 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Asian5.4%3.3%+2.1 pts
Other5.4%3.4%+1.9 pts
Median household income$33,750$66,873−$33,123
Per capita income$34,534$33,811+$723
Poverty rate10.7%20.6%−9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.446+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%35.1%−13.0 pts
Graduate degree1.9%11.9%−9.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Labor force participation42.5%69.8%−27.3 pts
Median home value$28,800$261,700−$232,900
Median gross rent$413$1,132−$719
Owner-occupied89.2%50.0%+39.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.7%7.4%+13.3 pts
Rent-burdened households28.6%47.5%−18.9 pts
Average commute17.313.9+3.3
Worked from home6.7%7.8%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025