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Manhattan Metro

Manhattan, KS · 3 counties · 136,122 residents (2025 est.) · 1,835 sq mi
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Manhattan is a metro area of 133,965 people. The median age is 28.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $221,604. The average commute runs 18 minutes.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,730, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Manhattan

What changed most since 1990

  • White share79.7% → 71.3% (−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median age25.8 → 28.1 (+2.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years

Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in Kansas

  • 8th in household income$66,730
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree40.7%
  • 2nd in home value$221,604
  • 6th in diversity score56.4
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
133,965
+23%since 2000
from 108,999 in 2000
136,122 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
73 / sq mi
+23%since 2000
from 59 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
28.1
+3%since 2000
from 27.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,835 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
106K114K122K130K137K19902000201020202024Manhattan
2024134K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57%(9,397)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(8,180)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(8,554)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.4%(11,281)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2417.3%(23,194)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.8%(22,513)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.9%(15,941)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 547.6%(10,202)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 647.7%(10,371)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.5%(8,646)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.9%(3,841)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(1,845)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$66,730
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,369 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,818
+110%since 2000
from $16,550 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.6%
+20.9 ptssince 2009
from 22.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 16.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.438
−1%since 2010
from 0.443 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services4.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance3.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical2.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$221,604
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $81,647 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,038
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $470 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
52.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2000
from 53.3% in 2000
47.5% rent
Vacancy rate
9.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.39 people
−10%since 2009
from 2.64 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 43.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.4
+1%since 2009
from 3.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic79.3%(86,429)
Black9.5%(10,347)
Hispanic / Latino5.2%(5,645)
Asian2.7%(2,914)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic71.3%(95,475)
Black7.6%(10,142)
Hispanic / Latino11.1%(14,845)
Asian3%(4,071)
Other7%(9,432)
Diversity Score
56
+33%since 2009
from 42 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
30
−2%since 2020
from 30 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.8%(9,090)
Puerto Rican1.6%(2,125)
Central American1.1%(1,456)
Salvadoran0.4%(492)
Nicaraguan0.4%(411)
Panamanian0.3%(348)
Spaniard0.2%(295)
Cuban0.1%(186)
Dominican0.2%(181)
Bolivian0.2%(153)
Guatemalan0.1%(133)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(133)
Colombian0.1%(121)
Peruvian0.1%(104)
Ecuadorian0.1%(96)
Honduran0.1%(72)
Venezuelan0.1%(69)
Chilean0%(18)
Asian origin
Korean0.9%(943)
Filipino0.7%(915)
Asian Indian0.6%(648)
Chinese0.4%(532)
Vietnamese0.2%(317)
Bangladeshi0.4%(268)
Nepalese0.2%(140)
Thai0.1%(128)
Japanese0.1%(103)
Taiwanese0.1%(83)
Cambodian0%(15)
Laotian0%(8)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(5)
Burmese0%(1)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(203)
Chamorro0.1%(145)
Ancestry
German25.7%(34,397)
English10.9%(14,581)
Irish10.8%(14,477)
American8%(10,765)
Italian2.9%(3,894)
Swedish2.7%(3,679)
Scottish2.5%(3,375)
French2.2%(3,007)
Polish1.9%(2,493)
Norwegian1.2%(1,631)
Czech0.9%(1,179)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.8%(1,137)
Welsh0.7%(941)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(870)
West Indian0.6%(821)
Danish0.6%(764)
British0.5%(708)
Arab0.4%(544)
Jamaican0.5%(522)
Russian0.4%(515)
Swiss0.3%(391)
Ethiopian0.3%(371)
Belgian0.2%(287)
Ukrainian0.2%(279)
Hungarian0.2%(262)
Greek0.2%(238)
Nigerian0.1%(160)
Austrian0.1%(143)
Canadian0.1%(143)
Iranian0.1%(142)
Finnish0.1%(136)
Portuguese0.1%(136)
Iraqi0.2%(117)
Lithuanian0.1%(108)
Lebanese0.1%(100)
Egyptian0.1%(88)
Brazilian0.1%(84)
Slovak0.1%(83)
Moroccan0.2%(56)
Croatian0%(56)
Kenyan0.1%(41)
Haitian0.1%(41)
Jordanian0.1%(39)
Turkish0.1%(39)
Ghanaian0.1%(25)
Slovene0%(23)
Romanian0%(21)
Serbian0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.7%
+9.2 ptssince 2000
from 31.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.8%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 91.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.0 min
+53%since 2000
from 11.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.7%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 75.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.0%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
9.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 4.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2011
from 68.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 76.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 19.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.9%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Female
47.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Foreign born
6.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.9%
+5.1 ptssince 2012
from 7.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.7%
−2.0 ptssince 2013
from 8.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.6%
+9.4 ptssince 2017
from 83.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.3%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 94.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
78.3%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 89.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 4.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.1%(24,505)
Married48.9%(27,783)
Widowed1.5%(864)
Divorced6.5%(3,716)
Women 15+
Never married34.1%(17,402)
Married51.1%(26,035)
Widowed5.3%(2,716)
Divorced9.4%(4,813)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.7%
−2.0 ptssince 2013
from 8.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 55.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 4.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
81.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 82.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
25.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 24.7% 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)56.5%(5,632)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(3,149)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.1%(2,301)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(387)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(13)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,972 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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Over time

Manhattan, decade by decade

Manhattan population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990113,720$53,440$140,63026.3%41.5
2000108,999$60,786$148,73331.6%44.7
2010127,081$62,391$204,64833.8%50.5
2020134,046$66,586$222,00538.1%60.9
2024133,965$66,730$221,60440.7%56.4

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

In this metro

Largest cities

ManhattanCENTRAL54,673Junction City22,583Fort Riley8,606Wamego4,912St. Marys2,790Grandview Plaza1,685Ogden1,655St. George1,165Riley956Westmoreland747Onaga683Leonardville442Milford404Olsburg225Belvue206Keats182Emmett170Randolph159Louisville151Havensville130Wheaton110Zeandale0Bala0
What's inside

3 component counties

Riley CountyCENTRAL72,598Geary County36,338Pottawatomie County27,186
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Pop 134,057
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Pop 128,666
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Pop 147,819
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Manhattan, KS?

Manhattan, KS has about 133,965 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Manhattan, KS?

The typical household in Manhattan, KS earns about $66,730 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Manhattan, KS expensive?

In Manhattan, KS, the median home is worth about $221,604, and the typical rent is about $1,038 a month.

How educated are people in Manhattan, KS?

About 40.7% of adults age 25 and over in Manhattan, KS hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Manhattan, KS?

About 16.8% of people in Manhattan, KS live below the federal poverty line.

Has Manhattan, KS grown since 1990?

Yes, Manhattan, KS has grown since 1990. The population has added about 20,245 residents, a change of about 18 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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