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Mankato, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Mankato is a Census city of 925 people across 0.98 square miles of land, in Jewell County. Median household income is $50,893, 66.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mankato
What Mankato is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.98 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land949
- County holding the largest share of its areaJewell County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mankato
How many people live in Mankato
- Population925
- Median age51.5
- Population under 18181 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1819.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over299 plus or minus 67
- Share 65 and over32.3 percent
- Households424
- Family households216 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families50.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mankato
Income and work in Mankato
- Median household income$50,893
- Per capita income$39,559 plus or minus $9,094
- Civilian labor force496
- Employed483
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over694
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mankato
- Housing units499
- Occupied units424
- Vacant units75 plus or minus 47
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Owner occupied282 plus or minus 72
- Renter occupied142 plus or minus 41
- Ownership rate66.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$55,800 plus or minus $12,595
- Median gross rent, monthly$639
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Single family units377 plus or minus 87
- Share single family75.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more108 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more21.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mankato
How Mankato gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute452
- Commuting under 15 minutes323 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting under 15 minutes71.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more93 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Drove alone84.9 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home6.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mankato
Flood risk in Mankato
- NFIP communityCity of Mankato
- NFIP community number200521
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Mankato participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200521 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jewell County, not Mankato
Jewell County context, not Mankato figures
- Establishments in Jewell County81
- Covered employment, Jewell County724
- Average annual pay, Jewell County$36,363
- Housing units permitted, Jewell County0
Every figure in this section is published for Jewell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mankato.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mankato questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mankato, Kansas?
925, in 424 households. Mankato city covers 0.98 square miles of land, which is 949 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mankato in?
Jewell County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mankato?
$50,893. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $55,800. Median gross rent is $639 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mankato in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mankato appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mankato, city of, community 200521, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mankato figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jewell County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mankato.
Is zoning published for Mankato?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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