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Manhattan, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Manhattan is a Census city of 54,239 people across 20.39 square miles of land, lying across Riley County and Pottawatomie County. Median household income is $60,172, 43.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 62 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Manhattan
What Manhattan is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.39 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,660
- County holding the largest share of its areaRiley County, 93.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inRiley County 93.4 percent, Pottawatomie County 6.6 percent
Manhattan crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manhattan
How many people live in Manhattan
- Population54,239
- Median age25.7
- Population under 187,912
- Share under 1814.6 percent
- Population 65 and over5,364
- Share 65 and over9.9 percent
- Households22,266
- Family households10,212
- Share of households that are families45.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manhattan
Income and work in Manhattan
- Median household income$60,172
- Per capita income$36,557
- Civilian labor force31,673
- Employed30,538
- Unemployed1,135 plus or minus 297
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over28,088
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manhattan
Housing in Manhattan
- Housing units24,403
- Occupied units22,266
- Vacant units2,137
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent
- Owner occupied9,682
- Renter occupied12,584
- Ownership rate43.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$246,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,003
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent
- Single family units13,787
- Share single family56.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,807
- Share in buildings of two or more40.2 percent
- Mobile homes809 plus or minus 320
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manhattan
How Manhattan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute27,313
- Commuting under 15 minutes16,242
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,928
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.4 percent
- Drove alone68.4 percent
- Carpooled10.1 percent
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked6.6 percent
- Worked from home12.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manhattan
SBA loans in Manhattan (7(a))
- Approvals62
- Gross approval$24,900,200
- Average approval$401,616
- Median approval$168,600
- Ninetieth percentile approval$852,650
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported729
- Jobs per approval11.8
- Loans with a final outcome21
- Paid in full21
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.1 percent
- Share to franchises11.3 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS46
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manhattan, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 21 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Manhattan
SBA loans in Manhattan (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$20,905,000
- Average approval$908,913
- Median approval$658,000
- Largest approval$4,387,000
- Jobs supported586
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Charged off2
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manhattan, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Manhattan
Flood risk in Manhattan
- NFIP communityCity of Manhattan
- NFIP community number200300
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The City of Manhattan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200300 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Riley County, not Manhattan
Riley County context, not Manhattan figures
- Establishments in Riley County1,620
- Covered employment, Riley County30,349
- Average annual pay, Riley County$52,341
- Housing units permitted, Riley County126
Every figure in this section is published for Riley County as a whole and is not a measurement of Manhattan.
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
Manhattan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Manhattan, Kansas?
54,239, in 22,266 households. Manhattan city covers 20.39 square miles of land, which is 2,660 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Manhattan in?
Manhattan lies in more than one. By area it is 93.4 percent in Riley County, 6.6 percent in Pottawatomie County. This page sits under Riley County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Manhattan?
$60,172. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $246,700. Median gross rent is $1,003 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Manhattan businesses?
62 7(a) approvals totaling $24.9 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $168,600, plus 23 504 approvals worth $20.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manhattan, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Manhattan borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Manhattan. Only 21 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Manhattan in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Manhattan appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Manhattan, city of, community 200300, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Manhattan figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Riley 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 Manhattan.
Is zoning published for Manhattan?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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