2024 population: 105,193 ( 1,637 from 2020)
Land area: 1196.4 square miles
Population density: 87.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	88,824	84.44%	0.8%
Black:	5,665	5.39%	24.9%
Indian:	403	0.38%	26.3%
Asian:	2,592	2.46%	14.2%
2+ races:	2,154	2.05%	10.2%
Hispanic:	5,555	5.28%	11.8%

Total non-White:	16,369	15.56%	16.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,238	10.2
Deaths:	3,550	8.6
Net Migration:	-875	-2.1
Net Immigration:	1,812	4.4

Change in White population:	-684	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,321	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
103,556
89,508	86.43%
4,537	4.38%
319	0.31%
2,270	2.19%
1,954	1.89%
4,968	4.80%
14,048	13.57%

2010
96,740
88,338	91.31%
2,375	2.46%
216	0.22%
1,698	1.76%
1,242	1.28%
2,812	2.91%
8,402	8.69%

2000
85,712
81,025	94.53%
890	1.04%
196	0.23%
1,362	1.59%
683	0.80%
1,523	1.78%
4,687	5.47%

1990
82,120
80,082	97.52%
288	0.35%
158	0.19%
828	1.01%
n/a
764	0.93%
2,038	2.48%

1980
79,243
77,849	98.24%
249	0.31%
111	0.14%
520	0.66%
n/a
486	0.61%
1,394	1.76%

1970
76,840
76,207	99.18%
167	0.22%
38	0.05%
103	0.13%
n/a
294	0.38%
633	0.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
10,317	10.7
6,489	6.7
-124	-0.1
1,510	1.6

1,170	1.2
5,646	5.8

Number	Rate
2000's
10,359	12.1
5,840	6.8
2,294	2.7
1,203	1.4

7,313	8.5
3,715	4.3

Number	Rate
1990's
9,704	11.8
6,101	7.4
-2,028	-2.5
405	0.5

943	1.1
2,649	3.2

Number	Rate
1980's
11,992	15.1
5,907	7.5
-3,274	-4.1
n/a

2,233	2.8
644	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-4,530	-5.9
n/a

1,642	2.1
761	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Mankato, MN Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.2
21,000	20.0%
84,193	80.0%
15,799	15.0%

40,023
2.40

23,832	59.5%
18,246	76.6%
2,409	10.1%
16,191	40.5%

2010
Number	Percent
31.3
19,764	20.4%
76,976	79.6%
11,479	11.9%

36,646
2.44

22,090	60.3%
17,527	79.3%
1,964	8.9%
14,556	39.7%

2000
Number	Percent
31.1
19,266	22.5%
66,446	77.5%
9,988	11.7%

31,774
2.49

20,172	63.5%
16,749	83.0%
1,674	8.3%
11,602	36.5%

1990
Number	Percent
28.5
19,735	24.0%
62,385	76.0%
9,680	11.8%

28,823
2.62

18,900	65.6%
16,437	87.0%
1,220	6.5%
9,923	34.4%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
20,649	26.1%
58,594	73.9%
8,844	11.2%

26,622
2.72

18,659	70.1%
16,483	88.3%
969	5.2%
7,963	29.9%

2022 Housing Data for Mankato, MN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,693	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,501	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,414	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,507	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,456	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,750	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,459	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,548	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,513	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,662	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,819	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,067	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,535	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,984	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,418	8.5%
$200,000 or more	2,697	6.7%

Median Household Income	73,553
Per Capita Income	37,271

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	94

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,500	3.7%
Public Assistance	1,298	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,486	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	52,447	79.9%
Unemployed	1,690	2.6%
In Armed Forces	64	0.1%

Total Labor Force	54,201	82.5%
Not in Labor Force	11,470	17.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	20,993	16,935	55.3%
Non-Profit	2,056	4,937	29.4%
Self-Employed	2,905	1,573	64.9%

Local Government	1,463	2,017	42.0%
State Government	2,155	2,152	50.0%
Federal Government	452	328	57.9%

Total Private + Self	23,898	18,508	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,126	9,434	39.4%
Total	30,024	27,942	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,143	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,135	19.2%
Professional, Technical	13,536	23.3%
Service Occupations	11,437	19.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	403	0.7%
All others	13,745	23.7%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,068	19.1%
Manufacturing	8,628	14.9%
Educational services	6,969	12.0%
Retail trade	6,792	11.7%
Accommodation and food services	3,726	6.4%
Construction	3,236	5.6%
Other services	2,550	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,180	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,035	3.5%
Public administration	1,722	3.0%
Finance and insurance	1,591	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,502	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,367	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,347	2.3%
Information	1,131	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,043	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	720	1.2%
Utilities	282	0.5%
Management	63	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	44	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,216	3.11%
Puerto Rican	140	0.14%
Cuban	23	0.02%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	647	0.63%
Costa Rican	49	0.05%
Guatemalan	209	0.20%
Honduran	214	0.21%
Nicaraguan	6	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	169	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	134	0.13%
Argentinean	51	0.05%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	7	0.01%
Ecuadorian	12	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	11	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	53	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	396	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	389	0.38%
Korean	314	0.30%
Filipino	276	0.27%
Chinese	275	0.27%
Indian	199	0.19%
Bangladeshi	136	0.13%
Japanese	115	0.11%
Hmong	89	0.09%
Cambodian	33	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	91,190	93.1%
Spanish	2,146	2.2%
Other	1,929	2.0%
Other Indo-European	476	0.5%
German, other Germanic	448	0.5%
Vietnamese	396	0.4%
Other Asian	392	0.4%
Arabic	259	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	213	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	43,220	41.8%
Norwegian	12,898	12.5%
Irish	8,638	8.4%
Swedish	5,327	5.2%
English	5,188	5.0%
American	3,510	3.4%
Polish	2,451	2.4%
French	2,447	2.4%
European	1,679	1.6%
Dutch	1,368	1.3%
Danish	1,361	1.3%
Czech	1,346	1.3%
Scandinavian	1,344	1.3%
Welsh	1,161	1.1%
Italian	952	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	100,146	96.9%
Not a citizen	3,256	3.1%

Native	98,060	94.8%
Foreign-born	5,342	5.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,135	1.8%	2,056	3.3%	15,574	24.8%	22,065	35.1%	14,603	23.2%	7,452	11.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,135	1.8%
9-12 Years	2,056	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	15,574	24.8%
Some College	22,065	35.1%
Bach. Degree	14,603	23.2%
Grad Degree	7,452	11.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	91,208	87,830	3,378	3.7%
1991	92,842	89,446	3,396	3.7%
1992	94,720	91,388	3,332	3.5%
1993	96,704	93,486	3,218	3.3%
1994	100,914	98,146	2,768	2.7%
1995	102,114	98,954	3,160	3.1%
1996	102,378	99,178	3,200	3.1%
1997	102,022	99,410	2,612	2.6%
1998	104,432	102,370	2,062	2.0%
1999	104,184	101,988	2,196	2.1%

2000	103,658	100,870	2,788	2.7%
2001	105,948	102,790	3,158	3.0%
2002	108,410	104,582	3,828	3.5%
2003	108,670	104,514	4,156	3.8%
2004	107,990	103,954	4,036	3.7%
2005	108,678	105,064	3,614	3.3%
2006	110,694	107,078	3,616	3.3%
2007	111,006	106,864	4,142	3.7%
2008	114,094	109,116	4,978	4.4%
2009	115,112	107,650	7,462	6.5%

2010	115,876	108,578	7,298	6.3%
2011	116,758	110,544	6,214	5.3%
2012	116,240	110,720	5,520	4.7%
2013	116,774	112,018	4,756	4.1%
2014	116,856	112,896	3,960	3.4%
2015	119,630	116,156	3,474	2.9%
2016	119,876	116,184	3,692	3.1%
2017	121,038	117,678	3,360	2.8%
2018	121,682	118,646	3,036	2.5%
2019	123,076	119,836	3,240	2.6%

2020	122,230	115,874	6,356	5.2%
2021	119,918	115,986	3,932	3.3%
2022	121,830	119,180	2,650	2.2%
2023	123,852	121,038	2,814	2.3%
2024	120,906	117,754	3,152	2.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	42,725
Median Value	$239,673

Occupied	40,023	93.7%
Vacant	2,702	6.3%

Owned	26,220	65.5%
Rented	13,803	34.5%
Median Rent	$974

Single-Family Units	29,321	68.6%
Detached	26,511	62.1%
Attached	2,810	6.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,659	20.3%
Mobile Homes	1,827	4.3%

Mankato, MN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mankato, MN Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Mankato, MN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mankato, MN Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mankato, MN Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mankato, MN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Mankato, MN Metro Area