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Who lives in Mankato?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 2,303 5.5%
5-9 years 1,828 4.4%
10-14 years 1,961 4.7%
15-17 years 980 2.4%
18-24 years 13,154 31.5%
25-34 years 6,045 14.5%
35-44 years 3,785 9.1%
45-54 years 3,274 7.9%
55-64 years 3,746 9.0%
65-74 years 2,272 5.4%
75-84 years 1,523 3.7%
85 years and older 830 2.0%
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Male 20,957 50.3%
Female 20,744 49.7%
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White 36,815 88.3%
Of Color 4,886 11.7%
Black or African American 1,998 4.8%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 198 0.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,394 3.3%
Other 219 0.5%
Two or more races 1,055 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino 1,716 4.1%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 39,398 100.0%
English only 36,186 91.8%
Language other than English 3,212 8.2%
Speaks English less than "very well" 761 1.9%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 41,319 100.0%
Population with a disability 4,889 11.8%
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Foreign-born residents 2,539 6.1%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 41,306 100.0%
Same residence 30,808 74.6%
Different residence in the U.S. 10,170 24.6%
Different residence outside the U.S. 328 0.8%

What's Mankato's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 16,247 100.0%
Less than $35,000 6,164 37.9%
$35,000-$49,999 2,515 15.5%
$50,000-$74,999 2,317 14.3%
$75,000-$99,999 2,218 13.7%
$100,000 or more 3,033 18.7%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $45,621 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 38,695 100.0%
Less than $35,000 6,164 37.9%
With income below poverty 9,565 24.7%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 3,851 10.0%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 3,207 8.3%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 22,072 57.0%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 4,729 12.2%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 23,368 60.4%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 6,536 16.9%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 4,595 11.9%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 2,248 5.8%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 3,555 9.2%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 11,839 30.6%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 3,115 8.1%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 41,319 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 1,544 3.7%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 17,543 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 1,296 7.4%
Occupied housing units 16,247 92.6%
Average household size 2.4
Owner-occupied 8,190 46.7%
Average household size 2.4
Renter-occupied 8,057 45.9%
Average household size 2.3
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 4,264 24.3%
1970-1999 5,845 33.3%
1940-1969 3,967 22.6%
1939 or earlier 3,467 19.8%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 16,247 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 7,959 49.0%
With children under 18 years 4,030 24.8%
Married-couple family households 5,713 35.2%
With children under 18 years 2,510 15.4%
Single-person family households 2,246 13.8%
With children under 18 years 1,520 9.4%
Nonfamily households 8,288 51.0%
Householder living alone 4,649 28.6%
65 years and over 1,389 8.5%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 4,050 24.9%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,105 19.1%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 9,972 61.4%
Moved in 2000-2009 3,780 23.3%
Moved in 1990-1999 1,254 7.7%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 1,254 7.7%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 15,780 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 5,965 37.8%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 8,159 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 1,725 21.1%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 7,621 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 4,240 55.6%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 7,809
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $879
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 1,449 8.9%
1 vehicle available 4,988 30.7%
2 vehicles available 6,613 40.7%
3 or more vehicles available 3,197 19.7%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 23,073 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 20,215 87.6%
Public transportation 486 2.1%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 2,372 10.3%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 22,005 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 6,562 29.8%
10-19 minutes 11,435 52.0%
20-29 minutes 1,333 6.1%
30 minutes or longer 2,675 12.2%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 21,475 100.0%
Less than high school 1,369 6.4%
High school diploma or GED 4,991 23.2%
Some college or associate’s degree 7,051 32.8%
Bachelor’s Degree 5,034 23.4%
Graduate or professional Degree 3,030 14.1%
High school graduate or higher 20,106 93.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 8,064 37.6%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 29,862 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 23,210 77.7%
Civilian labor force 24,237 100.0%
Unemployed 1,027 4.2%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 33,064 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 9,842 29.8%
Age 30 to 54 16,162 48.9%
Age 55 or older 7,060 21.4%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 9,360 28.3%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 10,280 31.1%
$40,000 or more per year 13,424 40.6%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 2,959 8.9%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 86 0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,326 4.0%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 416 1.3%
Construction 1,579 4.8%
Educational services 3,860 11.7%
Finance and insurance 854 2.6%
Health care and social assistance 5,258 15.9%
Information 735 2.2%
Management of companies and enterprises 457 1.4%
Manufacturing 5,232 15.8%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 86 0.3%
Other services (excluding public administration) 1,123 3.4%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 1,136 3.4%
Public administration 1,249 3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing 422 1.3%
Retail trade 3,969 12.0%
Transportation and warehousing 897 2.7%
Utilities 107 0.3%
Wholesale trade 1,138 3.4%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 30,552 92.4%
Black or African American alone 1,241 3.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 121 0.4%
Asian alone 756 2.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 12 0.0%
Two or more race groups 382 1.2%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 1,732 5.2%
High school or equivalent, no college 6,410 19.4%
Some college or associate degree 8,324 25.2%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 6,756 20.4%