2022 population: 183,622 ( 4,083 from 2010 , 465 from 2020)
Land area: 4063.2 square miles
Population density: 45.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	158,939	86.56%	3.2%
Black:	5,605	3.05%	109.8%
Indian:	633	0.34%	63.6%
Asian:	2,951	1.61%	38.2%
2+ races:	2,921	1.59%	71.5%
Hispanic:	12,573	6.85%	50.9%

Total non-White:	24,683	13.44%	61.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,290	11.7
Deaths:	4,362	11.8
Net Migration:	-897	-2.4
Net Immigration:	460	1.2

Change in White population:	-5,297	-3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,380	5.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
179,539
164,236	91.48%
2,671	1.49%
387	0.22%
2,136	1.19%
1,703	0.95%
8,334	4.64%
15,303	8.52%

2000
173,509
163,879	94.45%
1,064	0.61%
318	0.18%
1,767	1.02%
1,094	0.63%
5,334	3.07%
9,630	5.55%

1990
172,206
168,392	97.79%
379	0.22%
293	0.17%
1,313	0.76%
n/a
1,829	1.06%
3,814	2.21%

1980
177,986
175,335	98.51%
284	0.16%
160	0.09%
968	0.54%
n/a
1,196	0.67%
2,651	1.49%

1970
178,246
177,036	99.32%
196	0.11%
81	0.05%
163	0.09%
n/a
698	0.39%
1,210	0.68%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
19,525	11.3
14,861	8.6
-4,236	-2.4
1,726	1.0

357	0.2
5,673	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
20,019	11.6
16,332	9.5
-5,961	-3.5
846	0.5

-4,513	-2.6
5,816	3.4

Number	Rate
1980's
25,900	14.6
16,444	9.2
-15,361	-8.6
n/a

-6,943	-3.9
1,163	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-12,476	-7.0
n/a

-1,701	-1.0
1,441	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Mankato, MN-IA Market 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
36.6
26,287	14.3%
157,335	85.7%
22,520	12.3%

51,207
2.35

30,670	59.9%
23,907	77.9%
2,552	8.3%
20,537	40.1%

2010
Number	Percent
37.0
38,471	21.4%
141,068	78.6%
27,938	15.6%

71,455
2.38

44,585	62.4%
35,813	80.3%
3,736	8.4%
26,870	37.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
41,390	23.9%
132,119	76.1%
26,957	15.5%

67,118
2.44

44,024	65.6%
37,129	84.3%
3,289	7.5%
23,094	34.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
44,200	25.7%
128,006	74.3%
26,960	15.7%

63,970
2.55

43,398	67.8%
38,224	88.1%
2,438	5.6%
20,572	32.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
48,243	27.1%
129,743	72.9%
25,181	14.1%

62,709
2.69

45,197	72.1%
40,487	89.6%
1,973	4.4%
17,512	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Mankato, MN-IA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,218	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,021	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,785	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,391	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,233	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,143	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,131	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,796	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,152	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,933	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,967	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,916	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,368	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,742	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,833	7.5%
$200,000 or more	2,578	5.0%

Median Household Income	68,002
Per Capita Income	35,141

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,393	4.7%
Public Assistance	1,612	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,462	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	59,331	79.3%
Unemployed	2,169	2.9%
In Armed Forces	58	0.1%

Total Labor Force	61,558	82.3%
Not in Labor Force	13,230	17.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24,669	19,602	55.7%
Non-Profit	1,942	5,557	25.9%
Self-Employed	4,340	1,932	69.2%

Local Government	1,934	2,805	40.8%
State Government	1,827	1,873	49.4%
Federal Government	429	424	50.3%

Total Private + Self	29,009	21,534	57.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,132	10,659	36.5%
Total	35,141	32,193	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,256	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,556	18.6%
Professional, Technical	14,713	21.8%
Service Occupations	12,722	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,214	1.8%
All others	18,209	27.0%

White Collar		54.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,038	228.0%
Manufacturing	10,740	203.4%
Retail trade	7,920	150.0%
Educational services	6,748	127.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,456	84.4%
Construction	3,823	72.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,471	65.8%
Other services	2,714	51.4%
Transportation and warehousing	2,418	45.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,357	44.6%
Finance and insurance	1,993	37.8%
Public administration	1,987	37.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,643	31.1%
Wholesale trade	1,605	30.4%
Information	1,114	21.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,110	21.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	736	13.9%
Utilities	464	8.8%
Management	72	1.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	47	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,337	5.03%
Puerto Rican	207	0.16%
Cuban	17	0.01%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	920	0.73%
Costa Rican	49	0.04%
Guatemalan	361	0.29%
Honduran	287	0.23%
Nicaraguan	42	0.03%
Panamanian	7	0.01%
Salvadoran	174	0.14%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	146	0.12%
Argentinean	22	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	78	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	21	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	25	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	601	0.48%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	359	0.28%
Korean	299	0.24%
Chinese	294	0.23%
Filipino	273	0.22%
Bangladeshi	136	0.11%
Laotian	114	0.09%
Indian	106	0.08%
Hmong	100	0.08%
Japanese	55	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	109,721	92.1%
Spanish	5,099	4.3%
Other	1,544	1.3%
German, other Germanic	565	0.5%
Other Indo-European	455	0.4%
Other Asian	425	0.4%
Vietnamese	378	0.3%
Arabic	259	0.2%
Chinese	207	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	55,709	44.2%
Norwegian	16,287	12.9%
Irish	9,111	7.2%
Swedish	6,099	4.8%
English	6,014	4.8%
American	4,595	3.6%
Polish	3,342	2.7%
French	2,505	2.0%
European	2,294	1.8%
Danish	1,741	1.4%
Czech	1,663	1.3%
Dutch	1,559	1.2%
Scandinavian	1,293	1.0%
Scottish	1,227	1.0%
Welsh	1,016	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	122,126	96.9%
Not a citizen	3,941	3.1%

Native	119,402	94.7%
Foreign-born	6,665	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,035	2.5%	3,073	3.8%	23,759	29.7%	28,035	35.0%	15,641	19.5%	7,520	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,035	2.5%
9-12 Years	3,073	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,759	29.7%
Some College	28,035	35.0%
Bach. Degree	15,641	19.5%
Grad Degree	7,520	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	61,461	59,070	2,391	3.9%
1991	62,271	59,492	2,779	4.5%
1992	62,524	59,763	2,761	4.4%
1993	63,151	60,325	2,826	4.5%
1994	65,019	62,765	2,254	3.5%
1995	65,514	63,128	2,386	3.6%
1996	65,632	63,100	2,532	3.9%
1997	65,470	63,290	2,180	3.3%
1998	65,717	63,885	1,832	2.8%
1999	65,442	63,578	1,864	2.8%

2000	66,834	64,767	2,067	3.1%
2001	68,167	65,835	2,332	3.4%
2002	68,914	66,245	2,669	3.9%
2003	68,588	65,568	3,020	4.4%
2004	67,675	64,789	2,886	4.3%
2005	67,316	64,764	2,552	3.8%
2006	67,729	65,146	2,583	3.8%
2007	67,629	64,773	2,856	4.2%
2008	69,025	65,592	3,433	5.0%
2009	69,909	64,938	4,971	7.1%

2010	71,085	66,299	4,786	6.7%
2011	70,990	66,867	4,123	5.8%
2012	70,372	66,706	3,666	5.2%
2013	69,726	66,446	3,280	4.7%
2014	69,263	66,434	2,829	4.1%
2015	70,862	68,326	2,536	3.6%
2016	71,135	68,507	2,628	3.7%
2017	71,170	68,844	2,326	3.3%
2018	71,279	69,170	2,109	3.0%
2019	71,516	69,280	2,236	3.1%

2020	71,291	67,551	3,740	5.2%
2021	69,509	67,141	2,368	3.4%
2022	70,178	68,468	1,710	2.4%
2023	71,355	69,533	1,822	2.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	55,645
Median Value	$197,091

Occupied	51,207	92.0%
Vacant	4,438	8.0%

Owned	35,104	68.6%
Rented	16,103	31.4%
Median Rent	$903

Single-Family Units	41,227	74.1%
Detached	38,617	69.4%
Attached	2,610	4.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,384	16.9%
Mobile Homes	1,860	3.3%

Mankato, MN-IA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mankato, MN-IA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Mankato, MN-IA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mankato, MN-IA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mankato, MN-IA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mankato, MN-IA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Mankato, MN-IA Market Area