2024 population: 134,892 ( 845 from 2020)
Land area: 1835.1 square miles
Population density: 73.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	97,332	72.16%	0.0%
Black:	10,511	7.79%	5.7%
Indian:	858	0.64%	3.5%
Asian:	5,608	4.16%	4.1%
2+ races:	4,985	3.70%	4.5%
Hispanic:	15,598	11.56%	7.1%

Total non-White:	37,560	27.84%	2.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,451	15.8
Deaths:	3,738	7.0
Net Migration:	-7,084	-13.2
Net Immigration:	3,126	5.8

Change in White population:	-28	-0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	873	0.7

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
134,047
97,360	72.63%
11,143	8.31%
829	0.62%
5,387	4.02%
4,770	3.56%
14,558	10.86%
36,687	27.37%

2010
92,719
76,261	82.25%
4,558	4.92%
494	0.53%
3,243	3.50%
2,464	2.66%
5,567	6.00%
16,458	17.75%

2000
81,052
69,242	85.43%
4,340	5.35%
450	0.56%
2,155	2.66%
1,477	1.82%
3,283	4.05%
11,810	14.57%

1990
83,267
70,412	84.56%
6,789	8.15%
625	0.75%
2,518	3.02%
n/a
2,923	3.51%
12,855	15.44%

1980
78,287
66,851	85.39%
6,622	8.46%
495	0.63%
1,507	1.92%
n/a
2,651	3.39%
11,436	14.61%

1970
68,543
62,142	90.66%
3,619	5.28%
255	0.37%
598	0.87%
n/a
1,653	2.41%
6,401	9.34%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
21,877	23.6
6,685	7.2
-20,272	-21.9
7,782	8.4

21,099	22.8
20,229	21.8

Number	Rate
2000's
11,677	14.4
4,387	5.4
-1,259	-1.6
1,312	1.6

7,019	8.7
4,648	5.7

Number	Rate
1990's
12,915	15.5
4,261	5.1
-14,235	-17.1
760	0.9

-1,170	-1.4
-1,045	-1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
15,123	19.3
3,989	5.1
-6,311	-8.1
n/a

3,561	4.5
1,419	1.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,694	2.5
n/a

4,709	6.9
5,035	7.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Manhattan, KS 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):

2024
Number	Percent
28.3
30,519	22.6%
104,373	77.4%
14,332	10.6%

51,234
2.38

30,651	59.8%
24,813	81.0%
2,864	9.3%
20,583	40.2%

2010
Number	Percent
26.7
19,579	21.1%
73,140	78.9%
7,868	8.5%

33,674
2.47

19,666	58.4%
15,552	79.1%
2,085	10.6%
14,008	41.6%

2000
Number	Percent
26.9
17,096	21.1%
63,956	78.9%
7,156	8.8%

28,938
2.47

17,400	60.1%
14,623	84.0%
1,348	7.7%
11,538	39.9%

1990
Number	Percent
24.7
19,134	23.0%
64,133	77.0%
6,583	7.9%

27,298
2.58

18,051	66.1%
15,929	88.2%
1,108	6.1%
9,247	33.9%

1980
Number	Percent
24.6
18,033	23.0%
60,254	77.0%
5,678	7.3%

24,626
2.62

16,721	67.9%
15,095	90.3%
790	4.7%
7,905	32.1%

2024 Housing Data for Manhattan, KS Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,200	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,240	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,510	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,963	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,110	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,401	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,629	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,627	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,787	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,943	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,598	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,961	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,003	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,133	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,682	7.2%
$200,000 or more	3,447	6.7%

Median Household Income	66,323
Per Capita Income	34,723

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,567	3.1%
Public Assistance	790	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,010	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	51,453	62.8%
Unemployed	2,339	2.9%
In Armed Forces	9,921	12.1%

Total Labor Force	63,713	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	18,155	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18,643	14,481	56.3%
Non-Profit	1,530	2,948	34.2%
Self-Employed	2,733	1,540	64.0%

Local Government	1,735	3,609	32.5%
State Government	4,259	4,696	47.6%
Federal Government	1,992	2,015	49.7%

Total Private + Self	21,376	16,021	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,516	13,268	41.8%
Total	30,892	29,289	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	30.4%
Pct. Private + Self	62.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,244	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,199	18.6%
Professional, Technical	16,566	27.4%
Service Occupations	10,902	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	503	0.8%
All others	12,457	20.6%

White Collar		61.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	12,358	20.5%
Health care and social assistance	7,858	13.0%
Retail trade	6,497	10.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,440	7.4%
Construction	4,041	6.7%
Manufacturing	3,865	6.4%
Public administration	3,698	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,601	6.0%
Other services	2,727	4.5%
Finance and insurance	2,048	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,733	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	1,463	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,434	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,237	2.0%
Information	998	1.7%
Wholesale trade	895	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	769	1.3%
Utilities	572	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	134	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,090	6.79%
Puerto Rican	2,125	1.59%
Cuban	186	0.14%
Dominican	181	0.14%

Total Central American	1,456	1.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	133	0.10%
Honduran	72	0.05%
Nicaraguan	411	0.31%
Panamanian	348	0.26%
Salvadoran	492	0.37%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	694	0.52%
Argentinean	133	0.10%
Bolivian	153	0.11%
Chilean	18	0.01%
Colombian	121	0.09%
Ecuadorian	96	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	104	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	69	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,113	0.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	943	0.70%
Filipino	915	0.68%
Indian	648	0.48%
Chinese	532	0.40%
Vietnamese	317	0.24%
Bangladeshi	268	0.20%
Thai	128	0.10%
Japanese	103	0.08%
Taiwanese	83	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	113,406	91.0%
Spanish	6,077	4.9%
Other Indo-European	1,047	0.8%
Other	724	0.6%
Other Asian	649	0.5%
Korean	635	0.5%
German, other Germanic	428	0.3%
Tagalog	405	0.3%
Chinese	355	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	34,397	25.7%
English	14,581	10.9%
Irish	14,477	10.8%
American	10,765	8.0%
Italian	3,894	2.9%
Swedish	3,679	2.7%
Scottish	3,375	2.5%
French	3,007	2.2%
Polish	2,493	1.9%
European	2,366	1.8%
Norwegian	1,631	1.2%
Czech	1,179	0.9%
Dutch	1,137	0.8%
Welsh	941	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	870	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	129,417	96.6%
Not a citizen	4,548	3.4%

Native	125,800	93.9%
Foreign-born	8,165	6.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,149	1.6%	1,941	2.6%	15,547	21.2%	25,110	34.2%	17,470	23.8%	12,142	16.6%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,149	1.6%
9-12 Years	1,941	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	15,547	21.2%
Some College	25,110	34.2%
Bach. Degree	17,470	23.8%
Grad Degree	12,142	16.6%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	94,746	90,002	4,744	5.0%
1991	95,692	89,954	5,738	6.0%
1992	99,060	94,182	4,878	4.9%
1993	98,618	93,696	4,922	5.0%
1994	97,392	92,506	4,886	5.0%
1995	101,050	96,280	4,770	4.7%
1996	101,416	96,788	4,628	4.6%
1997	102,730	98,018	4,712	4.6%
1998	103,934	99,434	4,500	4.3%
1999	101,984	98,014	3,970	3.9%

2000	102,578	99,020	3,558	3.5%
2001	101,408	97,462	3,946	3.9%
2002	102,674	98,386	4,288	4.2%
2003	106,424	101,954	4,470	4.2%
2004	110,198	105,114	5,084	4.6%
2005	111,366	106,596	4,770	4.3%
2006	114,900	110,610	4,290	3.7%
2007	126,062	121,770	4,292	3.4%
2008	122,838	118,214	4,624	3.8%
2009	125,078	118,388	6,690	5.3%

2010	122,684	115,486	7,198	5.9%
2011	120,918	114,012	6,906	5.7%
2012	121,734	115,254	6,480	5.3%
2013	122,604	116,210	6,394	5.2%
2014	122,064	116,656	5,408	4.4%
2015	119,712	114,898	4,814	4.0%
2016	118,730	114,148	4,582	3.9%
2017	117,816	113,792	4,024	3.4%
2018	118,404	114,688	3,716	3.1%
2019	117,850	114,176	3,674	3.1%

2020	115,364	109,348	6,016	5.2%
2021	115,242	111,660	3,582	3.1%
2022	116,994	113,676	3,318	2.8%
2023	117,810	114,568	3,242	2.8%
2024	128,476	124,164	4,312	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	56,908
Median Value	$220,642

Occupied	51,234	90.0%
Vacant	5,674	10.0%

Owned	26,637	52.0%
Rented	24,597	48.0%
Median Rent	$1,040

Single-Family Units	37,355	65.6%
Detached	31,429	55.2%
Attached	5,926	10.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,655	18.7%
Mobile Homes	3,504	6.2%

Manhattan, KS Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Manhattan, KS Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Manhattan, KS Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Manhattan, KS Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Manhattan, KS Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Manhattan, KS Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Manhattan, KS Metro Area