Moving to Mankato, Minnesota

About Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato

Mankato ( man-KAY-toh) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The population was 44,488 at the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 4th-largest outside of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. It is along a large bend of the Minnesota River at its confluence with the Blue Earth River. Mankato is across the Minnesota River from North Mankato. Mankato and North Mankato have a combined population of 58,763 according to the 2020 census. It completely encompasses the town of Skyline. North of Mankato Regional Airport, a tiny non-contiguous part of the city lies within Le Sueur County. Most of the city is in Blue Earth County.

Mankato is the larger of the two principal cities of the Mankato–North Mankato metropolitan area, which covers Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties and had a combined population of 103,566 at the 2020 census. The U.S. Census Bureau designated Mankato a Metropolitan Statistical Area in November 2008. Mankato is the home of Minnesota State University, the state's second-largest university by enrollment.

Gender
Gender Mankato Minnesota Country
Female 50.2% 50.2% 50.8%
Male 49.8% 49.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Mankato Minnesota Country
Less than $10,000 5.8% 4.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8% 3.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.5% 7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.7% 7.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.2% 11.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.1% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5% 14.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13.6% 18.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4% 8.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.8% 8.5% 8.3%
Education


Education Mankato Minnesota Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 24% 24% 27.0%
Other College 20% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 12% 12% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 24% 24% 20.0%
Master's Degree 10% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 3% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Mankato Minnesota Country
White 83.9% 79% 60.1%
African American 6.2% 6.3% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 3.3% 4.9% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.8% 3.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.4% 5.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity