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56001

Mankato, MN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
51,585
Median household income
$69,531
People below poverty
19%
Median home value
$276,700

Income

The median income of households in 56001 was $69,531. An estimated 6.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.2
$15,000 to $24,999 6.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7.8
$35,000 to $49,999 11.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17.6
$75,000 to $99,999 15.1
$100,000 to $149,999 15.5
$150,000 to $199,999 9.1
$200,000 or more 6.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57824
Female 48552

An estimated 80.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,313. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.6
Social Security 24.5
Retirement income 19.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.7
Cash public assistance income 3.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 23.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19
Children under 18 years below poverty 12.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 23.4

In 2020-2024, 9.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 14.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 56001 in 2020-2024, 95.6% had health insurance coverage and 4.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 77.6% and public coverage was 31.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.8%.


In 2020-2024, 56001 had a total population of 51,585 - 25,387 (49.2%) females and 26,198 (50.8%) males. The median age was 28.5 years. An estimated 17.7% of the population was under 18 years, 43.5% was 19 to 44 years, 17.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 56001 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1215 1071
5 to 9 1294 1195
10 to 14 1389 1260
15 to 19 2817 2879
20 to 24 5203 4867
25 to 29 1930 1623
30 to 34 1651 1241
35 to 39 1555 1456
40 to 44 1540 1359
45 to 49 1070 1155
50 to 54 1115 1158
55 to 59 1037 892
60 to 64 1116 1332
65 to 69 1100 1133
70 to 74 884 804
75 to 79 597 575
80 to 84 285 671
85 and over 400 716

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.3% were White; 6.2% were Black or African American; 5.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3% were Asian; 2.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5% of the people in 56001 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 82.4% of the people in 56001 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 20,350 households in 56001. The average household size was 2.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 37.2% of the households in 56001 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.2% of all households, while 24.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 14% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.7% of all households.

In 56001, 22.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 37.2
Cohabiting Couples 12.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 35% of males and 36.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 56.3 48.7
Now married, except separated 35 36.1
Separated 0.8 1.1
Widowed 1.3 5.3
Divorced 6.5 8.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 56001, 213 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 43.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.2% of the people living in 56001 were U.S. natives. 73.9% of the 56001 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.8% of 56001 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 56.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 56001 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 56001.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 11.1
Asia 26.5
Europe 10.2
Africa 48.3
Northern America 3.8
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 56001 in 2020-2024, 9.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.4% of people at least five years old; 2.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.4
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2
Other languages 3.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 74.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 56001 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 74.7
Different house, same county 13.2
Different county, same state 9
Different state 2.4
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 56001 was 17,905 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 546 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,724. College or graduate school enrollment was 10,635.

Educational Attainment of People in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.1
High school diploma or equivalency 23
Some college, no degree 21.6
Associate's degree 13.8
Bachelor's degree 23.2
Graduate or professional degree 12.3

Disability

In 56001, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.6% of people under 18 years old, to 10.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 56001, 65.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 23,514 82.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,185 14.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 748 2.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 56001 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 4
Manufacturing 14.6
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 15.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 56001 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 10,544 37.1
Service occupations 6,294 22.1
Sales and office occupations 4,915 17.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,867 6.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,827 17

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74% of 56001 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 14.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.7
Walked 3.1
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 8.2

In 2020-2024, 56001 had a total of 21,959 housing units. Of these housing units, 57.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 37.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 57.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 37.4
Mobile homes 5.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

16% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 14.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 56001 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 59.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 56001 had 20,350 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,609 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 54.1% while renters occupied 45.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.03.

7.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.1% and another 21.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 56001:

House Heating Fuel Used in 56001 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 74.6
Electricity 23.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 56001 was $276,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.6 % had a mortgage. 40.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,681 and for owners without a mortgage it was $665.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 56001 was $1,134. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.