Manhattan, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Manhattan, KS: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 60,892. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MANHATTAN-KS · Manhattan, KS 3 ZIPs · 60,892 pop · #10569/25278 · Riley County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $76,340
  • RANK-MID #10569/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Riley
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-RENT 35% owners
  • POP-SMALL 60,892
  • SPREAD-WIDE 66502→66503
  • HOME-MID $281,100

Nearest income peer: Riley, KS (+ $2,723 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Manhattan

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Manhattan on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Manhattan, KS sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
60,892
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,340
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 66502 (43,850 residents). Household income $76,340 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (35.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,087 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Kansas, Home is the closest lower-income city and Lincolnville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Manhattan.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Manhattan differ

Manhattan's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $54,833 in ZIP 66502 to $97,846 in ZIP 66503, while home values span $223,100 in 66502 to $339,100 in 66503. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.8×

66502 to 66503

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.5×

66502 to 66503

Poverty-rate spread
92.6 points

66503 to 66506

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 66502 swallows Manhattan's short list

Across only 3 ZIPs, 66502 still holds about 72% of Manhattan's 60,892 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Manhattan

Citywide ZBP: 1,712 establishments, 24,372 employees , annual payroll $1,016,994k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 66502 (1,380 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (248) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Manhattan, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Riley County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Manhattan. See the Riley County roll-up →

Manhattan lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Riley County: Riley, Leonardville and Randolph earn more and Fort Riley and Ogden earn less. Fort Riley marks the far end of that range at $51,610, 32% below Manhattan.

Side-by-side: Compare 66502 vs 66503 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
66502 43,850 $54,833 1,380 74
66503 13,428 $97,846 320 64
66506 3,614 n/a 12 2,101

Manhattan roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Manhattan, .