Mankato, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mankato, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,157. 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 MANKATO-KS · Mankato, KS 1 ZIPs · 1,157 pop · #19089/25278 · Jewell County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,232
  • RANK-LOWER #19089/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Jewell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,157
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $59,100

Nearest income peer: Jewell, KS ( $10,982 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 Mankato

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mankato 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, Mankato, KS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,157
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,232
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($57,232 average) · poverty 8.2%. The primary code (66956) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mankato as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Mankato's single ZIP 66956 carries the town

Mankato is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 66956 is the entire residential footprint (1,157 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Mankato's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 43 establishments, 324 employees , annual payroll $10,506k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 66956 (43 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Mankato, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Jewell County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mankato. See the Jewell County roll-up →

Mankato lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Jewell County: Formoso and Esbon earn more and Jewell, Randall and Webber earn less. Formoso marks the far end of that range at $97,955, 71% above Mankato.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
66956 1,157 $57,232 43 2

Mankato 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 Mankato, .