Mankato, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mankato, MN: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 60,662. 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-MN · Mankato, MN 2 ZIPs · 60,662 pop · #10701/25278 · Blue Earth County and Nicollet County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $76,035
  • RANK-MID #10701/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Vernon Center
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-SMALL 60,662
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 56001→56003
  • HOME-MID $273,550

Nearest income peer: Vernon Center, MN ( $2,285 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, MN 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
60,662
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,035
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 (2) - lead code 56001 (46,327 residents). Household income $76,035 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,055 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Mankato differ

The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 4.4% in ZIP 56003 and 19.0% in 56001. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

56001 to 56003

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

56003 to 56001

Poverty-rate spread
14.6 points

56003 to 56001

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 56001 swallows Mankato's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 56001 still holds about 76% of Mankato's 60,662 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 Mankato

Citywide ZBP: 1,880 establishments, 39,218 employees , annual payroll $2,022,525k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56001 (1,568 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (334) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Mankato, MN

These ZIP codes straddle Blue Earth County and Nicollet County, so county-level figures split Mankato between several administrative records. See the Blue Earth County roll-up →

Mankato sits in the lower half of Blue Earth County and Nicollet County on income: Lake Crystal, Mapleton and Eagle Lake report more, Saint Peter and Vernon Center report less. Saint Clair marks the far end of that range at $105,398, 39% above Mankato.

Side-by-side: Compare 56001 vs 56003 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56001 46,327 $69,531 1,568 156
56003 14,335 $82,538 312 127

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, .