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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Saint Peter · lowest
Saint Peter · lowest
$71,456 median HH income
- Vernon Center · near
Vernon Center · near
$73,750 median HH income
- Mankato · this city
Mankato · this city
$76,035 median HH income
- Good Thunder · near
Good Thunder · near
$78,750 median HH income
- Amboy · near
Amboy · near
$80,156 median HH income
- Saint Clair · highest
Saint Clair · highest
$105,398 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.
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×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 14.6 points
56001 to 56003
56003 to 56001
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 .
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 →
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, .