Manito vs Mason City

A side-by-side comparison of Manito and Mason City: population, income, housing, and more.

Manito and Mason City are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mason City has the higher population (2,094 vs 1,640 in Manito). Manito has the higher median household income ($67,772 vs $64,250 in Mason City). Manito has the higher median home value ($117,500 vs $92,200 in Mason City).

Population, income & housing

	Manito	Mason City
Population	1,640	2,094
Median age	46.2 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,772	$64,250
Median home value	$117,500	$92,200
Median gross rent	$757	$785
Housing units	751	1,124
Homeownership rate	80.9%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manito	Mason City
Population	1,563 → 1,640 (+4.9%)	2,370 → 2,094 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$62,917 → $67,772 (+7.7%)	$39,485 → $64,250 (+62.7%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $117,500 (+21.4%)	$76,600 → $92,200 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $757 (+7.7%)	$596 → $785 (+31.7%)

Manito

Population

1,5631,640

Median household income

$62,917$67,772

Median home value

$96,800$117,500

Median gross rent

$703$757

Mason City

Population

2,3702,094

Median household income

$39,485$64,250

Median home value

$76,600$92,200

Median gross rent

$596$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manito	Mason City
Under 5	6.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	12.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	14.0%	7.2%
55 to 64	9.9%	20.3%
65 to 74	14.6%	14.2%
75 and over	13.1%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manito	Mason City
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manito	Mason City
No high school diploma	10.9%	9.9%
High school graduate	34.7%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manito	Mason City
Drove alone	83.4%	84.3%
Carpooled	4.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	7.0%
Other means	1.8%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manito	Mason City
1-unit, detached	92.8%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Manito	Mason City
Poverty rate	11.3%	16.8%
Average household size	2.25	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1966	1952