Burr Oak vs Mankato

A side-by-side comparison of Burr Oak and Mankato: population, income, housing, and more.

Burr Oak and Mankato are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mankato has the higher population (801 vs 114 in Burr Oak). Mankato has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $31,667 in Burr Oak). Mankato has the higher median home value ($53,900 vs $25,800 in Burr Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Burr Oak	Mankato
Population	114	801
Median age	58.8 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$31,667	$51,250
Median home value	$25,800	$53,900
Median gross rent	—	$533
Housing units	118	490
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burr Oak	Mankato
Population	164 → 114 (-30.5%)	829 → 801 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$30,781 → $31,667 (+2.9%)	$48,833 → $51,250 (+4.9%)
Median home value	$31,800 → $25,800 (-18.9%)	$63,200 → $53,900 (-14.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$552 → $533 (-3.4%)

Burr Oak

Population

164114

Median household income

$30,781$31,667

Median home value

$31,800$25,800

Mankato

Population

829801

Median household income

$48,833$51,250

Median home value

$63,200$53,900

Median gross rent

$552$533

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burr Oak	Mankato
Under 5	4.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	10.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	1.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	7.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	14.9%	7.7%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	29.8%	21.1%
75 and over	9.6%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burr Oak	Mankato
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burr Oak	Mankato
No high school diploma	13.3%	6.2%
High school graduate	44.4%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burr Oak	Mankato
Drove alone	90.9%	81.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burr Oak	Mankato
1-unit, detached	89.0%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Burr Oak	Mankato
Poverty rate	13.2%	10.5%
Average household size	1.97	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	16	12
Median year structure built	1938	1955