Esbon vs Mankato

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

Esbon 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 59 in Esbon). Esbon has the higher median household income ($54,167 vs $51,250 in Mankato). Since 2019, Mankato's population has grown faster (-3.4% vs -40.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Esbon	Mankato
Population	59	801
Median age	60.5 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,167	$51,250
Median home value	—	$53,900
Median gross rent	—	$533
Housing units	67	490
Homeownership rate	76.5%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Esbon	Mankato
Population	99 → 59 (-40.4%)	829 → 801 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$28,125 → $54,167 (+92.6%)	$48,833 → $51,250 (+4.9%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $50,000 (+33.3%)	$63,200 → $53,900 (-14.7%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $375 (-51.6%)	$552 → $533 (-3.4%)

Esbon

Population

9959

Median household income

$28,125$54,167

Median home value

$37,500$50,000

Median gross rent

$775$375

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)

	Esbon	Mankato
Under 5	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	8.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.6%	7.7%
55 to 64	20.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	37.3%	21.1%
75 and over	8.5%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Esbon	Mankato
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Esbon	Mankato
No high school diploma	16.7%	6.2%
High school graduate	42.6%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Esbon	Mankato
Drove alone	83.3%	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	16.7%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Esbon	Mankato
1-unit, detached	91.0%	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	9.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Esbon	Mankato
Poverty rate	8.5%	10.5%
Average household size	1.74	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	17	12
Median year structure built	1951	1955