Formoso vs Mankato

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

Formoso 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 81 in Formoso). Mankato has the higher median home value ($53,900 vs $37,500 in Formoso). Since 2019, Mankato's population has grown faster (-3.4% vs -49.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Formoso	Mankato
Population	81	801
Median age	57.5 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,250
Median home value	$37,500	$53,900
Median gross rent	—	$533
Housing units	55	490
Homeownership rate	97.6%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Formoso	Mankato
Population	161 → 81 (-49.7%)	829 → 801 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$34,375 → $19,615 (-42.9%)	$48,833 → $51,250 (+4.9%)
Median home value	$26,500 → $37,500 (+41.5%)	$63,200 → $53,900 (-14.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$552 → $533 (-3.4%)

Formoso

Population

16181

Median household income

$34,375$19,615

Median home value

$26,500$37,500

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)

	Formoso	Mankato
Under 5	6.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	19.8%	13.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	8.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	8.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	6.2%	7.7%
55 to 64	6.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	19.8%	21.1%
75 and over	24.7%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Formoso	Mankato
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Formoso	Mankato
No high school diploma	6.7%	6.2%
High school graduate	55.0%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Formoso	Mankato
Drove alone	78.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	4.3%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Formoso	Mankato
1-unit, detached	90.9%	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	9.1%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Formoso	Mankato
Poverty rate	14.8%	10.5%
Average household size	1.98	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	44	12
Median year structure built	1938	1955