Jewell vs Mankato

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

Jewell 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 409 in Jewell). Mankato has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $39,878 in Jewell). Jewell has the higher median home value ($58,000 vs $53,900 in Mankato).

Population, income & housing

	Jewell	Mankato
Population	409	801
Median age	39.4 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,878	$51,250
Median home value	$58,000	$53,900
Median gross rent	$559	$533
Housing units	228	490
Homeownership rate	71.3%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jewell	Mankato
Population	397 → 409 (+3.0%)	829 → 801 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$38,631 → $39,878 (+3.2%)	$48,833 → $51,250 (+4.9%)
Median home value	$46,000 → $58,000 (+26.1%)	$63,200 → $53,900 (-14.7%)
Median gross rent	$454 → $559 (+23.1%)	$552 → $533 (-3.4%)

Jewell

Population

397409

Median household income

$38,631$39,878

Median home value

$46,000$58,000

Median gross rent

$454$559

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)

	Jewell	Mankato
Under 5	4.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	4.4%	3.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	18.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.8%	7.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	15.6%	21.1%
75 and over	8.1%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jewell	Mankato
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	7.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jewell	Mankato
No high school diploma	3.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	37.4%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jewell	Mankato
Drove alone	81.9%	81.7%
Carpooled	11.6%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	6.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jewell	Mankato
1-unit, detached	86.8%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.6%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Jewell	Mankato
Poverty rate	16.4%	10.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	20	12
Median year structure built	1938	1955