Manhattan vs Randolph

A side-by-side comparison of Manhattan and Randolph: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Manhattan has the higher population (53,951 vs 182 in Randolph). Randolph has the higher median household income ($71,071 vs $58,441 in Manhattan). Manhattan has the higher median home value ($243,700 vs $156,800 in Randolph).

Population, income & housing

	Manhattan	Randolph
Population	53,951	182
Median age	25.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,441	$71,071
Median home value	$243,700	$156,800
Median gross rent	$1,019	$960
Housing units	24,334	77
Homeownership rate	41.3%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manhattan	Randolph
Population	55,290 → 53,951 (-2.4%)	173 → 182 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$50,537 → $58,441 (+15.6%)	$68,750 → $71,071 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$209,700 → $243,700 (+16.2%)	$116,700 → $156,800 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$910 → $1,019 (+12.0%)	$788 → $960 (+21.8%)

Manhattan

Population

55,29053,951

Median household income

$50,537$58,441

Median home value

$209,700$243,700

Median gross rent

$910$1,019

Randolph

Population

173182

Median household income

$68,750$71,071

Median home value

$116,700$156,800

Median gross rent

$788$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manhattan	Randolph
Under 5	4.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	10.8%	20.3%
18 to 24	34.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	6.0%
45 to 54	7.5%	6.6%
55 to 64	7.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	6.2%	13.7%
75 and over	3.8%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manhattan	Randolph
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	78.0%
Black or African American	4.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	17.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manhattan	Randolph
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.2%
High school graduate	13.8%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.0%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manhattan	Randolph
Drove alone	68.5%	87.4%
Carpooled	10.6%	2.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	4.6%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	5.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manhattan	Randolph
1-unit, detached	44.9%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Manhattan	Randolph
Poverty rate	26.1%	10.4%
Average household size	2.18	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1983	1974