Eagle Lake vs Mankato

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

Eagle Lake and Mankato are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mankato has the higher population (44,882 vs 3,268 in Eagle Lake). Eagle Lake has the higher median household income ($97,161 vs $64,826 in Mankato). Mankato has the higher median home value ($250,600 vs $249,600 in Eagle Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Eagle Lake	Mankato
Population	3,268	44,882
Median age	31.8 yrs	26.8 yrs
Median household income	$97,161	$64,826
Median home value	$249,600	$250,600
Median gross rent	$1,405	$1,089
Housing units	1,208	19,186
Homeownership rate	66.1%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eagle Lake	Mankato
Population	3,007 → 3,268 (+8.7%)	42,093 → 44,882 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$74,219 → $97,161 (+30.9%)	$47,924 → $64,826 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$184,400 → $249,600 (+35.4%)	$179,400 → $250,600 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,279 → $1,405 (+9.9%)	$899 → $1,089 (+21.1%)

Eagle Lake

Population

3,0073,268

Median household income

$74,219$97,161

Median home value

$184,400$249,600

Median gross rent

$1,279$1,405

Mankato

Population

42,09344,882

Median household income

$47,924$64,826

Median home value

$179,400$250,600

Median gross rent

$899$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eagle Lake	Mankato
Under 5	8.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	20.8%	12.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	29.4%
25 to 34	20.9%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	7.9%
55 to 64	12.6%	7.7%
65 to 74	4.7%	6.8%
75 and over	3.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eagle Lake	Mankato
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	81.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eagle Lake	Mankato
No high school diploma	3.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	21.2%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.2%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eagle Lake	Mankato
Drove alone	80.3%	73.6%
Carpooled	8.7%	11.2%
Public transit	0.4%	2.7%
Walked	0.6%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.7%	7.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eagle Lake	Mankato
1-unit, detached	67.6%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	11.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	21.2%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Eagle Lake	Mankato
Poverty rate	5.9%	21.7%
Average household size	2.78	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1996	1981