Mankato vs Mapleton

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

Mankato and Mapleton 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 1,745 in Mapleton). Mapleton has the higher median household income ($82,031 vs $64,826 in Mankato). Mankato has the higher median home value ($250,600 vs $176,400 in Mapleton).

Population, income & housing

	Mankato	Mapleton
Population	44,882	1,745
Median age	26.8 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,826	$82,031
Median home value	$250,600	$176,400
Median gross rent	$1,089	$772
Housing units	19,186	669
Homeownership rate	50.3%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mankato	Mapleton
Population	42,093 → 44,882 (+6.6%)	1,716 → 1,745 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$47,924 → $64,826 (+35.3%)	$61,793 → $82,031 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$179,400 → $250,600 (+39.7%)	$124,300 → $176,400 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$899 → $1,089 (+21.1%)	$664 → $772 (+16.3%)

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

Mapleton

Population

1,7161,745

Median household income

$61,793$82,031

Median home value

$124,300$176,400

Median gross rent

$664$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mankato	Mapleton
Under 5	5.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	12.4%	21.9%
18 to 24	29.4%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	14.2%
45 to 54	7.9%	7.6%
55 to 64	7.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.2%
75 and over	5.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mankato	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	85.0%
Black or African American	6.7%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	3.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mankato	Mapleton
No high school diploma	6.4%	3.0%
High school graduate	21.9%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mankato	Mapleton
Drove alone	73.6%	76.3%
Carpooled	11.2%	13.0%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	7.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mankato	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	45.1%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	7.3%
20 or more units	21.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mankato	Mapleton
Poverty rate	21.7%	13.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1981	1956