Mankato vs St. Clair

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

Mankato and St. Clair 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 785 in St. Clair). St. Clair has the higher median household income ($101,375 vs $64,826 in Mankato). Mankato has the higher median home value ($250,600 vs $200,800 in St. Clair).

Population, income & housing

	Mankato	St. Clair
Population	44,882	785
Median age	26.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,826	$101,375
Median home value	$250,600	$200,800
Median gross rent	$1,089	—
Housing units	19,186	287
Homeownership rate	50.3%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mankato	St. Clair
Population	42,093 → 44,882 (+6.6%)	762 → 785 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$47,924 → $64,826 (+35.3%)	$64,792 → $101,375 (+56.5%)
Median home value	$179,400 → $250,600 (+39.7%)	$149,100 → $200,800 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$899 → $1,089 (+21.1%)	$633 → $775 (+22.4%)

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

St. Clair

Population

762785

Median household income

$64,792$101,375

Median home value

$149,100$200,800

Median gross rent

$633$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mankato	St. Clair
Under 5	5.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	12.4%	25.4%
18 to 24	29.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	8.9%
35 to 44	11.2%	9.2%
45 to 54	7.9%	21.7%
55 to 64	7.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.3%
75 and over	5.8%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mankato	St. Clair
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	86.2%
Black or African American	6.7%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mankato	St. Clair
No high school diploma	6.4%	0.8%
High school graduate	21.9%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mankato	St. Clair
Drove alone	73.6%	85.2%
Carpooled	11.2%	2.8%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.8%	8.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mankato	St. Clair
1-unit, detached	45.1%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	8.4%
20 or more units	21.2%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Mankato	St. Clair
Poverty rate	21.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.32	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1981	1971