Lafayette vs North Mankato

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

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

North Mankato has the higher population (14,212 vs 478 in Lafayette). Lafayette has the higher median household income ($95,500 vs $77,571 in North Mankato). North Mankato has the higher median home value ($252,700 vs $142,700 in Lafayette).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	North Mankato
Population	478	14,212
Median age	42.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$95,500	$77,571
Median home value	$142,700	$252,700
Median gross rent	$725	$918
Housing units	211	6,078
Homeownership rate	91.3%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	43.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	North Mankato
Population	565 → 478 (-15.4%)	13,778 → 14,212 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$73,750 → $95,500 (+29.5%)	$67,278 → $77,571 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$93,900 → $142,700 (+52.0%)	$193,400 → $252,700 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $725 (-5.0%)	$818 → $918 (+12.2%)

Lafayette

Population

565478

Median household income

$73,750$95,500

Median home value

$93,900$142,700

Median gross rent

$763$725

North Mankato

Population

13,77814,212

Median household income

$67,278$77,571

Median home value

$193,400$252,700

Median gross rent

$818$918

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lafayette	North Mankato
Under 5	4.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	12.1%	18.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	20.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	6.9%	15.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	15.9%	8.5%
75 and over	3.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	North Mankato
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	North Mankato
No high school diploma	2.8%	2.6%
High school graduate	34.7%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	North Mankato
Drove alone	80.9%	73.9%
Carpooled	15.4%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	3.3%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	North Mankato
1-unit, detached	89.6%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	North Mankato
Poverty rate	2.7%	7.7%
Average household size	2.78	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1951	1982