Nicollet vs North Mankato

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

Nicollet 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 966 in Nicollet). Nicollet has the higher median household income ($80,500 vs $77,571 in North Mankato). North Mankato has the higher median home value ($252,700 vs $214,100 in Nicollet).

Population, income & housing

	Nicollet	North Mankato
Population	966	14,212
Median age	31.8 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$80,500	$77,571
Median home value	$214,100	$252,700
Median gross rent	$862	$918
Housing units	405	6,078
Homeownership rate	62.7%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	43.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nicollet	North Mankato
Population	1,250 → 966 (-22.7%)	13,778 → 14,212 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$73,462 → $80,500 (+9.6%)	$67,278 → $77,571 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$162,200 → $214,100 (+32.0%)	$193,400 → $252,700 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $862 (+16.2%)	$818 → $918 (+12.2%)

Nicollet

Population

1,250966

Median household income

$73,462$80,500

Median home value

$162,200$214,100

Median gross rent

$742$862

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)

	Nicollet	North Mankato
Under 5	4.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.9%	18.6%
18 to 24	17.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	17.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	8.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.5%
75 and over	4.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nicollet	North Mankato
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	86.4%
Black or African American	2.7%	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	1.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nicollet	North Mankato
No high school diploma	7.3%	2.6%
High school graduate	29.7%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nicollet	North Mankato
Drove alone	78.0%	73.9%
Carpooled	3.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	5.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	13.2%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nicollet	North Mankato
1-unit, detached	62.7%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	18.5%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Nicollet	North Mankato
Poverty rate	8.7%	7.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	1984	1982