Latest news about poverty in Mankato, MN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
22.5% of Mankato, MN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 57.1% greater than the poverty level of 9.6% across the entire state of Minnesota. 11.6% of high school graduates and 23.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 64.3%. For comparison, it was 23.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mankato, MN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mankato:
22.5%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mankato:
9.6%
Whole state:
4.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mankato:
34.9%
Minnesota:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mankato:
18.4%
Minnesota:
23.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
64.3%
Residents above poverty level:
23.2%
Poverty by age in Mankato, MN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mankato,MN (percentage below poverty level)
27.3%Under 5 years
17.1%5 years
16.3%6 to 11 years
9.0%12 to 14 years
21.5%15 years
18.5%16 and 17 years
55.7%18 to 24 years
12.7%25 to 34 years
9.7%35 to 44 years
3.7%45 to 54 years
26.6%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
14.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mankato,MN (percentage below poverty level)
25.4%Under 5 years
5.2%5 years
31.0%6 to 11 years
20.3%12 to 14 years
40.4%15 years
24.5%16 and 17 years
42.1%18 to 24 years
18.9%25 to 34 years
28.9%35 to 44 years
9.2%45 to 54 years
12.4%55 to 64 years
6.6%65 to 74 years
10.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mankato,MN (% below half of poverty level)
4.8%Under 6 years
3.2%6 to 11 years
6.8%12 to 17 years
23.3%18 to 24 years
6.8%25 to 34 years
3.3%35 to 44 years
3.2%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
1.2%65 to 74 years
5.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mankato, MN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mankato, MN (%)
23.2%White
26.5%Black
78.9%American Indian
32.4%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
10.3%Other race
23.0%2+ races
22.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mankato, MN (absolute numbers)
7,892White
804Black
52American Indian
499Asian
0Native Hawaiian
89Other race
3732+ races
463Hispanic
22.6%Below poverty level
77.4%Above poverty level
44.8%Below poverty level
55.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mankato, MN
Children below poverty level:
Mankato, Minnesota:
21.9%
State:
10.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mankato:
11.6%
Minnesota:
7.0%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mankato:
23.8%
Minnesota:
25.4%
21.6%Married-couple family
21.5%Male, no wife present
56.8%Female, no husband present
6.2%Worked full-time, year-round
70.4%Worked part-time
23.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
20.5%One full-time, other part-time
4.9%One full-time, other didn't work
36.1%Both worked part-time
15.6%One part-time, other didn't work
22.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.5%1995 to 1998
6.7%1990 to 1994
2.1%1980 to 1989
20.0%1970 to 1979
13.0%1960 to 1969
18.2%1950 to 1959
10.9%1940 to 1949
26.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
5.2%1995 to 1998
4.8%1990 to 1994
7.1%1980 to 1989
11.1%1970 to 1979
15.7%1960 to 1969
19.0%1950 to 1959
7.8%1940 to 1949
27.9%1939 or earlier
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