ZIP 56001 · Mankato
Who lives in ZIP code 56001 (Mankato, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mankato, MN · Blue Earth County
uszips 2026
People51,585
Median age28.5
Household income$69,531
Home value$276,760
Median rent$1,134/mo
Poverty19.0%
College degree+35.5%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mankato, MN
- Wider region
- Mankato-New Ulm, MN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 174 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,350
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.9% are 65 or older; 82.3% are adults.
Household income
31.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,845.
Education (adults 25+)
41.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.6%
- Never married
- 52.6%
- Divorced
- 8.6%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 57.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 54.1%
- Rent burden
- 28.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.9%
- Veterans
- 3.8%
- With a disability
- 12.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.4%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.