North Mankato is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 14,251 people and three associated neighborhoods, North Mankato is the 78th largest community in Minnesota.
Also of interest is that North Mankato has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.59% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of North Mankato is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.77 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
North Mankato is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.34% of adults in North Mankato have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in North Mankato in 2022 was $47,580, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $190,320 for a family of four. However, North Mankato contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
North Mankato is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Mankato home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Mankato residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Mankato include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in North Mankato is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.