Mankato city, MN Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 25, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Mankato city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 23,443. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 1,477 people without a high school diploma (ie. 6.30% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 69.74% White Alone, and 19.57% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 5,023 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 21.43% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 90.40% White Alone, and 2.75% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 7,832 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 33.41% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 89.31% White Alone, and 4.99% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 9,111 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 38.86% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 88.89% White Alone, and 5.71% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of Mankato city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Mankato city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Mankato city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1030 69.74
Black Alone 289 19.57
Asian Alone 114 7.72
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 40 2.71
Two or More Races 3 0.20
Mankato city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 973 65.88
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 119 8.06
All Other Ethnicities 385 26.07
Mankato city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 4541 90.40
Black Alone 138 2.75
Asian Alone 134 2.67
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4 0.08
Some Other Race Alone 143 2.85
Two or More Races 63 1.25
Mankato city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 4341 86.42
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 388 7.72
All Other Ethnicities 294 5.85
Mankato city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 6995 89.31
Black Alone 391 4.99
Asian Alone 163 2.08
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 6 0.08
Some Other Race Alone 135 1.72
Two or More Races 142 1.81
Mankato city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 6878 87.82
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 301 3.84
All Other Ethnicities 653 8.34
Mankato city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 8099 88.89
Black Alone 520 5.71
Asian Alone 264 2.90
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 46 0.51
Two or More Races 178 1.95
Mankato city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 8031 88.15
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 210 2.31
All Other Ethnicities 870 9.55