Manhattan

Population & Demographics

Manhattan, KS

Manhattan is home to 54,239 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 19,301 resident workers commute each day.

KansasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
54,239
people
Population

54,239 residents

Median age 25.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Manhattan population & demographics

Who lives in Manhattan — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
54,239
Median age
25.7yrs
Median household income
$60,172
Median home value
$246,700
Median gross rent
$1,003/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
53.3%
Poverty rate
23.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Manhattan

How Manhattan breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White75.3%
Hispanic or Latino8.4%
Two or more races5.5%
Black5.0%
Asian4.6%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Manhattan

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Manhattan.

Manhattan at a glance
Employed Residents
19,301
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
45.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
57.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Topeka
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Manhattan proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Manhattan commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

82 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Manhattan

19,301 commutes, one dot at a time

Manhattan

Where 19,301 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Manhattan, by worker count.

1Manhattan0.0 mi11,092
2Topeka49.3 mi1,183
3Junction City17.6 mi601
4Wichita111.4 mi531
5Salina60.4 mi375
6Overland Park104.2 mi323
7Wamego15.1 mi294
8Lawrence73.3 mi218

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Manhattan.

1Manhattan0.0 mi11,092
2Junction City17.6 mi1,102
3Wichita111.4 mi753
4Wamego15.1 mi572
5Topeka49.3 mi513
6Salina60.4 mi492
7Overland Park104.2 mi430
8Olathe98.4 mi344

Top industries

The sectors that employ Manhattan’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services21.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.5%
RTRetail Trade11.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.9%
PAPublic Administration6.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.8%
MFManufacturing4.6%
COConstruction4.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Manhattan

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

12 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps73%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Manhattan

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).