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Rochester, MN vs Mankato, MN

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- Mankato is 0% more densely populated than Rochester.
- People are 35.4% less likely to be married in Mankato.
- The Median Age is 9.3 years younger in Mankato.
 Rochester, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 Population  Unlock43,938329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.838.4
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 Population - 2010107,050  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,427285,036,114
 Population - 199070,745  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now69.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,302.693.4
 Land Area55.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rochester, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock16.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Rochester, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 White73.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.8%12.2%
 Asian7.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rochester, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 Married Population52.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.9%50.2%
 Never Married33.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households48,990  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,501  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Mankato    4 Reviews

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Over 13 years ago

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