Jewell County Courthouse · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Mankato run?
Mankato’s city government spent $1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,254 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mankato didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mankato is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,254 per resident a year, or $3.44 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: housing & development, at 58%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mankato didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Mankato yet
Every year of Mankato’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 6 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,371 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.46% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mankato’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Mankato’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mankato →
Who’s in charge in Mankato
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 134 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (804).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Rock Hills Unified School District 107
Mankato’s K–12 school district, shared with Buffalo Township, Burr Oak, Burr Oak Township, Calvin Township, Center Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,286 per pupil, $10,990 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mankato’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mankato alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jewell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.0%1,370 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.2%176 votesOthers: 1.8% (28 votes).
Most votes in Jewell County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Mankato lies in Jewell County. Every 2024 race in Jewell County is on the county’s page.
Jewell County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Mankato.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kansas HouseState representatives
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Mankato’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mankato’s government
How much does Mankato spend per resident?
About $1,254 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mankato didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Mankato?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,371 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.46% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Mankato’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mankato yet.
How did Mankato vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mankato alone. Jewell County, where 100% of Mankato lies, voted Trump 87.0%, Harris 11.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mankato?
6 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $37,409 (about $448,908 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Mankato in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 106 (Lisa Moser). The House district also covers 130 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Mankato, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →