Cities / Kansas / Manhattan

Manhattan, KS

54,287 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Topeka)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 47.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Heat Advisory (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

MCI

100 mi — Kansas City International Airport

Heat Advisory — Marion; Baxter; Fulton; Sharp; Randolph; Stone; Izard; Independence; Lawrence; Cleburne; Jackson; Conway; Faulkner; White; Woodruff; Perry; Garland; Saline; Pulaski; Lonoke; Prairie; Monroe; Pike; Clark; Hot Spring; Grant; Jefferson; Arkansas; Dallas; Cleveland; Lincoln; Desha; Ouachita; Calhoun; Bradley; Drew; Boone County Except Southwest; Newton County Higher Elevations; Searcy County Lower Elevations; Southern Johnson County; Southern Pope County; Southeast Van Buren County; Western and Northern Logan County; Northern Scott County; Northwest Yell County; Polk County Lower Elevations; Central and Eastern Montgomery County; Boone County Higher Elevations; Newton County Lower Elevations; Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations; Johnson County Higher Elevations; Pope County Higher Elevations; Van Buren County Higher Elevations; Southern and Eastern Logan County; Central and Southern Scott County; Yell Excluding Northwest; Northern Polk County Higher Elevations; Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations; Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations; Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations; Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations

Population & People

Population

54,287

Median age

—

Median household income

—

Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

—

Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

—

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$947

HUD Fair Market Rent (Kansas statewide average across 105 areas — not specific to Manhattan), 2026. Efficiency $702, 1BR $753, 2BR $947, 3BR $1223, 4BR $1397. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kansas commercial electricity

11.35¢/kWh

Kansas industrial electricity

8.03¢/kWh

Kansas residential electricity

14.56¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

241378.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

185144

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kansas

486.18

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Source: FRED, Kansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MCI

Kansas City International Airport

Tulsa International Airport

210 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).