Population & age
- Total population
- 16,393
- Median age
- 38.3
Riley County · Manhattan, KS · Population 16,393
Manhattan, KS (ZIP 66503) sits in Riley County within the Manhattan metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Obesity comes in below the national average at 25.8%. NCES lists 2 schools serving the area, 2 non-charter. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $11,221. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $114,484, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $52,341 per worker, roughly 20% below the US average. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (65th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 26th-percentile score. Severe Storm accounts for 71% of the 17 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. Premature-mortality burden is comparatively low at 5,337 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (County Health Rankings, 2025). Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 53.5% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. Kansas levies a flat state income tax (top rate 5.58%); a household at the local median AGI of $114,484 would pay roughly $3,833/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Geary County, KS (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $96,327, fair market rent of $1,220 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $352,109, up 3.8% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$990
/month
1 Bed
$1,000
/month
2 Bed
$1,220
/month
3 Bed
$1,700
/month
4 Bed
$2,050
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$352,109
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+3.8%
vs. March 2025
+29.3%
vs. March 2021
Manhattan, KS
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
126
Across 93 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $34.6M.
Single-family
91
72% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
35
28% of total units
Single-family value
$30.6M
construction value
Multifamily value
$3.9M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
7,760
Average AGI
$114,484
Avg property tax
$781
EITC participation
6.7%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$707
Avg charitable contribution
$2,310
Avg capital gains
$11,066
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $888.4M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
308
Total employment
3,140
Annual payroll
$140.2M
Average annual pay
$44,640
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$52,341
Average weekly wage
$1,007
Total employment
30,349
Total establishments
2,032
That is roughly 20% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
3.1%
That is 0.9 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
37,316
Employed
36,147
Unemployed
1,169
Based on Riley County, KS data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
4
Typical banking access
A standard suburban / mid-density branch count for this area.
Total deposits
$163.4M
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
4
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Manhattan, KS
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, Inc
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Public EV charging stations
1
Limited EV charging
A small number of public charging stations — viable for EV ownership with home charging, but minimal redundancy.
Level 2 ports
2
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Federally Declared Disasters
17
Date Range
1966–2022
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
Severe Storm — declared February 17, 2022 (DR-4640)
Incident period: December 15, 2021 – December 15, 2021
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
4
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
2
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
17
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
10
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
55°F
43.7° – 66.4°
Annual precipitation
35.8"
Annual snowfall
17.6"
Heating · cooling days
5,111.5 · 1,519.5
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: MANHATTAN, KS US, 7.7 miles from the centroid of Manhattan, KS (ZIP 66503)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
5,337
That is roughly 2,863 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
17%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.0
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.3
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
10.2%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
69
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,539
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
5.7
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
89%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
61%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 6.7% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Riley data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Limited food access for many residents
53.5% of Riley County, KS residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.07
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.35
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.68
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 24.9% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Riley County, KS for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−832 people
−552 households • −$45.0M net AGI flow
Moved in
4,975households
8,246 people • $256.9M AGI
Moved out
5,527households
9,078 people • $301.9M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $51,639 versus departing households' $54,627.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 66503. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
5.58%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
8.69%
State 6.50% · avg local 2.19%
Property tax (effective)
1.47%
Median $2,240/year
Tax burden rank
26 of 50
10.20% of personal income
For ZIP 66503: At this ZIP's median AGI of $114,484, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $3,833 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $352,109, that works out to roughly $5,165/year in property tax.
Program
No program
No program
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Federal 130% FPL gross income limit. Asset limit $3,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs in Manhattan
Nearby ZIPs by distance
66506 (Manhattan, 7.7 mi) · 66531 (Riley, 8.3 mi) · 66517 (Ogden, 10.7 mi) · 66520 (Olsburg, 11.1 mi) · 66449 (Leonardville, 12.2 mi) · 66502 (Manhattan, 12.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
25.8%
7.2pp below the 33.0% national rate.
27.5%
4.5pp below the 32.0% national rate.
20.4%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
75.8%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
6.4%
6.6pp below the 13.0% national rate.
8.3%
2.7pp below the 11.0% national rate.
2 schools serve this ZIP, including 2 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Arnold Elem | Public | -1–6 | 570 |
| Frank V Bergman Elem | Public | -1–6 | 487 |
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
4
Median in-state tuition
$11,221
Median earnings (10 yr)
$50,362
Manhattan, KS · 66503
Manhattan, KS · 66506
Manhattan, KS · 66502
Manhattan, KS · 66502
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Manhattan, KS (ZIP 66503) sits in Riley County within the Manhattan metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Obesity comes in below the national average at 25.8%. NCES lists 2 schools serving the area, 2 non-charter. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $11,221. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $114,484, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $52,341 per worker, roughly 20% below the US average. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (65th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 26th-percentile score. Severe Storm accounts for 71% of the 17 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. Premature-mortality burden is comparatively low at 5,337 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (County Health Rankings, 2025). Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 53.5% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. Kansas levies a flat state income tax (top rate 5.58%); a household at the local median AGI of $114,484 would pay roughly $3,833/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Geary County, KS (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $96,327, fair market rent of $1,220 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $352,109, up 3.8% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 20.4%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
25.8%, which is 7.2 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
20.4%, which is 1.6 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
27.5%, which is 4.5 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
2 schools serve this ZIP, including 2 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 66503 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
No high schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
16,393 people live in ZIP 66503, with a median age of 38.3 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$96,327 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 66503, 61.6% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 38.4% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 66503, 12.3% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
8.9% of the population in ZIP 66503 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
95.3% of households in ZIP 66503 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 66503 is $352,109, up 3.8% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 3.8% over the past year and up 29.3% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 66503 (Manhattan, KS) is $114,484 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 66503 report an average of $781 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
11.6% of tax returns from ZIP 66503 (Manhattan, KS) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 308 business establishments operated in ZIP 66503 employing 3,140 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 66503 is $44,640, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 66503 ranks in the 26th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 66503, ranking in the 65th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 17 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 66503 between 1966–2022 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 66503, accounting for 12 of 17 declarations (71%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 66503 was "SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS" — a severe storm declared in 2022 (DR-4640) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
4 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 66503 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Manhattan Area Technical College, Kansas State University, and Bellus Academy (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 4 nearby institutions is $11,221 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $50,362 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 66503 has an average annual temperature of 55.0°F and 35.8" of annual precipitation based on the MANHATTAN, KS US weather station 7.7 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 66503 is part of the Manhattan, KS urbanized area, primarily served by Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, Inc (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
Kansas has a flat income tax with a top rate of 5.58%. Households at the local median AGI of $114,484 would pay roughly $3,833 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). Combined sales tax: 8.69% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Kansas has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (2 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (4 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (17 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (17 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs in Manhattan
Nearby ZIPs by distance
66506 (Manhattan, 7.7 mi) · 66531 (Riley, 8.3 mi) · 66517 (Ogden, 10.7 mi) · 66520 (Olsburg, 11.1 mi) · 66449 (Leonardville, 12.2 mi) · 66502 (Manhattan, 12.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
26th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 6 census tracts, population 15,414
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
111
Limited English Speakers
12
Persons with Disability
1,596
Without HS Diploma
141
Without Health Insurance
473
Adults Age 65+
2,082
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.