ZIP Code 66506 — Manhattan city, KS Demographics & Data

ZIP code 66506 covers Manhattan, KS in Riley County with a population of about 3,189.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 19.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 785; U.S. House district KS-1; the TOPEKA media market.

Manhattan, KS sits in a university / college context (near kansas state university (0.5 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 100.0%; unemployment rate near 7.1%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Education, Retail trade, and Public administration; about 45.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 30.6 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Manhattan city, KS as Relatively Low (composite score 58.5), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (89.5) and flood (59.9). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Manhattan city, KS show little to no average snow and around 35.8 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 177 for ZIP 66506 (Manhattan city, KS) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.