Manchester is home to 36,759 people in Connecticut. There are 3,980 people per square mile. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $223,400. Households here earn about 22% less than in Connecticut as a whole. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,267, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Manchester
Its weight in Capitol Planning Region
Manchester's population equals 3.8% of Capitol Planning Region's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.4% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 2.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.2%(341)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(183)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.5%(333)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.3%(26)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,128 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Manchester, decade by decade
Manchester population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
30,577
$75,972
$275,199
28.0%
65.7
2020
36,379
$74,699
$200,471
28.6%
81.6
2024
36,759
$74,267
$223,400
31.5%
81.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
