Manchester is a city of 2,803 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 32.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 3,626 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $195,900. The average commute runs 35 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,202, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% 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
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.5 → 32.9(−2.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$165,845 → $195,900(+18%)US over the same years: +67%
White share99.1% → 72.3%(−26.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)8.8%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)2.6%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.7%(108)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 194 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
1990
1,830
$74,133
$165,845
9.2%
2.2
2000
2,350
$75,508
$168,685
17.1%
7.8
2010
2,763
$76,318
$212,189
12.8%
23.6
2020
2,800
$75,305
$163,383
11.0%
41.0
2024
2,803
$77,202
$195,900
23.7%
55.3
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.
