Manchester is home to 12,944 people in Tennessee. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 4,650 people. The median age is 32.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $237,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Manchester
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.2 → 32.6(−3.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants62.6% → 51.5%(−11.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.9% → 22.9%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Manchester's population equals 22% of Coffee County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 49% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 16% 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)31.2%(215)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(112)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.2%(243)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(22)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 690 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
7,709
$54,035
$120,483
15.9%
13.1
2000
8,294
$58,262
$140,085
18.0%
21.7
2010
10,102
$53,446
$146,159
18.9%
30.6
2020
12,212
$59,861
$167,504
22.1%
45.9
2024
12,944
$57,500
$237,400
22.9%
45.7
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.
