Manchester is a city of 676 people in Vermont. At a median age of 62.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. Median rent is $650 a month. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $511,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,659, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% 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 home value (2024 dollars)$615,858 → $511,400(−17%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants60.6% → 52.0%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree50.1% → 57.8%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)9.5%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.1%(3)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 42 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
554
$74,359
$615,858
50.1%
2.7
2000
602
$104,419
$529,555
58.5%
7.3
2010
749
$126,365
$916,370
50.7%
14.3
2020
783
$30,439
$573,173
43.8%
29.5
2024
676
$74,659
$511,400
57.8%
26.5
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.
