CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Manchester

Vermont · 554 residents · 3.54 sq mi

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Manchester is home to 554 people in Vermont. At a median age of 57.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $256,600. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median rent is $272 a month. Getting to work takes 28 minutes on average.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 57.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

50% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

554

−8%vs 2000

vs 602 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

57.3

+10%vs 2000

vs 52.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024676

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.2%(12)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.2%(18)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144%(22)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(28)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(25)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.8%(49)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(73)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546%(33)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.5%(69)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416.4%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8415.7%(87)

US avg: 4%

85 and over8.5%(47)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,982

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,321 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,248

−48%vs 2000

vs $40,851 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

+7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$256,600

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $290,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $350 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.6%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

39.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(584)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2%(12)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(548)

Black1.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American3.1%(21)

Colombian3.1%(21)

Central American1.6%(11)

Honduran1.6%(11)

Cuban0.9%(6)

Ancestry

Irish34.8%(235)

English14.9%(101)

Polish10.7%(72)

German9.9%(67)

American6.4%(43)

Scottish4.3%(29)

Italian3.8%(26)

Swedish3.7%(25)

French3%(20)

Lithuanian2.8%(19)

Czech2.2%(15)

Dutch1.8%(12)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.2%(8)

Subsaharan African1.2%(8)

Nigerian1.2%(8)

Danish0.7%(5)

Austrian0.6%(4)

Australian0.4%(3)

Finnish0.4%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(3)

French Canadian0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

50.1%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

18.9%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.6 min

+87%vs 2000

vs 14.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.1%(104)

Married46.2%(126)

Widowed3.3%(9)

Divorced12.5%(34)

Women 15+

Never married9.8%(35)

Married38%(136)

Widowed33.8%(121)

Divorced18.4%(66)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2013

from 1.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.8%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

30.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

53.1%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.9%

−9.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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