With 34,620 people, Manitowoc is a city in Wisconsin. The typical home is worth $160,700, having more than doubled since 2000. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 42.8, about 4 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 4%. Median rent is $804 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,757, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% 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 Manitowoc
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$114,483 → $160,700(+40%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.5% → 24.6%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share95.8% → 83.0%(−12.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Manitowoc's population equals 43% of Manitowoc County's. Its number of households without a car equals 65% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 60% 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)21.9%(450)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(518)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.6%(527)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8%(165)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,056 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
Manitowoc, decade by decade
Manitowoc 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
32,520
$58,086
$114,483
14.5%
10.3
2000
34,053
$69,593
$151,562
17.1%
19.4
2010
33,736
$60,303
$156,229
18.6%
28.5
2020
34,626
$62,496
$135,748
23.2%
41.9
2024
34,620
$63,757
$160,700
24.6%
37.7
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.
