Manchester is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 59,461 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Manchester is the 15th largest community in Connecticut.
Also of interest is that Manchester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Manchester telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.85% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another interesting thing about Manchester, despite not being a huge town, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
The education level of Manchester citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.93% of adults in Manchester have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Manchester in 2022 was $43,140, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,560 for a family of four. However, Manchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Manchester is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Manchester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manchester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Manchester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.20% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Manchester include Irish, Italian, English, German, and French.
In addition, Manchester has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.63%).
The most common language spoken in Manchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.