Manchester is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 115,141 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Manchester is the largest community in New Hampshire.
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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.47% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 city, 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 overall education level of Manchester citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.26% of adults in Manchester have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Manchester in 2022 was $41,067, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,268 for a family of four. However, Manchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Manchester is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Manchester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Manchester include Irish, French, French Canadian, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Manchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.