Demographics of Manchester city, Missouri

Manchester city, Missouri had 18,069 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −252 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Manchester city, in four figures

18,069
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,160 ±52.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −252 people.; 38.2 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,801 ±$19,572
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Manchester city, Missouri's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Manchester city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Manchester city, Missouri's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Manchester city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,321	100.0	100.0
2021	18,243	99.6	100.2
2022	18,100	98.8	100.7
2023	18,065	98.6	101.6
2024	18,098	98.8	102.5
2025	18,069	98.6	103.1

Population of Manchester city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,321	—
2021	18,243	−78
2022	18,100	−143
2023	18,065	−35
2024	18,098	+33
2025	18,069	−29

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.2 ±2.1: for men 36.9 ±3.4 and for women 38.9 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Manchester city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,137 ±299	6.3% ±1.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,351 ±572	18.5% ±3.1	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,131 ±317	6.2% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,268 ±647	29.0% ±3.6	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,364 ±657	24.0% ±3.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,909 ±375	16.0% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,801 ±$19,572, and income per person $50,108 ±$3,957, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Manchester city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	544 ±201	7.5% ±2.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	976 ±322	13.4% ±4.4	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,339 ±424	18.4% ±5.7	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	828 ±235	11.4% ±3.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,376 ±304	18.9% ±4.0	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,038 ±281	14.3% ±3.8	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,178 ±284	16.2% ±3.8	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Manchester city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,159 ±422	6.4% ±2.3	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	163 to 509	3.8% to 11.4%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	619 ±248	6.4% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	204 ±98	5.1% ±2.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Manchester city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Manchester city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	7,423 ±417	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.1% ±7.7	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.2% to 3.6%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.0% ±2.3	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.0% ±4.9	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$323,100 ±$17,382	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,322 ±$69	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Manchester city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	213 to 1,591	1.2% to 8.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,934 ±1,097	71.2% ±6.0	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	658 ±319	3.6% ±1.8	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,251 ±786	12.4% ±4.3	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 213	0.1% to 1.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,294 ±457	7.1% ±2.5	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Manchester city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	11,072 ±958	61.0% ±5.3	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,681 ±709	25.8% ±3.9	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 108	0.1% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,348 ±543	12.9% ±3.0	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,566 ±400	8.6% ±2.2	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	782 ±252	4.3% ±1.4	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Manchester city among the places of Missouri

45th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Manchester city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Affton CDP	19,052 ±1,216
Creve Coeur city	18,643 ±45
Concord CDP	18,368 ±1,277
Farmington city	18,282 ±22
Ferguson city	18,213 ±30
Manchester city	18,160 ±52
Lake St. Louis city	18,066 ±32
Spanish Lake CDP	17,873 ±1,543
Kirksville city	17,563 ±34
Clayton city	17,380 ±44
Hannibal city	16,771 ±84

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Missouri by foreign-born share
No. 9 Places in Missouri by median household income
No. 11 Places in Missouri by median rent
No. 15 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 21 Places in Missouri by median home value
No. 21 Places in Missouri by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026