Demographics of Manchester town, Maryland

Manchester town, Maryland had 5,426 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +22 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 town, in four figures

5,426
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,439 ±49.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +22 people.; 39.9 ±5.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $121,676 ±$21,471
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 town, Maryland's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Manchester town, Maryland'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 town, Maryland's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Manchester town, Maryland'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	5,404	100.0	100.0
2021	5,405	100.0	100.2
2022	5,425	100.4	100.7
2023	5,433	100.5	101.6
2024	5,431	100.5	102.5
2025	5,426	100.4	103.1

Population of Manchester town, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,404	—
2021	5,405	+1
2022	5,425	+20
2023	5,433	+8
2024	5,431	−2
2025	5,426	−5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±5.1: for men 36.3 ±2.9 and for women 46.6 ±6.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Manchester town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	290 ±90	5.3% ±1.6	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,051 ±227	19.3% ±4.2	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	418 ±159	7.7% ±2.9	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,196 ±245	22.0% ±4.5	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,485 ±253	27.3% ±4.7	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	999 ±200	18.4% ±3.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $121,676 ±$21,471, and income per person $52,617 ±$7,030, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Manchester town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	199 ±87	10.1% ±4.3	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	127 to 461	6.6% to 23.4%	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	78 to 252	4.0% to 12.8%	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	46 to 150	2.4% to 7.6%	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	429 ±129	21.9% ±6.3	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	393 ±109	20.0% ±5.3	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	385 ±128	19.6% ±6.3	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	254 ±125	4.8% ±2.3	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 33	0% to 2.5%	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	14 to 148	0.6% to 5.7%	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	173 ±80	12.3% ±5.1	9.3% ±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 town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Manchester town	Maryland	United States
Housing units	2,012 ±175	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.6% ±11.7	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 6.1%	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.5% ±7.4	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.5% ±6.9	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$376,400 ±$21,087	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$493 to $2,223	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±4	1979 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 344	0% to 6.3%	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,629 ±342	85.1% ±6.2	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11 to 203	0.2% to 3.7%	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1 to 467	< 0.1% to 8.6%	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 61	0.1% to 1.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	122 to 396	2.2% to 7.3%	4.6% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	3,879 ±257	71.3% ±4.7	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,260 ±263	23.2% ±4.8	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 22	0% to 0.4%	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	131 to 453	2.4% to 8.3%	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	73 to 361	1.3% to 6.6%	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 152	0% to 2.8%	7.5% ±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 town among the places of Maryland

192nd of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Manchester town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fulton CDP	5,677 ±536
Ashton-Sandy Spring CDP	5,630 ±834
Chestertown town	5,594 ±16
Layhill CDP	5,497 ±959
Marlow Heights CDP	5,456 ±958
Manchester town	5,439 ±49
Hampton CDP	5,372 ±578
Deale CDP	5,333 ±792
Peppermill Village CDP	5,238 ±692
Berlin town	5,232 ±21
Springdale CDP	5,226 ±1,057

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in Maryland by homeownership rate
No. 14 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 25 Places in Maryland by median household income
No. 31 Places in Maryland by per capita income
No. 59 Places in Maryland by poverty rate
No. 103 Places in Maryland by median home value

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