Manchester is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 5,527 people and three associated neighborhoods, Manchester is the 118th largest community in Maryland.Manchester is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.10% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Manchester is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manchester who work in management occupations (15.59%), sales jobs (13.81%), and office and administrative support (11.19%). 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: 15.24% 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. Because of many things, Manchester is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Manchester really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Manchester perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Manchester, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.36 minutes every day commuting to work. Manchester is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Manchester citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.38% of adults in Manchester have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Manchester in 2022 was $47,905, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,620 for a family of four. Manchester is a somewhat 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Manchester include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Manchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Langs. of India.
