Manchester is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,788 people and two associated neighborhoods, Manchester is the 525th largest community in Pennsylvania.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Manchester is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.68% of the Manchester workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Manchester is a borough of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manchester who work in sales jobs (16.45%), management occupations (11.56%), and office and administrative support (8.60%). 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: 7.97% 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. As is often the case in a small borough, Manchester doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Manchester with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.14% of adults in Manchester have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Manchester in 2022 was $34,649, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,596 for a family of four. However, Manchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Manchester is a very ethnically-diverse borough. 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 18.77% of the borough’s residents. 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 Spanish and Italian.
