Manchester Center, VT

Census Place

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2023 Population

1,935

5.45% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bernie Sanders

Independent Party

US Senator

Peter Welch

Democratic Party

US Representative

Becca Balint

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

49.6

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

28.2%

15.7% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$88,786

21.1% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$330,300

5.46% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

974

2.74% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Manchester Center, VT had a population of 1.94k people with a median age of 49.6 and a median household income of $88,786. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Manchester Center, VT grew from 1,835 to 1,935, a 5.45% increase and its median household income grew from $73,333 to $88,786, a 21.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Manchester Center, VT are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.62%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.517%), Other (Hispanic) (0.207%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.0517%).

None of the households in Manchester Center, VT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Manchester Center, VT are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Manchester Center, VT was $330,300, and the homeownership rate was 80.7%.

Most people in Manchester Center, VT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Manchester Center, VT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Manchester Center, VT is home to a population of 1.94k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.19% of Manchester Center, VT residents were born outside of the country (23 people).

In 2023, there were 26.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.85k people) in Manchester Center, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 70 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 10 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Manchester Center, VT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Manchester Center, VT was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Manchester Center, VT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Manchester Center, VT

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.85k ± 347
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
70 ± 72.2
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
10 ± 16

0.207%

Hispanic Population

4 people

0.207% of the people in Manchester Center, VT are hispanic (4 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Manchester Center, VT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Vermont.

Most Common Origin

Canada
4,981 ± 1,725 people
China
1,582 ± 975 people
Germany
991 ± 772 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Vermont was Canada, the natal country of 4,981 Vermont residents, followed by China with 1,582 and Germany with 991.

Foreign-Born Population

1.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

23 people

1.74%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

32 people

As of 2023, 1.19% of Manchester Center, VT residents (23 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Manchester Center, VT was 1.74%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Manchester Center, VT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
28 ± 34
Gulf War (2001-)
5 ± 17
Gulf War (1990s)
4 ± 13

Manchester Center, VT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.6 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Manchester Center, VT employs 974 people. The largest industries in Manchester Center, VT are Educational Services (170 people), Accommodation & Food Services (153 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (134 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,962), and Finance & Insurance ($79,625).

Males in Vermont have an average income that is 1.19 times higher than the average income of females, which is $61,434. The income inequality in Vermont (measured using the Gini index) is 0.437, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

974

2023 Value

± 279

2.74%

1 Year growth

± 40.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Manchester Center, VT grew at a rate of 2.74%, from 948 employees to 974 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Manchester Center, VT, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (178 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (131 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (123 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Manchester Center, VT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Vermont (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

974

2023 Value

± 279

2.74%

1 Year growth

± 40.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Manchester Center, VT grew at a rate of 2.74%, from 948 employees to 974 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Manchester Center, VT, are Educational Services (170 people), Accommodation & Food Services (153 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (134 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Manchester Center, VT, though some of these residents may live in Manchester Center, VT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,608

Median earning men ± $14,557

$54,583

Median earning women ± $42,689

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,308), Retail Trade ($67,880), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,154), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,801), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($9,288).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.

Y-Axis

1.76%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 307k people employed in Vermont. This represents a 1.76% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 21.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Vermont.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont went to Kamala Harris with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.3%), followed by Other (1.76%).

Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are the senators currently representing the state of Vermont. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Manchester Center, VT is currently represented by Becca Balint in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Manchester Center, VT. Showing the available data for Vermont.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (63.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (32.3%)
Republican Party
Other (1.76%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont went to Kamala Harris with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.3%), followed by Other (1.76%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Vermont for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Vermont

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Bernie Sanders

Senator from Vermont

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Peter Welch

Senator from Vermont

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are the senators currently representing Vermont.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Vermont over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Manchester Center, VT

Becca Balint

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Manchester Center, VT is currently represented by Becca Balint (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Manchester Center, VT have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.431% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.362% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (130k), Bachelors Degree (106k), and Some college (93.2k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Manchester Center, VT was $330,300 in 2023, which is 1.09 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $313,200 to $330,300, a 5.46% increase. The homeownership rate in Manchester Center, VT is 80.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Manchester Center, VT have an average commute time of 15.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Manchester Center, VT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$330,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$53,394

$610

Median Property Taxes

±$178

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Manchester Center, VT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Manchester Center, VT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.7%

Homeownership

2023

73.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.7% of the housing units in Manchester Center, VT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Manchester Center, VT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Manchester Center, VT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$88,786

Median Household Income

± $31,498

756

Number of Households

± 203

In 2023, the median household income of the 756 households in Manchester Center, VT grew to $88,786 from the previous year's value of $73,333.

The following chart displays the households in Manchester Center, VT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Manchester Center, VT is from Vermont.

0.437

2022 Wage GINI in Vermont

0.442

2021 Wage GINI in Vermont

In 2022, the income inequality in Vermont was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.1% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Vermont was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Vermont in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Vermont across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (69.3%)
Carpooled (15%)
Worked At Home (12.4%)

In 2023, 69.3% of workers in Manchester Center, VT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15%) and those who worked at home (12.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Manchester Center, VT have a shorter commute time (15.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Manchester Center, VT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Manchester Center, VT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Manchester Center, VT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Manchester Center, VT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Manchester Center, VT (543 out of 1.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Manchester Center, VT is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.4% of the population of Manchester Center, VT has health coverage, with 31.7% on employee plans, 22.6% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 20% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bennington County, VT see 930 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.58% decrease from the previous year (985 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1166 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 206 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Bennington County, VT.

930 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bennington County, VT

Primary care physicians in Bennington County, VT see an average of 930 patients per year. This represents a 5.58% decrease from the previous year (985 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bennington County, VT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 43.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 35.5% were men and 64.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.62%

Uninsured

31.7%

Employer Coverage

22.6%

Medicaid

16.1%

Medicare

20%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Manchester Center, VT declined by 20.1% from 12% to 9.62%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Manchester Center, VT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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