Manchester, KY

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2022 Population

2,195

10% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.8

13.6% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

40.1%

10.5% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$30,474

36.4% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$99,200

14.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Manchester, KY had a population of 2.2k people with a median age of 40.8 and a median household income of $30,474. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Manchester, KY declined from 2,439 to 2,195, a −10% decrease and its median household income grew from $22,339 to $30,474, a 36.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Manchester, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.683%), and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) (0.456%).

None of the households in Manchester, KY 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, KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Manchester, KY are Edge Academy of Beauty (15 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Manchester, KY was $99,200, and the homeownership rate was 45.2%.

Most people in Manchester, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Manchester, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Manchester, KY employs 757 people. The largest industries in Manchester, KY are Accommodation & Food Services (148 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (97 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (82 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services ($64,063), Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,500), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,151).

Employment

Occupations

757

2022 Value

± 193

24.9%

1 Year growth

± 29.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Manchester, KY grew at a rate of 24.9%, from 606 employees to 757 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Manchester, KY, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (118 people), Production Occupations (95 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (84 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Manchester, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (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

757

2022 Value

± 193

24.9%

1 Year growth

± 29.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Manchester, KY grew at a rate of 24.9%, from 606 employees to 757 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Manchester, KY, are Accommodation & Food Services (148 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (97 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (82 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Manchester, KY, though some of these residents may live in Manchester, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,176

Median earning men ± $12,933

$33,849

Median earning women ± $9,016

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,219), Other Services Except Public Administration ($59,167), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($38,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Retail Trade ($42,917), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($40,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% 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 14.4%.

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members 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

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

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 Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

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

Education

In 2022, universities in Manchester, KY awarded 15 degrees. The student population of Manchester, KY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 45 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Manchester, KY are White (15 and 100%), followed by Asian (0 and 0%), Black or African American (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Manchester, KY by number of degrees awarded are Edge Academy of Beauty (15 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Manchester, KY are General Cosmetology (7 and 46.7%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (6 and 40%), and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (2 and 13.3%).

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, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% 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 (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

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, KY was $99,200 in 2022, which is 0.352 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $86,500 to $99,200, a 14.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Manchester, KY is 45.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Manchester, KY have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Manchester, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$99,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$21,516

$350

Median Property Taxes

±$92

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, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

45.2%

Homeownership

2022

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 45.2% of the housing units in Manchester, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 44.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9505

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Manchester, KY 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.

$30,474

Median Household Income

± $13,665

775

Number of Households

± 147

In 2022, the median household income of the 775 households in Manchester, KY grew to $30,474 from the previous year's value of $22,339.

The following chart displays the households in Manchester, KY 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Manchester, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (71.3%)
Carpooled (19.9%)
Worked At Home (5.91%)

In 2022, 71.3% of workers in Manchester, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.9%) and those who worked at home (5.91%).

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

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Manchester, KY have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 9.27% of the workforce in Manchester, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

40.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Manchester, KY (880 out of 2.19k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

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

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

97.6% of the population of Manchester, KY has health coverage, with 19.4% on employee plans, 55.4% on Medicaid, 7.02% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 2.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Clay County, KY see 2804 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.37% decrease from the previous year (2843 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6735 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1263 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,804 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Clay County, KY

Primary care physicians in Clay County, KY see an average of 2,804 patients per year. This represents a 1.37% decrease from the previous year (2,843 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.5% under 18 years, 27.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.9% were men and 47.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.37%

Uninsured

19.4%

Employer Coverage

55.4%

Medicaid

7.02%

Medicare

13.3%

Non-Group

2.6%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Manchester, KY declined by 8.29% from 2.58% to 2.37%.

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

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