Manchester is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 59,461 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Manchester is the 15th largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Manchester is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. 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 office and administrative support (11.47%), management occupations (9.97%), and sales jobs (9.30%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The citizens of Manchester are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.93% of adults in Manchester have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Manchester in 2022 was $43,140, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,560 for a family of four. However, Manchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Manchester is an extremely 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 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 17.20% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Manchester include Irish, Italian, English, German, and French. In addition, Manchester has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.63%). The most common language spoken in Manchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
