Manchester is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 115,141 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Manchester is the largest community in New Hampshire.Unlike some cities 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 city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manchester who work in office and administrative support (12.69%), sales jobs (10.34%), and management occupations (8.38%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Manchester telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 education level of Manchester citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.26% of adults in Manchester have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Manchester in 2022 was $41,067, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,268 for a family of four. However, Manchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Manchester is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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. Manchester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Manchester include Irish, French, French Canadian, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Manchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
