Manchester Township is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 46,070 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Manchester Township is the 36th largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some townships, Manchester Township isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Manchester Township are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Manchester Township is a township of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manchester Township who work in office and administrative support (12.05%), sales jobs (10.94%), and management occupations (9.09%). Also of interest is that Manchester Township 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: 8.70% 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 township is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Manchester Township has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Manchester Township a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Manchester Township, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.38 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Manchester Township are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.18% of adults in Manchester Township having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Manchester Township in 2022 was $41,104, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,416 for a family of four. However, Manchester Township contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Manchester Township is a somewhat ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Manchester Township home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manchester Township residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Manchester Township include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Manchester Township is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
