Manchester vs New Britain

A side-by-side comparison of Manchester and New Britain: population, income, housing, and more.

Manchester and New Britain are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Britain has the higher population (73,301 vs 36,561 in Manchester). Manchester has the higher median household income ($76,780 vs $57,036 in New Britain). New Britain has the higher median home value ($207,300 vs $205,800 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	New Britain
Population	36,561	73,301
Median age	37.0 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,780	$57,036
Median home value	$205,800	$207,300
Median gross rent	$1,357	$1,187
Housing units	16,461	32,499
Homeownership rate	55.3%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	New Britain
Population	29,972 → 36,561 (+22.0%)	72,767 → 73,301 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$62,622 → $76,780 (+22.6%)	$46,499 → $57,036 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$165,900 → $205,800 (+24.1%)	$160,800 → $207,300 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,148 → $1,357 (+18.2%)	$1,025 → $1,187 (+15.8%)

Manchester

Population

29,97236,561

Median household income

$62,622$76,780

Median home value

$165,900$205,800

Median gross rent

$1,148$1,357

New Britain

Population

72,76773,301

Median household income

$46,499$57,036

Median home value

$160,800$207,300

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,187

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	New Britain
Under 5	5.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.4%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	13.4%
25 to 34	18.6%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.0%
75 and over	5.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	New Britain
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	39.8%
Black or African American	16.1%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.9%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	42.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	New Britain
No high school diploma	7.5%	18.1%
High school graduate	32.3%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	New Britain
Drove alone	76.9%	73.8%
Carpooled	8.6%	10.3%
Public transit	2.5%	3.3%
Walked	2.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.3%	7.5%
Other means	0.4%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	New Britain
1-unit, detached	46.2%	31.0%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	36.6%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	14.6%
20 or more units	12.6%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	New Britain
Poverty rate	14.8%	18.6%
Average household size	2.32	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1952	1956