Manchester vs West Hartford

A side-by-side comparison of Manchester and West Hartford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Hartford has the higher population (63,809 vs 36,561 in Manchester). West Hartford has the higher median household income ($125,616 vs $76,780 in Manchester). West Hartford has the higher median home value ($391,200 vs $205,800 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	West Hartford
Population	36,561	63,809
Median age	37.0 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,780	$125,616
Median home value	$205,800	$391,200
Median gross rent	$1,357	$1,665
Housing units	16,461	27,427
Homeownership rate	55.3%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	66.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	West Hartford
Population	29,972 → 36,561 (+22.0%)	63,063 → 63,809 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$62,622 → $76,780 (+22.6%)	$104,281 → $125,616 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$165,900 → $205,800 (+24.1%)	$334,300 → $391,200 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,148 → $1,357 (+18.2%)	$1,325 → $1,665 (+25.7%)

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

West Hartford

Population

63,06363,809

Median household income

$104,281$125,616

Median home value

$334,300$391,200

Median gross rent

$1,325$1,665

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	West Hartford
Under 5	5.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	18.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	10.4%
75 and over	5.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	West Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	68.6%
Black or African American	16.1%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	West Hartford
No high school diploma	7.5%	5.4%
High school graduate	32.3%	12.3%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	16.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	33.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	West Hartford
Drove alone	76.9%	69.2%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.3%
Public transit	2.5%	1.6%
Walked	2.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.3%	19.8%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	West Hartford
1-unit, detached	46.2%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	7.4%
20 or more units	12.6%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	West Hartford
Poverty rate	14.8%	6.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1952	1955