North Manchester vs Somerset

A side-by-side comparison of North Manchester and Somerset: population, income, housing, and more.

North Manchester and Somerset are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Manchester has the higher population (4,904 vs 241 in Somerset). Somerset has the higher median household income ($105,272 vs $63,438 in North Manchester). Since 2019, North Manchester's population has grown faster (-14.1% vs -42.6%).

Population, income & housing

	North Manchester	Somerset
Population	4,904	241
Median age	40.5 yrs	56.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,438	$105,272
Median home value	$135,500	—
Median gross rent	$644	$603
Housing units	2,240	144
Homeownership rate	80.6%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Manchester	Somerset
Population	5,710 → 4,904 (-14.1%)	420 → 241 (-42.6%)
Median household income	$52,319 → $63,438 (+21.3%)	$71,667 → $105,272 (+46.9%)
Median home value	$94,900 → $135,500 (+42.8%)	$122,900 → $123,200 (+0.2%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $644 (-17.5%)	$434 → $603 (+38.9%)

North Manchester

Population

5,7104,904

Median household income

$52,319$63,438

Median home value

$94,900$135,500

Median gross rent

$781$644

Somerset

Population

420241

Median household income

$71,667$105,272

Median home value

$122,900$123,200

Median gross rent

$434$603

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Manchester	Somerset
Under 5	4.4%	9.1%
5 to 17	12.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	17.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	16.6%
35 to 44	7.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.5%
55 to 64	10.6%	24.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	24.9%
75 and over	15.7%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Manchester	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	78.8%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Manchester	Somerset
No high school diploma	7.6%	14.6%
High school graduate	33.0%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Manchester	Somerset
Drove alone	77.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Manchester	Somerset
1-unit, detached	71.8%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	8.3%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Manchester	Somerset
Poverty rate	10.9%	11.2%
Average household size	2.12	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1957	1980