Hopkinton vs Manchester

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

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

Manchester has the higher population (5,144 vs 586 in Hopkinton). Hopkinton has the higher median household income ($80,536 vs $58,578 in Manchester). Manchester has the higher median home value ($130,500 vs $108,900 in Hopkinton).

Population, income & housing

	Hopkinton	Manchester
Population	586	5,144
Median age	38.3 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,536	$58,578
Median home value	$108,900	$130,500
Median gross rent	$505	$743
Housing units	250	2,712
Homeownership rate	83.3%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopkinton	Manchester
Population	616 → 586 (-4.9%)	5,019 → 5,144 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$58,875 → $80,536 (+36.8%)	$51,773 → $58,578 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $108,900 (+30.1%)	$110,400 → $130,500 (+18.2%)
Median gross rent	$417 → $505 (+21.1%)	$576 → $743 (+29.0%)

Hopkinton

Population

616586

Median household income

$58,875$80,536

Median home value

$83,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$417$505

Manchester

Population

5,0195,144

Median household income

$51,773$58,578

Median home value

$110,400$130,500

Median gross rent

$576$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopkinton	Manchester
Under 5	1.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	21.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	10.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.2%
55 to 64	17.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	7.0%	14.6%
75 and over	6.7%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopkinton	Manchester
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopkinton	Manchester
No high school diploma	8.5%	11.4%
High school graduate	55.2%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopkinton	Manchester
Drove alone	80.8%	86.5%
Carpooled	11.7%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	8.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopkinton	Manchester
1-unit, detached	81.2%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Hopkinton	Manchester
Poverty rate	7.8%	12.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	1958	1955