Manchester vs Ryan

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

Manchester and Ryan 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 383 in Ryan). Ryan has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $58,578 in Manchester). Ryan has the higher median home value ($148,100 vs $130,500 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	Ryan
Population	5,144	383
Median age	49.4 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,578	$77,500
Median home value	$130,500	$148,100
Median gross rent	$743	$914
Housing units	2,712	161
Homeownership rate	74.1%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	Ryan
Population	5,019 → 5,144 (+2.5%)	418 → 383 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$51,773 → $58,578 (+13.1%)	$65,104 → $77,500 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$110,400 → $130,500 (+18.2%)	$108,500 → $148,100 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$576 → $743 (+29.0%)	$556 → $914 (+64.4%)

Manchester

Population

5,0195,144

Median household income

$51,773$58,578

Median home value

$110,400$130,500

Median gross rent

$576$743

Ryan

Population

418383

Median household income

$65,104$77,500

Median home value

$108,500$148,100

Median gross rent

$556$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	Ryan
Under 5	5.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	23.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	5.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	16.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	11.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	11.5%
75 and over	14.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	Ryan
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	Ryan
No high school diploma	11.4%	4.0%
High school graduate	42.6%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	Ryan
Drove alone	86.5%	89.7%
Carpooled	4.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	Ryan
1-unit, detached	75.8%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	Ryan
Poverty rate	12.5%	7.1%
Average household size	2.03	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	13	34
Median year structure built	1955	1960