Manchester vs Saline

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

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

Saline has the higher population (8,976 vs 2,375 in Manchester). Saline has the higher median household income ($90,662 vs $81,393 in Manchester). Saline has the higher median home value ($310,600 vs $222,700 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	Saline
Population	2,375	8,976
Median age	44.2 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,393	$90,662
Median home value	$222,700	$310,600
Median gross rent	$815	$1,098
Housing units	1,126	4,081
Homeownership rate	79.4%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	56.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	Saline
Population	1,993 → 2,375 (+19.2%)	9,251 → 8,976 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$59,453 → $81,393 (+36.9%)	$78,203 → $90,662 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $222,700 (+37.0%)	$254,300 → $310,600 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $815 (+20.6%)	$951 → $1,098 (+15.5%)

Manchester

Population

1,9932,375

Median household income

$59,453$81,393

Median home value

$162,500$222,700

Median gross rent

$676$815

Saline

Population

9,2518,976

Median household income

$78,203$90,662

Median home value

$254,300$310,600

Median gross rent

$951$1,098

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	Saline
Under 5	7.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	12.2%	12.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	18.3%	10.1%
35 to 44	8.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	18.1%	16.1%
75 and over	4.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	Saline
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	1.6%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	Saline
No high school diploma	6.4%	3.3%
High school graduate	19.7%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	30.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	Saline
Drove alone	75.4%	76.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	2.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	20.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	Saline
1-unit, detached	65.5%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	9.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	11.3%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	Saline
Poverty rate	6.5%	5.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1959	1980