Hayward vs Manchester

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

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

Hayward has the higher population (219 vs 46 in Manchester). Manchester has the higher median household income ($57,500 vs $53,750 in Hayward). Since 2019, Hayward's population has grown faster (+0.5% vs -49.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Hayward	Manchester
Population	219	46
Median age	48.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$57,500
Median home value	$109,600	—
Housing units	104	25
Homeownership rate	80.4%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.3%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayward	Manchester
Population	218 → 219 (+0.5%)	91 → 46 (-49.5%)
Median household income	$41,771 → $53,750 (+28.7%)	$54,167 → $57,500 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $109,600 (+42.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$310 → $313 (+1.0%)	—

Hayward

Population

218219

Median household income

$41,771$53,750

Median home value

$76,800$109,600

Median gross rent

$310$313

Manchester

Population

9146

Median household income

$54,167$57,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayward	Manchester
Under 5	0.0%	13.0%
5 to 17	10.5%	19.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	6.5%
25 to 34	18.7%	19.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	17.4%
45 to 54	14.2%	2.2%
55 to 64	16.4%	15.2%
65 to 74	13.7%	6.5%
75 and over	9.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayward	Manchester
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	65.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	30.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayward	Manchester
No high school diploma	12.7%	25.0%
High school graduate	43.1%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	1.7%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayward	Manchester
Drove alone	81.3%	64.3%
Carpooled	16.1%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	21.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayward	Manchester
1-unit, detached	91.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hayward	Manchester
Poverty rate	16.4%	37.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1966	1938