Ferguson vs Manchester

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

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

Ferguson has the higher population (18,350 vs 18,189 in Manchester). Manchester has the higher median household income ($92,839 vs $46,106 in Ferguson). Manchester has the higher median home value ($298,400 vs $99,300 in Ferguson).

Population, income & housing

	Ferguson	Manchester
Population	18,350	18,189
Median age	36.0 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,106	$92,839
Median home value	$99,300	$298,400
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,248
Housing units	9,777	7,645
Homeownership rate	48.8%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	62.1%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferguson	Manchester
Population	20,738 → 18,350 (-11.5%)	18,110 → 18,189 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $46,106 (+15.3%)	$77,983 → $92,839 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $99,300 (+18.9%)	$229,700 → $298,400 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,066 (+14.7%)	$1,061 → $1,248 (+17.6%)

Ferguson

Population

20,73818,350

Median household income

$40,000$46,106

Median home value

$83,500$99,300

Median gross rent

$929$1,066

Manchester

Population

18,11018,189

Median household income

$77,983$92,839

Median home value

$229,700$298,400

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,248

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferguson	Manchester
Under 5	8.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	17.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.0%
75 and over	5.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferguson	Manchester
White (non-Hispanic)	25.4%	73.1%
Black or African American	69.7%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.0%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferguson	Manchester
No high school diploma	10.2%	3.4%
High school graduate	34.4%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferguson	Manchester
Drove alone	71.0%	71.2%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.6%
Public transit	6.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	21.8%
Other means	3.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferguson	Manchester
1-unit, detached	70.7%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	21.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ferguson	Manchester
Poverty rate	24.9%	5.7%
Average household size	2.16	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1957	1976