Manchester vs Nashua

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

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

Manchester has the higher population (115,415 vs 91,131 in Nashua). Nashua has the higher median household income ($92,457 vs $77,415 in Manchester). Nashua has the higher median home value ($373,100 vs $336,300 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	Nashua
Population	115,415	91,131
Median age	37.9 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,415	$92,457
Median home value	$336,300	$373,100
Median gross rent	$1,465	$1,652
Housing units	52,391	38,462
Homeownership rate	49.3%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	40.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	Nashua
Population	112,109 → 115,415 (+2.9%)	88,815 → 91,131 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$60,711 → $77,415 (+27.5%)	$74,995 → $92,457 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$227,600 → $336,300 (+47.8%)	$267,900 → $373,100 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,135 → $1,465 (+29.1%)	$1,281 → $1,652 (+29.0%)

Manchester

Population

112,109115,415

Median household income

$60,711$77,415

Median home value

$227,600$336,300

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,465

Nashua

Population

88,81591,131

Median household income

$74,995$92,457

Median home value

$267,900$373,100

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,652

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	Nashua
Under 5	4.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.9%	13.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	18.2%	17.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.8%
75 and over	6.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	Nashua
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	71.4%
Black or African American	4.7%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.6%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	Nashua
No high school diploma	11.3%	8.4%
High school graduate	29.1%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	Nashua
Drove alone	74.2%	72.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.5%	1.3%
Walked	2.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.1%	15.0%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	Nashua
1-unit, detached	36.2%	44.7%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	25.8%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	14.0%
20 or more units	18.7%	17.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	Nashua
Poverty rate	10.7%	7.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1964	1974