Manchester vs Phelps

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

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

Phelps has the higher population (2,164 vs 1,655 in Manchester). Phelps has the higher median household income ($65,272 vs $61,172 in Manchester). Phelps has the higher median home value ($162,700 vs $106,500 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	Phelps
Population	1,655	2,164
Median age	39.6 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,172	$65,272
Median home value	$106,500	$162,700
Median gross rent	$1,188	$1,094
Housing units	743	957
Homeownership rate	80.3%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	Phelps
Population	1,798 → 1,655 (-8.0%)	1,886 → 2,164 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$53,553 → $61,172 (+14.2%)	$51,583 → $65,272 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $106,500 (+12.6%)	$108,800 → $162,700 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,188 (+33.8%)	$779 → $1,094 (+40.4%)

Manchester

Population

1,7981,655

Median household income

$53,553$61,172

Median home value

$94,600$106,500

Median gross rent

$888$1,188

Phelps

Population

1,8862,164

Median household income

$51,583$65,272

Median home value

$108,800$162,700

Median gross rent

$779$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	Phelps
Under 5	6.2%	9.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	16.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	15.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	8.6%
75 and over	9.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	Phelps
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	Phelps
No high school diploma	5.2%	10.8%
High school graduate	37.7%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	Phelps
Drove alone	80.1%	74.4%
Carpooled	7.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	2.6%	5.6%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	12.1%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	Phelps
1-unit, detached	56.3%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	20.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	27.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	Phelps
Poverty rate	10.8%	14.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1959	1938