Manchester vs West Union

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

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

West Union has the higher population (2,832 vs 1,898 in Manchester). Manchester has the higher median household income ($32,674 vs $29,934 in West Union). West Union has the higher median home value ($118,400 vs $85,600 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	West Union
Population	1,898	2,832
Median age	34.4 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$32,674	$29,934
Median home value	$85,600	$118,400
Median gross rent	$693	$616
Housing units	999	1,376
Homeownership rate	52.9%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.4%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	West Union
Population	1,998 → 1,898 (-5.0%)	2,616 → 2,832 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$26,490 → $32,674 (+23.3%)	$26,413 → $29,934 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $85,600 (+12.9%)	$83,200 → $118,400 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$551 → $693 (+25.8%)	$508 → $616 (+21.3%)

Manchester

Population

1,9981,898

Median household income

$26,490$32,674

Median home value

$75,800$85,600

Median gross rent

$551$693

West Union

Population

2,6162,832

Median household income

$26,413$29,934

Median home value

$83,200$118,400

Median gross rent

$508$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	West Union
Under 5	9.1%	7.5%
5 to 17	13.5%	19.0%
18 to 24	12.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	16.2%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	7.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	16.3%
65 to 74	13.3%	11.4%
75 and over	3.7%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	West Union
No high school diploma	19.5%	20.3%
High school graduate	56.4%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	West Union
Drove alone	93.8%	80.8%
Carpooled	5.4%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	West Union
1-unit, detached	56.4%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	23.2%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	West Union
Poverty rate	36.5%	37.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1962	1976