West Elkton vs West Manchester

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

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

West Manchester has the higher population (378 vs 154 in West Elkton). West Elkton has the higher median household income ($64,688 vs $58,889 in West Manchester). West Manchester has the higher median home value ($102,200 vs $100,000 in West Elkton).

Population, income & housing

	West Elkton	West Manchester
Population	154	378
Median age	33.7 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,688	$58,889
Median home value	$100,000	$102,200
Median gross rent	$1,250	$1,118
Housing units	72	163
Homeownership rate	71.2%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	20.5%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Elkton	West Manchester
Population	188 → 154 (-18.1%)	450 → 378 (-16.0%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $64,688 (+91.7%)	$46,607 → $58,889 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $100,000 (+53.8%)	$77,700 → $102,200 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,250 (+41.1%)	$953 → $1,118 (+17.3%)

West Elkton

Population

188154

Median household income

$33,750$64,688

Median home value

$65,000$100,000

Median gross rent

$886$1,250

West Manchester

Population

450378

Median household income

$46,607$58,889

Median home value

$77,700$102,200

Median gross rent

$953$1,118

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Elkton	West Manchester
Under 5	8.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	28.6%	14.3%
18 to 24	1.3%	11.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	9.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	18.2%	15.3%
55 to 64	11.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	5.8%	8.2%
75 and over	3.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Elkton	West Manchester
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Elkton	West Manchester
No high school diploma	9.5%	9.5%
High school graduate	58.9%	50.4%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Elkton	West Manchester
Drove alone	85.5%	71.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Elkton	West Manchester
1-unit, detached	100.0%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Elkton	West Manchester
Poverty rate	37.7%	6.5%
Average household size	2.61	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	42	31
Median year structure built	1938	1938