Manchester vs New Union

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

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

Manchester has the higher population (12,651 vs 2,208 in New Union). New Union has the higher median household income ($78,343 vs $55,019 in Manchester). New Union has the higher median home value ($295,100 vs $215,700 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	New Union
Population	12,651	2,208
Median age	32.5 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,019	$78,343
Median home value	$215,700	$295,100
Median gross rent	$897	$1,574
Housing units	5,155	877
Homeownership rate	54.9%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	New Union
Population	10,721 → 12,651 (+18.0%)	1,283 → 2,208 (+72.1%)
Median household income	$50,009 → $55,019 (+10.0%)	$65,725 → $78,343 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $215,700 (+66.3%)	$166,300 → $295,100 (+77.5%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $897 (+26.5%)	—

Manchester

Population

10,72112,651

Median household income

$50,009$55,019

Median home value

$129,700$215,700

Median gross rent

$709$897

New Union

Population

1,2832,208

Median household income

$65,725$78,343

Median home value

$166,300$295,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	New Union
Under 5	8.2%	8.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	15.8%
18 to 24	11.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.1%	18.1%
55 to 64	10.4%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.4%
75 and over	6.6%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	New Union
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	82.2%
Black or African American	6.3%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	New Union
No high school diploma	14.7%	6.5%
High school graduate	33.9%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	New Union
Drove alone	73.2%	74.9%
Carpooled	17.4%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	7.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	New Union
1-unit, detached	67.8%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	New Union
Poverty rate	15.9%	0.5%
Average household size	2.58	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1987	1993