Manchester vs Woodlake

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

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

Manchester has the higher population (12,347 vs 7,373 in Woodlake). Woodlake has the higher median household income ($133,782 vs $72,465 in Manchester). Woodlake has the higher median home value ($371,900 vs $286,900 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	Woodlake
Population	12,347	7,373
Median age	34.8 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,465	$133,782
Median home value	$286,900	$371,900
Median gross rent	$1,444	$1,888
Housing units	5,662	2,741
Homeownership rate	58.4%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	61.6%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	Woodlake
Population	10,919 → 12,347 (+13.1%)	7,064 → 7,373 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$63,112 → $72,465 (+14.8%)	$104,556 → $133,782 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$188,500 → $286,900 (+52.2%)	$284,200 → $371,900 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,184 → $1,444 (+22.0%)	$1,410 → $1,888 (+33.9%)

Manchester

Population

10,91912,347

Median household income

$63,112$72,465

Median home value

$188,500$286,900

Median gross rent

$1,184$1,444

Woodlake

Population

7,0647,373

Median household income

$104,556$133,782

Median home value

$284,200$371,900

Median gross rent

$1,410$1,888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	Woodlake
Under 5	5.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	10.7%
25 to 34	18.1%	6.4%
35 to 44	14.7%	18.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	15.1%
55 to 64	8.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.0%
75 and over	4.1%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	Woodlake
White (non-Hispanic)	43.1%	78.5%
Black or African American	36.2%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.9%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	Woodlake
No high school diploma	10.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	19.1%	10.7%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	35.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	26.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	Woodlake
Drove alone	69.1%	76.0%
Carpooled	9.6%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	1.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	17.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	Woodlake
1-unit, detached	56.0%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	18.5%	7.3%
20 or more units	9.2%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	Woodlake
Poverty rate	13.6%	2.3%
Average household size	2.38	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1981	1989