Manson vs South Wenatchee

A side-by-side comparison of Manson and South Wenatchee: population, income, housing, and more.

Manson and South Wenatchee are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Manson has the higher population (1,595 vs 1,083 in South Wenatchee). Manson has the higher median household income ($74,750 vs $61,959 in South Wenatchee). Manson has the higher median home value ($549,600 vs $244,400 in South Wenatchee).

Population, income & housing

	Manson	South Wenatchee
Population	1,595	1,083
Median age	52.3 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,750	$61,959
Median home value	$549,600	$244,400
Median gross rent	$1,667	$1,300
Housing units	1,042	478
Homeownership rate	76.6%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.1%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manson	South Wenatchee
Population	1,336 → 1,595 (+19.4%)	1,821 → 1,083 (-40.5%)
Median household income	$48,860 → $74,750 (+53.0%)	$49,231 → $61,959 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$265,900 → $549,600 (+106.7%)	$160,100 → $244,400 (+52.7%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $1,667 (+147.7%)	$1,023 → $1,300 (+27.1%)

Manson

Population

1,3361,595

Median household income

$48,860$74,750

Median home value

$265,900$549,600

Median gross rent

$673$1,667

South Wenatchee

Population

1,8211,083

Median household income

$49,231$61,959

Median home value

$160,100$244,400

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manson	South Wenatchee
Under 5	3.6%	9.1%
5 to 17	17.0%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	3.6%
25 to 34	5.5%	15.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	7.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.4%	16.8%
65 to 74	12.5%	9.2%
75 and over	17.3%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manson	South Wenatchee
White (non-Hispanic)	71.0%	28.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	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	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.7%	66.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manson	South Wenatchee
No high school diploma	7.4%	32.2%
High school graduate	28.2%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manson	South Wenatchee
Drove alone	72.5%	48.6%
Carpooled	9.0%	27.8%
Public transit	0.0%	6.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	8.9%
Other means	7.3%	7.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manson	South Wenatchee
1-unit, detached	59.8%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	21.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	31.4%

Poverty & households

	Manson	South Wenatchee
Poverty rate	11.2%	17.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1992	1959