Manchester vs Parkwood

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

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

Parkwood has the higher population (6,976 vs 6,018 in Manchester). Manchester has the higher median household income ($108,242 vs $92,188 in Parkwood). Manchester has the higher median home value ($464,500 vs $418,100 in Parkwood).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	Parkwood
Population	6,018	6,976
Median age	40.4 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$108,242	$92,188
Median home value	$464,500	$418,100
Median gross rent	$1,643	$1,746
Housing units	2,332	2,931
Homeownership rate	79.5%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	Parkwood
Population	5,673 → 6,018 (+6.1%)	7,113 → 6,976 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$80,045 → $108,242 (+35.2%)	$60,051 → $92,188 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$290,500 → $464,500 (+59.9%)	$266,900 → $418,100 (+56.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,387 → $1,643 (+18.5%)	$1,154 → $1,746 (+51.3%)

Manchester

Population

5,6736,018

Median household income

$80,045$108,242

Median home value

$290,500$464,500

Median gross rent

$1,387$1,643

Parkwood

Population

7,1136,976

Median household income

$60,051$92,188

Median home value

$266,900$418,100

Median gross rent

$1,154$1,746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	Parkwood
Under 5	2.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	19.7%	18.9%
18 to 24	9.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	8.1%	16.0%
35 to 44	18.0%	17.4%
45 to 54	6.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	21.1%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	7.6%
75 and over	4.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	Parkwood
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	69.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.6%
Asian	4.7%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	1.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.1%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	Parkwood
No high school diploma	4.2%	7.5%
High school graduate	24.7%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	Parkwood
Drove alone	73.8%	75.2%
Carpooled	4.6%	13.9%
Public transit	8.5%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	10.8%	4.6%
Other means	2.2%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	Parkwood
1-unit, detached	88.9%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.7%
20 or more units	1.7%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	Parkwood
Poverty rate	15.0%	4.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	34	30
Median year structure built	1987	1979