Manchester vs Poulsbo

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

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

Poulsbo has the higher population (11,962 vs 6,018 in Manchester). Manchester has the higher median household income ($108,242 vs $95,774 in Poulsbo). Poulsbo has the higher median home value ($574,900 vs $464,500 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	Poulsbo
Population	6,018	11,962
Median age	40.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,242	$95,774
Median home value	$464,500	$574,900
Median gross rent	$1,643	$1,767
Housing units	2,332	5,304
Homeownership rate	79.5%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	48.2%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	Poulsbo
Population	5,673 → 6,018 (+6.1%)	10,602 → 11,962 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$80,045 → $108,242 (+35.2%)	$73,388 → $95,774 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$290,500 → $464,500 (+59.9%)	$360,200 → $574,900 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,387 → $1,643 (+18.5%)	$1,354 → $1,767 (+30.5%)

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

Poulsbo

Population

10,60211,962

Median household income

$73,388$95,774

Median home value

$360,200$574,900

Median gross rent

$1,354$1,767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	Poulsbo
Under 5	2.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	19.7%	12.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	8.1%	16.5%
35 to 44	18.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	6.1%	13.8%
55 to 64	21.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.5%
75 and over	4.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	Poulsbo
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	74.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	4.7%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	Poulsbo
No high school diploma	4.2%	4.9%
High school graduate	24.7%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	Poulsbo
Drove alone	73.8%	58.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	11.6%
Public transit	8.5%	5.9%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.8%	21.5%
Other means	2.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	Poulsbo
1-unit, detached	88.9%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	Poulsbo
Poverty rate	15.0%	9.5%
Average household size	2.71	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1987	1993