Manitowoc vs Two Rivers

A side-by-side comparison of Manitowoc and Two Rivers: population, income, housing, and more.

Manitowoc and Two Rivers are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Manitowoc has the higher population (34,553 vs 11,224 in Two Rivers). Manitowoc has the higher median household income ($62,133 vs $58,716 in Two Rivers). Manitowoc has the higher median home value ($143,900 vs $121,800 in Two Rivers).

Population, income & housing

	Manitowoc	Two Rivers
Population	34,553	11,224
Median age	43.1 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,133	$58,716
Median home value	$143,900	$121,800
Median gross rent	$787	$756
Housing units	16,278	5,593
Homeownership rate	65.6%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manitowoc	Two Rivers
Population	32,702 → 34,553 (+5.7%)	11,154 → 11,224 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$47,861 → $62,133 (+29.8%)	$47,228 → $58,716 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $143,900 (+34.4%)	$94,300 → $121,800 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $787 (+18.3%)	$673 → $756 (+12.3%)

Manitowoc

Population

32,70234,553

Median household income

$47,861$62,133

Median home value

$107,100$143,900

Median gross rent

$665$787

Two Rivers

Population

11,15411,224

Median household income

$47,228$58,716

Median home value

$94,300$121,800

Median gross rent

$673$756

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manitowoc	Two Rivers
Under 5	5.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.5%	13.0%
75 and over	9.4%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manitowoc	Two Rivers
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	87.5%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	5.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manitowoc	Two Rivers
No high school diploma	9.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	36.2%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manitowoc	Two Rivers
Drove alone	80.6%	81.9%
Carpooled	7.3%	8.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.6%
Walked	4.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.1%	6.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manitowoc	Two Rivers
1-unit, detached	61.4%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	16.5%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	5.5%
20 or more units	6.3%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Manitowoc	Two Rivers
Poverty rate	13.8%	8.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1958	1957