Manawa vs New London

A side-by-side comparison of Manawa and New London: population, income, housing, and more.

Manawa and New London are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New London has the higher population (7,492 vs 1,317 in Manawa). Manawa has the higher median household income ($79,432 vs $61,447 in New London). New London has the higher median home value ($162,800 vs $146,200 in Manawa).

Population, income & housing

	Manawa	New London
Population	1,317	7,492
Median age	51.3 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$79,432	$61,447
Median home value	$146,200	$162,800
Median gross rent	$817	$822
Housing units	691	3,281
Homeownership rate	59.7%	48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manawa	New London
Population	1,352 → 1,317 (-2.6%)	6,879 → 7,492 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$51,813 → $79,432 (+53.3%)	$48,379 → $61,447 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $146,200 (+47.1%)	$133,300 → $162,800 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $817 (+24.0%)	$680 → $822 (+20.9%)

Manawa

Population

1,3521,317

Median household income

$51,813$79,432

Median home value

$99,400$146,200

Median gross rent

$659$817

New London

Population

6,8797,492

Median household income

$48,379$61,447

Median home value

$133,300$162,800

Median gross rent

$680$822

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manawa	New London
Under 5	4.5%	7.8%
5 to 17	12.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.7%	15.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.5%
55 to 64	17.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	20.5%	6.5%
75 and over	5.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manawa	New London
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manawa	New London
No high school diploma	6.6%	12.6%
High school graduate	48.9%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manawa	New London
Drove alone	86.9%	77.9%
Carpooled	3.2%	7.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	6.8%
Other means	3.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manawa	New London
1-unit, detached	78.6%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	14.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Manawa	New London
Poverty rate	9.8%	17.5%
Average household size	1.92	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1967	1972