Manchester

Population: 3,587
Median household income: $52,136
Median home value: $123,700

Manchester, a community in Meriwether County, Georgia, has 3,587 residents. The median household income of $52,136 is below the Meriwether County median ($56,458).

From 2019 to 2023, Manchester's population declined 9.4% from 3,961 to 3,587, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $97,900 to $123,700.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 57.2% of the population. 91.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,587
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,136
Median home value: $123,700
Median gross rent: $900
Housing units: 1,827
Homeownership rate: 54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9613,587

Median household income

$29,375$52,136

Median home value

$97,900$123,700

Median gross rent

$638$900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,961	$29,375	$97,900	$638
2020	3,982	$34,745	$101,700	$766
2021	3,647	$36,536	$109,100	$848
2022	3,612	$48,301	$110,800	$1,014
2023	3,587	$52,136	$123,700	$900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.6%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	380	10.6%
5 to 17	651	18.1%
18 to 24	323	9.0%
25 to 34	345	9.6%
35 to 44	403	11.2%
45 to 54	411	11.5%
55 to 64	391	10.9%
65 to 74	510	14.2%
75 and over	173	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,403	39.1%
Black or African American	2,051	57.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	60	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	264	11.8%
High school graduate	1,027	46.0%
Some college or associate's	588	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	308	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	46	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone91.5%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,001	91.5%
Carpooled	62	5.7%
Public transit	10	0.9%
Walked	8	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	1.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	438	40.5%
15 to 29 min	134	12.4%
30 to 44 min	93	8.6%
45 to 59 min	285	26.4%
60+ min	131	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 15.5% (557 of 3,587)

	Count	Share
Family households	967	67.7%
Nonfamily households	461	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,428	78.2%
Vacant	399	21.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	776	54.3%
Renter-occupied	652	45.7%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other19.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,251	68.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	165	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	48	2.6%
Mobile home & other	363	19.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1349532
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 32.8591, -84.6344