Manchester

Population: 18,189
Median household income: $92,839
Median home value: $298,400

Located in St. Louis County, Missouri, Manchester is a community with a population of 18,189. The median household income of $92,839 is above the St. Louis County median ($81,340).

Between 2019 and 2023, Manchester's population held roughly steady from 18,110 to 18,189, while its median home value rose 29.9% from $229,700 to $298,400.

71.2% of workers drive to work alone. 69.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,189
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $92,839
Median home value: $298,400
Median gross rent: $1,248
Housing units: 7,645
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,11018,189

Median household income

$77,983$92,839

Median home value

$229,700$298,400

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,248

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,110	$77,983	$229,700	$1,061
2020	18,102	$78,381	$239,700	$1,040
2021	18,308	$82,875	$257,000	$1,155
2022	18,240	$89,153	$288,800	$1,214
2023	18,189	$92,839	$298,400	$1,248

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,083	6.0%
5 to 17	3,319	18.2%
18 to 24	1,156	6.4%
25 to 34	2,644	14.5%
35 to 44	2,472	13.6%
45 to 54	2,505	13.8%
55 to 64	2,257	12.4%
65 to 74	1,646	9.0%
75 and over	1,107	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,303	73.1%
Black or African American	556	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,121	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	93	0.5%
Two or more races	1,251	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	851	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate13.1%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree37.2%

Graduate or professional degree25.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	424	3.4%
High school graduate	1,656	13.1%
Some college or associate's	2,702	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,693	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,156	25.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,615	71.2%
Carpooled	522	5.6%
Public transit	10	0.1%
Walked	22	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,029	21.8%
Other means	90	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,017	27.8%
15 to 29 min	3,338	46.0%
30 to 44 min	1,677	23.1%
45 to 59 min	184	2.5%
60+ min	43	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 5.7% (1,025 of 18,127)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,909	66.2%
Nonfamily households	2,511	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,420	97.1%
Vacant	225	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,364	72.3%
Renter-occupied	2,056	27.7%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units21.0%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,305	69.4%
1-unit, attached	411	5.4%
2 to 4 units	144	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1,604	21.0%
20 or more units	181	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2945668
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5830, -90.5065