Manchester Center

Population: 1,935
Median household income: $88,786
Median home value: $330,300

Manchester Center is a community in Bennington County, Vermont, home to 1,935 residents. At $88,786, its median household income sits above Bennington County's $71,494.

From 2019 to 2023, Manchester Center's population held roughly steady from 1,923 to 1,935, while its median home value rose 15.2% from $286,600 to $330,300.

38.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,935
Median age: 49.6 yrs
Median household income: $88,786
Median home value: $330,300
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 1,235
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9231,935

Median household income

$62,292$88,786

Median home value

$286,600$330,300

Median gross rent

$829$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,923	$62,292	$286,600	$829
2020	2,272	$66,563	$284,000	$844
2021	2,096	$82,303	$277,700	$853
2022	1,835	$73,333	$313,200	$904
2023	1,935	$88,786	$330,300	$875

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

Age distribution

Under 511.0%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	213	11.0%
5 to 17	221	11.4%
18 to 24	95	4.9%
25 to 34	201	10.4%
35 to 44	146	7.5%
45 to 54	319	16.5%
55 to 64	368	19.0%
65 to 74	220	11.4%
75 and over	152	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,850	95.6%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	70	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	5.9%
High school graduate	375	26.7%
Some college or associate's	401	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	286	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	261	18.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	675	69.3%
Carpooled	146	15.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	121	12.4%
Other means	28	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	364	42.7%
15 to 29 min	387	45.4%
30 to 44 min	77	9.0%
45 to 59 min	18	2.1%
60+ min	7	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 28.2% (543 of 1,924)

	Count	Share
Family households	452	59.8%
Nonfamily households	304	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	756	61.2%
Vacant	479	38.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	610	80.7%
Renter-occupied	146	19.3%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units12.6%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	857	69.4%
1-unit, attached	69	5.6%
2 to 4 units	155	12.6%
5 to 19 units	132	10.7%
20 or more units	22	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5042925
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.1884, -73.0352