Manchester

Population: 12,347
Median household income: $72,465
Median home value: $286,900

Manchester, a community in Chesterfield County, Virginia, has 12,347 residents. The median household income of $72,465 is below the Chesterfield County median ($98,910).

Between 2019 and 2023, Manchester's population grew 13.1% from 10,919 to 12,347, while its median home value rose 52.2% from $188,500 to $286,900.

Owners occupy 58.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,347
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,465
Median home value: $286,900
Median gross rent: $1,444
Housing units: 5,662
Homeownership rate: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,91912,347

Median household income

$63,112$72,465

Median home value

$188,500$286,900

Median gross rent

$1,184$1,444

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,919	$63,112	$188,500	$1,184
2020	11,814	$63,947	$210,300	$1,224
2021	12,192	$66,941	$231,200	$1,323
2022	11,929	$70,841	$261,600	$1,423
2023	12,347	$72,465	$286,900	$1,444

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	659	5.3%
5 to 17	2,385	19.3%
18 to 24	944	7.6%
25 to 34	2,232	18.1%
35 to 44	1,820	14.7%
45 to 54	1,548	12.5%
55 to 64	1,039	8.4%
65 to 74	1,215	9.8%
75 and over	505	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,327	43.1%
Black or African American	4,468	36.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	358	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.2%
Some other race	69	0.6%
Two or more races	257	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,848	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	914	10.9%
High school graduate	1,598	19.1%
Some college or associate's	2,577	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,274	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	996	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,558	69.1%
Carpooled	636	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	72	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,294	19.6%
Other means	41	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,085	20.4%
15 to 29 min	2,558	48.2%
30 to 44 min	1,386	26.1%
45 to 59 min	199	3.7%
60+ min	79	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 13.6% (1,666 of 12,266)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,976	57.6%
Nonfamily households	2,194	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,170	91.3%
Vacant	492	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,020	58.4%
Renter-occupied	2,150	41.6%

1-unit, detached56.0%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units18.5%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,170	56.0%
1-unit, attached	491	8.7%
2 to 4 units	318	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1,045	18.5%
20 or more units	523	9.2%
Mobile home & other	115	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5148996
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 37.4891, -77.5439