Manchester

Population: 6,018
Median household income: $108,242
Median home value: $464,500

Manchester is a community in Kitsap County, Washington, home to 6,018 residents. At $108,242, its median household income sits above Kitsap County's $98,546.

From 2019 to 2023, Manchester's population grew 6.1% from 5,673 to 6,018, while its median home value rose 59.9% from $290,500 to $464,500.

Households average 2.71 people. The median gross rent is $1,643.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,018
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $108,242
Median home value: $464,500
Median gross rent: $1,643
Housing units: 2,332
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6736,018

Median household income

$80,045$108,242

Median home value

$290,500$464,500

Median gross rent

$1,387$1,643

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,673	$80,045	$290,500	$1,387
2020	6,050	$77,841	$342,800	$1,371
2021	5,928	$91,750	$376,600	$1,356
2022	6,033	$99,933	$433,600	$1,427
2023	6,018	$108,242	$464,500	$1,643

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6421.1%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	168	2.8%
5 to 17	1,185	19.7%
18 to 24	541	9.0%
25 to 34	485	8.1%
35 to 44	1,081	18.0%
45 to 54	365	6.1%
55 to 64	1,267	21.1%
65 to 74	632	10.5%
75 and over	294	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,530	75.3%
Black or African American	60	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.4%
Asian	283	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	53	0.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	304	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	765	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	174	4.2%
High school graduate	1,019	24.7%
Some college or associate's	1,638	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	832	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	461	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit8.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,171	73.8%
Carpooled	136	4.6%
Public transit	251	8.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	319	10.8%
Other means	66	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	514	19.6%
15 to 29 min	838	31.9%
30 to 44 min	683	26.0%
45 to 59 min	189	7.2%
60+ min	400	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 15.0% (903 of 6,018)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,702	76.6%
Nonfamily households	521	23.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,223	95.3%
Vacant	109	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,768	79.5%
Renter-occupied	455	20.5%

1-unit, detached88.9%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,074	88.9%
1-unit, attached	26	1.1%
2 to 4 units	32	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	39	1.7%
Mobile home & other	161	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5342450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.92 sq mi
Water area: 2.73 sq mi
Center point: 47.5471, -122.5412