Manchester is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 5,484 people and three associated neighborhoods, Manchester is the 118th largest community in Maryland.Manchester is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.54% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Manchester is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manchester who work in management occupations (18.43%), sales jobs (11.43%), and office and administrative support (11.10%). Also of interest is that Manchester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Manchester telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.97% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Manchester is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Manchester, the average commute to work is 34.89 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Manchester is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Manchester is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.26% of adults in Manchester have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Manchester in 2022 was $47,720, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,880 for a family of four. The people who call Manchester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manchester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Manchester include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Manchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Arabic.
