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Manchester, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Manchester is a Census CDP of 36,759 people across 9.24 square miles of land, in Capitol Planning Region. Median household income is $74,267, 55.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 78 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $34.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Manchester
What Manchester is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area9.24 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,980
- County holding the largest share of its areaCapitol Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manchester
How many people live in Manchester
- Population36,759
- Median age37.3
- Population under 187,022
- Share under 1819.1 percent
- Population 65 and over5,230
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent
- Households16,058
- Family households7,992
- Share of households that are families49.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manchester
Income and work in Manchester
- Median household income$74,267
- Per capita income$40,413
- Civilian labor force21,770
- Employed20,576
- Unemployed1,194 plus or minus 275
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over25,985
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manchester
Housing in Manchester
- Housing units16,774
- Occupied units16,058
- Vacant units716 plus or minus 284
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied8,983
- Renter occupied7,075
- Ownership rate55.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$223,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,384
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent
- Single family units8,977
- Share single family53.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,748
- Share in buildings of two or more46.2 percent
- Mobile homes49 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manchester
How Manchester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute18,096
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,712
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,024
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.8 percent
- Drove alone75.5 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport3.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home9.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manchester
SBA loans in Manchester (7(a))
- Approvals78
- Gross approval$33,990,000
- Average approval$435,769
- Median approval$116,250
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,390,900
- Largest approval$4,500,000
- Jobs supported888
- Jobs per approval11.4
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full8
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.0 percent
- Share to franchises5.1 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS47
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manchester, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Manchester
SBA loans in Manchester (504)
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$12,962,000
- Average approval$762,471
- Median approval$533,000
- Largest approval$2,349,000
- Jobs supported71
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manchester, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Capitol Planning Region, not Manchester
Capitol Planning Region context, not Manchester figures
- Establishments in Capitol Planning Region23,642
- Covered employment, Capitol Planning Region522,687
- Average annual pay, Capitol Planning Region$82,874
- Housing units permitted, Capitol Planning Region1,618
Every figure in this section is published for Capitol Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Manchester.
All Capitol Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Manchester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Manchester, Connecticut?
36,759, in 16,058 households. Manchester CDP covers 9.24 square miles of land, which is 3,980 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Manchester in?
Capitol Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Manchester?
$74,267. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $223,400. Median gross rent is $1,384 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Manchester businesses?
78 7(a) approvals totaling $34.0 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $116,250, plus 17 504 approvals worth $13.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manchester, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Manchester borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Manchester. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Manchester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Capitol Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Manchester.
Is zoning published for Manchester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.