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Manchester, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Manchester is a Census city of 5,191 people across 4.93 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $61,191, 66.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Manchester
What Manchester is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.93 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,053
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware County, 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
- Population5,191
- Median age49.1
- Population under 18905 plus or minus 232
- Share under 1817.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over1,331
- Share 65 and over25.6 percent
- Households2,538
- Family households1,404
- Share of households that are families55.3 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$61,191
- Per capita income$38,031
- Civilian labor force2,962
- Employed2,858
- Unemployed104 plus or minus 103
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over3,815
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manchester
Housing in Manchester
- Housing units2,763
- Occupied units2,538
- Vacant units225 plus or minus 140
- Vacancy rate8.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied1,682
- Renter occupied856 plus or minus 191
- Ownership rate66.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$139,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$802
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.7 percent
- Single family units2,120
- Share single family76.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more564 plus or minus 190
- Share in buildings of two or more20.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes79 plus or minus 63
- Median year structure built1956
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 commute2,697
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,010 plus or minus 412
- Share commuting under 15 minutes74.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more434 plus or minus 177
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Drove alone87.5 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manchester
SBA loans in Manchester (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$1,917,000
- Average approval$213,000
- Median approval$139,000
- Largest approval$766,000
- Jobs supported30
- Jobs per approval3.3
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises22.2 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manchester, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,888,000
- Average approval$377,600
- Median approval$244,000
- Largest approval$777,000
- Jobs supported26
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manchester, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Manchester
Flood risk in Manchester
- NFIP communityCity of Manchester
- NFIP community number190112
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/08/22
The City of Manchester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190112 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Delaware County, not Manchester
Delaware County context, not Manchester figures
- Establishments in Delaware County522
- Covered employment, Delaware County6,669
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$53,287
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County52
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware County as a whole and is not a measurement of Manchester.
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.
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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, Iowa?
5,191, in 2,538 households. Manchester city covers 4.93 square miles of land, which is 1,053 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?
Delaware County, 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?
$61,191. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $139,400. Median gross rent is $802 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?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $139,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $1.9 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 3 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.
Is Manchester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Manchester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Manchester, city of, community 190112, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Delaware County 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.
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