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Manchester, New Hampshire: commercial real estate data.
Manchester is a Census city of 115,643 people across 33.07 square miles of land, in Hillsborough County. Median household income is $81,007, 48.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 207 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $75.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Manchester
What Manchester is
- Census place typecity
- Land area33.07 sq mi
- Water area1.86 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,496
- County holding the largest share of its areaHillsborough 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
- Population115,643
- Median age38.0
- Population under 1820,821
- Share under 1818.0 percent
- Population 65 and over17,909
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households49,162
- Family households26,587
- Share of households that are families54.1 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$81,007
- Per capita income$44,745
- Civilian labor force70,249
- Employed67,957
- Unemployed2,292 plus or minus 668
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over83,847
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manchester
Housing in Manchester
- Housing units52,108
- Occupied units49,162
- Vacant units2,946
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent
- Owner occupied23,929
- Renter occupied25,233
- Ownership rate48.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$365,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,564
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.2 percent
- Single family units21,130
- Share single family40.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more30,633
- Share in buildings of two or more58.8 percent
- Mobile homes345 plus or minus 237
- Median year structure built1966
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 commute57,162
- Commuting under 15 minutes17,505
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more16,609
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.1 percent
- Drove alone71.8 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home14.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manchester
SBA loans in Manchester (7(a))
- Approvals207
- Gross approval$75,530,800
- Average approval$364,883
- Median approval$103,200
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,010,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,214
- Jobs per approval10.7
- Loans with a final outcome42
- Paid in full41
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans2.4 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more3.4 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders37
- Distinct industries by NAICS110
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manchester, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
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)
- Approvals98
- Gross approval$54,121,000
- Average approval$552,255
- Median approval$270,000
- Largest approval$4,636,000
- Jobs supported771
- Loans with a final outcome35
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manchester, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
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 number330169
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The City of Manchester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 330169 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.
Hillsborough County, not Manchester
Hillsborough County context, not Manchester figures
- Establishments in Hillsborough County11,028
- Covered employment, Hillsborough County201,342
- Average annual pay, Hillsborough County$79,660
- Housing units permitted, Hillsborough County872
Every figure in this section is published for Hillsborough County as a whole and is not a measurement of Manchester.
All Hillsborough County 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, New Hampshire?
115,643, in 49,162 households. Manchester city covers 33.07 square miles of land, which is 3,496 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?
Hillsborough 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?
$81,007. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $365,600. Median gross rent is $1,564 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?
207 7(a) approvals totaling $75.5 m since FY2020, across 37 lenders, median approval $103,200, plus 98 504 approvals worth $54.1 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?
Of the 42 loans that have reached a final outcome, 41 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 2.4 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Manchester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Manchester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Manchester, city of, community 330169, 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 Hillsborough 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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