Manchester Township is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 46,070 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Manchester Township is the 36th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Manchester Township has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.70% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The township is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Manchester Township has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Manchester Township a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Manchester Township, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.38 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Manchester Township citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.18% of adults in Manchester Township have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Manchester Township in 2018 was $41,104, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,416 for a family of four. However, Manchester Township contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Manchester Township is a somewhat ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Manchester Township home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manchester Township residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Manchester Township include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Manchester Township is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.