Manchester is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,065 people and two associated neighborhoods, Manchester is the 347th largest community in Michigan.Manchester is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Manchester is a village of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manchester who work in management occupations (11.98%), maintenance occupations (10.63%), and teaching (8.31%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.78% 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 overall crime rate in Manchester is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Manchester, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.47 minutes every day commuting to work. 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: 39.04% of adults in Manchester have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Manchester in 2022 was $41,929, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,716 for a family of four. However, Manchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Manchester is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Manchester include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Manchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
