Manchester, New Hampshire demographics

Manchester, NH demographics: median age 38.0; 34.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Manchester city, New Hampshire · Incorporated city · GEOID 3345140. The survey estimates a population of 115,643 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Manchester is 38.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 49,162 households (±881). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.0 ±1.0	43.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 115,643
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
Under 18	20,821 ±1,099	18.0% ±1.0 pp	18.2%	22.0%
18–34	31,995 ±1,343	27.7% ±1.2 pp	21.4%	22.8%
35–64	44,918 ±1,623	38.8% ±1.4 pp	40.2%	38.0%
65 and older	17,909 ±973	15.5% ±0.8 pp	20.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 115,643
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
Male	57,635 ±985	49.8% ±0.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	58,008 ±987	50.2% ±0.9 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 115,643
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
White alone	86,121 ±1,690	74.5% ±1.5 pp	87.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,546 ±825	4.8% ±0.7 pp	1.5%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	301 ±186 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,788 ±794	4.1% ±0.7 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	25 ±54 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,058 ±1,120	4.4% ±1.0 pp	1.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	13,804 ±1,388	11.9% ±1.2 pp	6.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 115,643
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	99,705 ±1,089	86.2% ±0.9 pp	95.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15,938 ±1,086	13.8% ±0.9 pp	4.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 49,162
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
Married-couple family	17,716 ±846	36.0% ±1.6 pp	51.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,945 ±462	6.0% ±0.9 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,926 ±654	12.1% ±1.3 pp	8.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	16,817 ±1,173	34.2% ±2.3 pp	27.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	5,758 ±598	11.7% ±1.2 pp	8.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 49,162
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
Households with people under 18	12,030 ±701	24.5% ±1.4 pp	26.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	37,132 ±1,222	75.5% ±2.1 pp	74.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 49,162
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	16,817 ±1,173	34.2% ±2.3 pp	27.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	16,679 ±1,094	33.9% ±2.1 pp	38.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	7,151 ±684	14.5% ±1.4 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	5,568 ±639	11.3% ±1.3 pp	12.1%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,967 ±332	4.0% ±0.7 pp	4.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	696 ±224	1.4% ±0.5 pp	1.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	284 ±128	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 115,643
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
Native	99,772 ±1,533	86.3% ±1.3 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	15,871 ±1,535	13.7% ±1.3 pp	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 109,849
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
English only	87,679 ±1,740	79.8% ±1.5 pp	92.1%	77.7%
Spanish	9,835 ±1,225	9.0% ±1.1 pp	2.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	3,623 ±664	3.3% ±0.6 pp	1.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	200 ±129 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,185 ±485	1.1% ±0.4 pp	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3,177 ±787	2.9% ±0.7 pp	1.4%	2.0%
Korean	95 ±96 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	268 ±222 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	734 ±424 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	218 ±177 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	625 ±311	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	960 ±505 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,250 ±482	1.1% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 83,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	8,767 ±942	10.5% ±1.1 pp	5.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	25,003 ±1,288	29.8% ±1.5 pp	26.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	14,679 ±1,002	17.5% ±1.2 pp	17.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	6,895 ±767	8.2% ±0.9 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	18,999 ±1,078	22.7% ±1.3 pp	24.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9,504 ±889	11.3% ±1.1 pp	16.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 114,647
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Hampshire	U.S.
Same house	96,912 ±1,888	84.5% ±1.6 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	9,155 ±1,176	8.0% ±1.0 pp	4.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,385 ±792	3.0% ±0.7 pp	2.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4,493 ±874	3.9% ±0.8 pp	3.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	702 ±360 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.5% of Manchester residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.3% in New Hampshire and 8.4% nationally. 91.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Manchester	New Hampshire	U.S.	Compared with New Hampshire
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.5% ±0.8 pp	5.3%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.6% ±1.1 pp	92.9%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.2% ±0.5 pp	7.6%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Manchester . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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