Village · Vermont

Manchester village, Vermont

Manchester village, village, in Bennington County, Vermont. Manchester village had 757 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.1% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 783 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 676 (±218). GEOID 5042700.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

757

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 783 · ACS 2020-2024: 676 ±218

Median household income

$74,659

±$35,848 (90% margin)
Vermont: $81,203

Median home value

$511,400

±$141,781 (90% margin)
Vermont: $316,600

Median gross rent

$650

±$522 (90% margin)
Vermont: $1,234

Where is Manchester village and what county is it in?

Manchester village is a village in Bennington County, Vermont. It covers 3.5 square miles of land, 221 residents per square mile in 2020.

Manchester village is in the Bennington, VT micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Manchester village lies entirely within Manchester, a town with its own local government (2020 census blocks).

Manchester village (marked with a dot) in Bennington County, Vermont. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Manchester village, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 757 people lived in Manchester village on July 1, 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, while Vermont grew 0.2%. The 2020 Census counted 783 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 676 (±218).

  • July 2020→2021 +6 (778)
  • 2021→2022 −3 (775)
  • 2022→2023 −5 (770)
  • 2023→2024 −4 (766)
  • 2024→2025 −9 (757)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Manchester villageBennington CountyVermont Change since 2015-2019
Total population 676 ±218 37,269 647,106 no clear change
Households 306 ±86 14,987 273,416 −154
Average household size 2.02 ±0.41 2.42 2.28 +0.49
Housing units 654 ±118 20,903 339,042 no clear change

Manchester village's population since 2000

From 602 in 2000 to 757 in 2025: up 25.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Manchester village as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 602
  • 2005 (estimate) 724
  • 2010 Census 749
  • 2015 (estimate) 722
  • 2020 Census 783
  • 2025 (estimate) 757

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Manchester village?

The median resident of Manchester village is 62.8 years old. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 88.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 5.6%. 7.1% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Manchester villageBennington CountyVermont Change since 2015-2019
Median age 62.8 ±2.5 46.9 43.1 no clear change
Under 18 years 6.7% ±6.3 pts 18.7% 17.9% –
65 years and over 42.2% ±11.8 pts 24.4% 21.4% –
Male 45.3% ±9.7 pts 48.9% 49.6% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6% ±5.8 pts 2.8% 2.6% –
White alone, not Hispanic 88.5% ±7.9 pts 90.8% 89.9% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 1.2% ±3.6 pts 1.1% 1.1% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.6 pts 0.9% 1.8% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.6 pts 0.1% 0.1% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.6 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.7% ±4.8 pts 3.9% 4.1% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.6 pts 0.5% 0.4% –
Born outside the United States 7.1% ±4.6 pts 2.7% 4.3% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 7.8% ±5.1 pts 3.7% 5.5% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 6.7% ±3.0 pts 7.4% 6.2% –
With a disability 19.4% ±6.6 pts 16.4% 14.4% –
No health insurance coverage 0.0% ±3.8 pts 5.4% 3.9% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 94.1% ±5.4 pts 94.4% 94.9% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 57.8% ±11.6 pts 41.8% 43.8% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 33.4% ±11.9 pts 19.7% 18.6% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 88.5% ±8.3 pts 90.8% 88.2% –
Moved from another state in the past year 1.6% ±3.3 pts 4.7% 4.3% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Manchester village earn?

Half of Manchester village's 306 households earn less than $74,659 a year (±$35,848), against $73,325 in Bennington County and $81,203 in Vermont. In 2015-2019 the median was $28,669 in 2024 dollars, so it rose by $45,990 after inflation. 12.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Manchester villageBennington CountyVermont Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $74,659 ±$35,848 $73,325 $81,203 +$45,990
Mean household income $111,458 ±$27,874 $107,853 $107,852 –
Per capita income $50,562 ±$11,777 $46,487 $46,500 no clear change
People below the poverty line 12.3% ±7.6 pts 11.3% 10.1% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 0.0% ±38.8 pts 15.8% 10.8% –
Households receiving SNAP 9.8% ±6.6 pts 15.4% 10.6% –
Households with a computer 86.9% ±7.9 pts 93.2% 95.0% –
Households with a broadband subscription 81.7% ±9.1 pts 84.4% 89.7% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Manchester village?

Owners occupy 52.0% of Manchester village's occupied homes and renters 48.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $511,400 by its owner (±$141,781).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Manchester villageBennington CountyVermont Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $511,400 ±$141,781 $279,900 $316,600 no clear change
Median gross rent $650 ±$522 $1,109 $1,234 –
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 25.4% ±19.1 pts 53.5% 38.3% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,797 ±$191 $1,708 $1,907 –
Owner-occupied homes 52.0% ±12.2 pts 73.7% 73.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 48.0% ±12.2 pts 26.3% 26.8% –
Housing units 654 ±118 20,903 339,042 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 1.2% ±2.5 pts 1.2% 0.7% –
Rental vacancy rate 33.8% ±20.9 pts 5.9% 3.0% –
Single-family detached homes 43.6% ±10.0 pts 72.9% 67.3% –
Mobile homes 2.6% ±2.1 pts 5.0% 5.9% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±3.7 pts 0.8% 0.9% –
Built 2010 to 2019 2.6% ±2.7 pts 3.1% 6.6% –
Built 1939 or earlier 16.5% ±6.2 pts 25.0% 24.4% –
Households with no vehicle 14.1% ±9.1 pts 7.5% 6.2% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Manchester village building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Manchester village in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 3.6 across Vermont.

  • 2019 2 units
  • 2020 4 units
  • 2021 1 units
  • 2022 1 units
  • 2023 1 units
  • 2024 0 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Manchester village work and get to work?

29.4% of Manchester village's workers drive alone and 52.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 19.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Manchester villageBennington CountyVermont Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 42.8% ±11.1 pts 59.8% 64.6% –
Unemployment rate 0.0% ±8.8 pts 4.4% 3.6% –
Drove alone to work 29.4% ±17.5 pts 69.9% 68.5% –
Carpooled 7.2% ±11.0 pts 6.9% 7.7% –
Public transportation 1.7% ±2.6 pts 0.1% 0.8% –
Walked 8.1% ±11.5 pts 3.8% 4.4% –
Worked from home 52.3% ±21.1 pts 17.7% 16.9% –
Mean travel time to work 19.5 min ±8.8 20.3 min 23.5 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Manchester village?

No census tract lies mostly in Manchester village; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Manchester village, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Manchester village
Tract 9704.01Bennington County2,592 $94,659 $460,50027%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Manchester village) · Census block assignment files

How does Manchester village compare with other places in Vermont?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Manchester village is the 11,467th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 21st-most populous of 39 in Vermont.

Manchester village is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Manchester village's rank in Vermont (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate21st39

Manchester village's figures with every place in Vermont (CSV)

Every place in Vermont, sortable · Compare Manchester village with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Manchester village?

22 of the 57 figures for Manchester village on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Manchester village are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Manchester.