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Moving to Manchester, Iowa

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Population: 5,257. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,074 (-3.5% change)
Males: 2,453 (46.7%), Females: 2,804 (53.3%)

Delaware County

Zip code: 52057

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $31,099
Median house value: $75,400

Population by Race

Races in Manchester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (50.2%), Irish (15.3%), English (12.5%), United States (7.8%), Norwegian (3.3%), Swedish (3.3%).

Elevation: 941 feet

Land area: 4.1 square miles

Map of Manchester, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Manchester

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Manchester city

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +57 (+1.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Manchester:

  • REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NE IOWA (709 WEST MAIN)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Manchester:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Manchester:

  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 45 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 66 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Manchester:

  • MANCHESTER MUNI (about 2 miles; MANCHESTER, IA; Abbreviation: C27)
  • ELKADER (about 25 miles; ELKADER, IA; Abbreviation: I27)
  • MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 29 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; Abbreviation: MXO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Manchester:

  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 57 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 58 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 59 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 63 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)

Schools

Public high school in Manchester:

  • WEST DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 684; Location: 701 NEW ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Manchester:

  • LAMBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location: 1001 DOCTOR ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WEST DELAWARE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 416; Location: 1101 DOCTOR ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: 300 E HOWARD ST; Grades: PK – KG)

Private primary/middle school in Manchester:

  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 228; Location: 132 W BUTLER; Grades: 1 – 6)

Libraries

Library in Manchester:

  • MANCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $218,219; Location: 300 N. FRANKLIN; 32,533 books; 1,135 audio materials; 1,036 video materials; 100 serial subscriptions)

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