Moving to North Manchester, Indiana

Population: 6,260. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,980 (-4.5% change)
Males: 2,809 (44.9%), Females: 3,451 (55.1%)

Wabash County

Zip code: 46962

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $35,448
Median house value: $84,000

Population by Race

Races in North Manchester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (30.4%), United States (12.2%), Irish (9.4%), English (8.3%), Dutch (1.8%), French (1.4%).

Elevation: 773 feet

Land area: 3.6 square miles

Map of North Manchester, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in North Manchester

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Manchester town

  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 12.0%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -113 (-1.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near North Manchester:

  • WABASH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WABASH, IN)
  • KOSCIUSKO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WARSAW, IN)
  • OTIS R BOWEN CTR FOR HUMAN SVS INC (about 18 miles; WARSAW, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to North Manchester:

  • GRISSOM ARB (about 37 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: GUS)
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 41 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 52 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: EKM)

Other public-use airports nearest to North Manchester:

  • WABASH MUNI (about 18 miles; WABASH, IN; Abbreviation: IWH)
  • WARSAW MUNI (about 19 miles; WARSAW, IN; Abbreviation: ASW)
  • MENTONE (about 22 miles; MENTONE, IN; Abbreviation: C92)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in North Manchester:

  • MANCHESTER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,057; Location: 604 COLLEGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.manchester.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Manchester:

  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 46 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 55 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 58 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 64 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)

Libraries

Library in North Manchester:

  • NORTH MANCHESTER PL (Operating income: $321,283; Location: 405 N MARKET ST; 49,272 books; 2,277 audio materials; 1,177 video materials; 165 serial subscriptions)