Manchester Township is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 46,053 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Manchester Township is the 36th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Manchester Township has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 township is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Manchester Township has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Manchester Township a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Manchester Township, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.12 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Manchester Township citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.61% of adults in Manchester Township have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Manchester Township in 2022 was $40,782, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,128 for a family of four. However, Manchester Township contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Manchester Township is a somewhat ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Manchester Township home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manchester Township residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Manchester Township include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Manchester Township is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.