What kinds of homes are in Manchester Township, NJ?

Name: Types of homes in Manchester Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Manchester Township, NJ has 26,369 (±694) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 324 homes per square mile of land.

48.4% are detached single-family houses.

17.7% are in buildings of two to four units.

5.8% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 26,369 (±694)
Detached houses: 48.4%
2–4 unit buildings: 17.7%
5+ unit buildings: 5.8%

Homes in Manchester Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Manchester Township	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Single-family, detached	48.4% (±1.9 points)	74.4%	52.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	21.9% (±2.0 points)	9.9%	10.0%	6.2%
2 units	8.7% (±1.9 points)	2.9%	8.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	9.0% (±2.0 points)	2.5%	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.0% (±0.8 points)	2.2%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.9% (±0.5 points)	2.2%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.9% (±1.0 points)	3.9%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	6.1% (±1.1 points)	2.1%	0.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Manchester Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Ocean County (8.3%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (21.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Manchester Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Manchester Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Manchester Township	—	5.8% (±1.4 points)	—
Lakehurst Borough	4.6 mi	2.6% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Holiday City-Berkeley	5.1 mi	0.0% (±0.9 points)	Lower
Holiday Heights	6.4 mi	0.0% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Holiday City South	7.3 mi	0.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Silver Ridge	7.4 mi	0.0% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Plumsted Township	8.2 mi	0.4% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Country Lake Estates	8.7 mi	6.7% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township	9.0 mi	9.5% (±1.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ (0.0%), Holiday City South, NJ (0.0%), Plumsted Township, NJ (0.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jackson Township, NJ (9.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
9	Brick Township	8.1% (±1.4 points)
10	Tuckerton Borough	7.9% (±5.4 points)
11	Bay Head Borough	7.6% (±6.5 points)
12	Barnegat Township	6.8% (±3.0 points)
13	Ocean Township (Ocean County)	6.7% (±4.0 points)
14	Point Pleasant Beach Borough	6.1% (±3.2 points)
15	Manchester Township	5.8% (±1.4 points)
16	Barnegat Light Borough	4.9% (±2.3 points)
17	Ship Bottom Borough	3.8% (±1.7 points)
18	Stafford Township	3.6% (±1.1 points)
19	Berkeley Township	3.3% (±0.9 points)
20	Island Heights Borough	2.8% (±5.8 points)
21 (tie)	Lakehurst Borough	2.6% (±7.1 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Manchester Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Cedar Glen Lakes, Cedar Glen West, Crestwood Village, Leisure Knoll, Leisure Village West, Pine Lake Park, Pine Ridge at Crestwood.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Manchester Township

How many homes are in Manchester Township?

Manchester Township, NJ has an estimated 26,369 (±694) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Manchester Township houses or apartments?

48.4% are detached houses and 21.9% attached houses, while 23.5% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Manchester Township?

17.7% of homes in Manchester Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Manchester township, Ocean County, New Jersey

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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