Manistee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 6,247 people and three associated neighborhoods, Manistee is the 163rd largest community in Michigan. Manistee has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Manistee 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: 8.49% 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.

One of the benefits of Manistee is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.20 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The education level of Manistee citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.61% of adults in Manistee have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Manistee in 2022 was $31,632, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,528 for a family of four. However, Manistee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Manistee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.