Manitou Springs is a very small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 4,710 people and two associated neighborhoods, Manitou Springs is the 92nd largest community in Colorado. Manitou Springs has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country. Housing costs in Manitou Springs are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Manitou Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Manitou Springs is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manitou Springs who work in sales jobs (10.92%), business and financial occupations (9.97%), and teaching (9.36%). Also of interest is that Manitou Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Manitou Springs is also a city of artists. Manitou Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Manitou Springs’s character. A relatively large number of people in Manitou Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.26% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Being a small city, Manitou Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.If knowledge is power, Manitou Springs is a pretty powerful place. 55.52% of the adults in Manitou Springs have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Manitou Springs in 2022 was $55,929, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $223,716 for a family of four. However, Manitou Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Manitou Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Manitou Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manitou Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Manitou Springs include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Manitou Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian and Japanese.
