CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Manitou Springs

Colorado · 4,535 residents · 3.15 sq mi

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Manitou Springs is home to 4,535 people in Colorado. This is an unusually credentialed place: 33% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 37.9, about 5 years above the US median. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 16% less than in Colorado as a whole. The poverty rate is 18.2%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,535

−9%vs 2000

vs 4,980 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(230)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(247)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(297)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(254)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(224)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(741)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.6%(935)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.2%(691)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(361)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(351)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(166)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(38)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,238

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,514 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,613

−36%vs 2000

vs $24,492 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

+10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$94,900

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $177,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $546 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.8% in 2000

46.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(4,578)

Black0.5%(24)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(182)

Asian1.1%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(4,407)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(170)

Asian0.9%(39)

Other2%(89)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(168)

South American0.8%(37)

Bolivian0.6%(28)

Colombian0.2%(9)

Central American0.1%(6)

Guatemalan0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Japanese2.2%(104)

Korean0.3%(16)

Chinese0.2%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German23.9%(1,131)

English23.3%(1,101)

Irish13.3%(629)

Scottish5.9%(277)

Polish5.4%(258)

Italian4.8%(226)

Swedish3.5%(168)

Scotch-Irish3.4%(159)

French3.2%(150)

American2.6%(121)

Norwegian2.4%(115)

Arab1.5%(72)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian1.1%(54)

Ukrainian1.1%(53)

Lebanese1%(47)

Welsh1%(47)

British0.9%(41)

Israeli0.9%(41)

Danish0.8%(40)

Dutch0.8%(40)

Czech0.8%(38)

Lithuanian0.8%(37)

Canadian0.7%(33)

Russian0.6%(28)

Greek0.5%(24)

Finnish0.5%(22)

Swiss0.4%(19)

Egyptian0.3%(15)

Croatian0.3%(14)

French Canadian0.3%(14)

Moroccan0.2%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.9%

−11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.1%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.0%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 14.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.9%(797)

Married46.7%(1,039)

Widowed2.1%(46)

Divorced15.3%(341)

Women 15+

Never married30.7%(682)

Married41.7%(926)

Widowed8.1%(180)

Divorced19.5%(434)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−15.5 ptssince 2013

from 20.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.6%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.1%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.0%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.1%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.9%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.8%(159)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)47%(198)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.1%(93)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 421 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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