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Manitou Springs, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Manitou Springs is a Census city of 4,735 people across 3.15 square miles of land, in El Paso County. Median household income is $85,000, 61.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Manitou Springs
What Manitou Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.15 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,504
- County holding the largest share of its areaEl Paso County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Manitou Springs
- Population4,735
- Median age47.3
- Population under 18663 plus or minus 163
- Share under 1814.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Population 65 and over917 plus or minus 193
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households2,406
- Family households1,267
- Share of households that are families52.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Manitou Springs
- Median household income$85,000 plus or minus $20,176
- Per capita income$57,249
- Civilian labor force3,052
- Employed2,692
- Unemployed360 plus or minus 217
- Unemployment rate11.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over3,679
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher57.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Manitou Springs
- Housing units2,625
- Occupied units2,406
- Vacant units219 plus or minus 135
- Vacancy rate8.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied1,482
- Renter occupied924 plus or minus 272
- Ownership rate61.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$561,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,283
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units1,943
- Share single family74.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more672 plus or minus 271
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Manitou Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,931
- Commuting under 15 minutes602 plus or minus 167
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more636 plus or minus 203
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.9 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone62.4 percent
- Carpooled2.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked4.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home28.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manitou Springs
SBA loans in Manitou Springs (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$9,938,900
- Average approval$903,536
- Median approval$643,000
- Largest approval$2,338,000
- Jobs supported171
- Jobs per approval15.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more45.5 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manitou Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Manitou Springs
SBA loans in Manitou Springs (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,360,000
- Average approval$1,360,000
- Median approval$1,360,000
- Largest approval$1,360,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manitou Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Manitou Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Manitou Springs
- NFIP community number080063
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date12/07/18
The City of Manitou Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080063 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
El Paso County, not Manitou Springs
El Paso County context, not Manitou Springs figures
- Establishments in El Paso County18,852
- Covered employment, El Paso County309,483
- Average annual pay, El Paso County$67,491
- Housing units permitted, El Paso County3,849
Every figure in this section is published for El Paso County as a whole and is not a measurement of Manitou Springs.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Manitou Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Manitou Springs, Colorado?
4,735, in 2,406 households. Manitou Springs city covers 3.15 square miles of land, which is 1,504 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Manitou Springs in?
El Paso County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Manitou Springs?
$85,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $561,200. Median gross rent is $1,283 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Manitou Springs businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $9.9 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $643,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manitou Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Manitou Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Manitou Springs. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Manitou Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Manitou Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Manitou Springs, city of, community 080063, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Manitou Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for El Paso County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Manitou Springs.
Is zoning published for Manitou Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.