Living in Manitou Springs
In Manitou Springs, unemployment is 11.8% (2024).
Manitou Springs had a population of 4,607 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 11.8% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Manitou Springs numbered 337.
Higher unemployment than 97% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Manitou Springs?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet16Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan17Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,252 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,185 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records2Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 69 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)7Official |
Is Manitou Springs a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
7.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 337 of 4,607 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Manitou Springs 11.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 3,855 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
What does a salary buy in Manitou Springs?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,017 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,252 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,683 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Manitou Springs. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Manitou Springs. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 249.7 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release5Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Manitou Springs when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,784 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting8Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 11 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)7Official |
Mobility and administration
Manitou Springs's nearest airport was COS, 20 km away and offered 11 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Manitou Springs. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 in the air was 5.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.1°C in January to 22.4°C in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Manitou Springs 5.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5.72 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 7.2 · Feb 8.1 · Mar 12.7 · Apr 16.1 · May 21.5 · Jun 27.6 · Jul 30.3 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 25.1 · Oct 18.2 · Nov 11.6 · Dec 7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -7.5 · Feb -6.5 · Mar -2.6 · Apr 1.1 · May 6.4 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 14.5 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 2.6 · Nov -3.3 · Dec -7.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 8.6 · May 13.9 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21.2 · Sep 17.2 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 4.1 · Dec -0.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 7.5 · Feb 8.2 · Mar 20.2 · Apr 36.8 · May 50.5 · Jun 57.6 · Jul 79.3 · Aug 75.1 · Sep 34.2 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 5.8 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 29.7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 5.67 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual precipitation | 404.2 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Maximum July temperature | 30.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average annual temperature | 10.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Minimum January temperature | -7.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)19Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Highlands Ranch ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.9 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.0 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±3.1 °C, Reims (France) ±3.1 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±3.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 8.2 km². The city recorded a population density of 564.9 people per km² at the end of 2024.
By nationality
National passport92.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 8.16 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)12Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 7.12 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
| Foreign residents | 337 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
| Population density | 564.9 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program)14Official |
| Population | 4,607 people | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program14Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 4,542 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)7Official |
Alternatives for people set on Manitou Springs
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Gleneagle as a Manitou Springs alternative in the same region
22 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 1.6% Gleneagle vs 11.8% Manitou Springs−87%
- Median gross pay, city: €4,440 Gleneagle vs €3,855 Manitou Springs+15%
- Foreign residents: 9.7% Gleneagle vs 7.1% Manitou Springs+36%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.7 µg/m³ Gleneagle vs 5.7 µg/m³ Manitou Springssame level
North Bethesda as a Manitou Springs alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 2394 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 7.1% Manitou Springs+379%
- Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,855 Manitou Springs+59%
- Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 11.8% Manitou Springs−69%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 1,784 (2024) Manitou Springsno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.7 µg/m³ Manitou Springssame level
Cities near Manitou Springs
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Salary
- 3,847 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
- Rent
- 1,223 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 2,915 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 2,092 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 1,224 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,657 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 3,712 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,939 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 4,440 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Alternative cities in United States
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How does Manitou Springs compare?
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Is Manitou Springs part of Colorado Springs?
Manitou Springs is in the published commuting zone of Colorado Springs; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Colorado Springs city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source11
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Manitou Springs?
The unemployment rate is 11.8 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Manitou Springs?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.72 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.
How safe is Manitou Springs?
Police recorded 1,784 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
How many people live in Manitou Springs?
The published population is 4,607 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.
How many foreign residents live in Manitou Springs?
337 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is Manitou Springs a good place to live?
Manitou Springs may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Manitou Springs part of Colorado Springs?
Manitou Springs is in the published commuting zone of Colorado Springs; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Manitou Springs?
Colorado Springs, Stratmoor, Air Force Academy, Woodland Park, Security-Widefield are near Manitou Springs. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Manitou Springs, United States: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 62475b15a34e21c0e21851236be532c3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/manitou-springs/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- TIGERweb ACS2023 — Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSA, January 1 2023) TIGERweb ACS2023 · tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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