Housing data for Manitou Springs, CO

Manitou Springs, CO has an estimated 4,735 residents and 2,625 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in El Paso County.

38.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,283 a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−10.4%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
4,735 (±18)
Housing units
2,625 (±259)
Households that rent
38.4%
Median gross rent
$1,283
Residents since 2015–2019
−10.4%

What stands out in Manitou Springs

Homes built before 1980: 76.2% (±12.0 points) in Manitou Springs, higher than in El Paso County (35.8%).

Working from home: 28.1% (±7.0 points) in Manitou Springs, higher than in El Paso County (16.8%).

Median real estate taxes: $2,527 (±$178) in Manitou Springs, higher than in El Paso County ($1,874).

Median gross rent: $1,283 (±$114) in Manitou Springs, lower than in El Paso County ($1,696).

Housing in Manitou Springs at a glance

Manitou Springs against El Paso County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Manitou SpringsEl Paso CountyColoradoUnited States
Residents4,735 (±18)742,999 (exact)5,862,189 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units2,625 (±259)303,482 (±201)2,589,053 (±653)143,775,355
Households that rent38.4% (±8.3 points)33.8% (±0.6 points)33.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,283 (±$114)$1,696 (±$20)$1,761 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$85,000 (±$20,176)$90,363 (±$1,401)$95,470 (±$578)$80,734
Median home value$561,200 (±$48,697)$461,000 (±$2,893)$539,400 (±$2,069)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,527 (±$178)$1,874 (±$22)$2,602 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198076.2% (±12.0 points)35.8% (±0.7 points)39.7% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute25.7 minutes (±5.2)23.5 minutes (±0.3)25.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband90.9% (±7.7 points)94.8% (±0.3 points)93.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents47.3 years (±3.2)35.1 years (±0.1)37.7 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Manitou Springs covers 3.1 square miles of land, about 1,504 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Manitou Springs has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents5,283 (±39)4,735 (±18)−10.4%Measurable decrease
Housing units2,839 (±286)2,625 (±259)−7.5%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$943 (±$82)$1,283 (±$114)+36.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$365,300 (±$35,502)$561,200 (±$48,697)+53.6%Up after inflation
Median household income$62,270 (±$16,118)$85,000 (±$20,176)+36.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$2,000 (±$417)$2,171 (±$217)+8.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,750 (±$184)$2,527 (±$178)+44.4%Up after inflation
Households that rent44.6% (±7.3 points)38.4% (±8.3 points)−6.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±2.9 points)2.3% (±2.8 points)+2.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Manitou Springs

In 2025, the Manitou Springs Police Department reported 242 violent and 1,585 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

Across El Paso County, the departments that report recorded 561 violent and 2,354 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.

ZIP codes in Manitou Springs

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
8082915%5,312$1,283$572,100$91,275

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Manitou Springs

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Cascade-Chipita Park7.7 mi$1,416$514,90015.1%
Green Mountain Falls7.8 mi$1,699$449,10028.9%
Colorado Springs8.2 mi$1,648$452,60039.1%
Stratmoor9.4 mi$1,324$310,00035.0%
Air Force Academy9.8 mi$2,264—100.0%
Cimarron Hills11 mi$1,664$368,00032.1%
Woodland Park12 mi$2,007$549,20023.5%
Security-Widefield13 mi$1,793$387,50012.8%

Places in Colorado most like Manitou Springs

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Leadville North$1,495$536,200$97,60437.4%
Wheat Ridge$1,579$623,000$90,56445.6%
Georgetown$1,434$521,700$79,11828.5%
Leadville$1,195$447,600$86,35031.9%
Welby$1,656$385,000$80,02627.5%
Sherrelwood$1,702$432,200$75,32728.3%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Colorado.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Manitou Springs, fiscal year 2027

Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,129$1,380$1,621$2,245$2,574

HUD income limits for Manitou Springs, fiscal year 2026

Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$24,450$40,750$65,200
2 people$27,950$46,600$74,500
3 people$31,450$52,400$83,800
4 people$34,900$58,200$93,100
5 people$38,680$62,900$100,550
6 people$44,360$67,550$108,000
7 people$50,040$72,200$115,450
8 people$55,720$76,850$122,900

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $116,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Manitou Springs

What is the average rent in Manitou Springs, CO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Manitou Springs is $1,283 (±$114) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Manitou Springs?

The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Manitou Springs, CO is $1,153 (±$80) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are renters in Manitou Springs rent-burdened?

64.4% of renting households in Manitou Springs pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many renters are there in Manitou Springs?

Manitou Springs has an estimated 924 (±272) renting households, 38.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Manitou Springs?

The median household income in Manitou Springs is $85,000 (±$20,176) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Manitou Springs, CO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $561,200 (±$48,697) for owner-occupied homes in Manitou Springs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Manitou Springs growing?

In Manitou Springs, the number of residents went from 5,283 in 2015–2019 to 4,735 in 2020–2024 (−10.4%), a measurable decrease.

What ZIP codes are in Manitou Springs?

The ZIP code that covers Manitou Springs is 80829.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 80829?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 80829 is $1,283 (±$114) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Manitou Springs city, Colorado (place:48445, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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