What percentage of people rent in Manitou Springs, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Manitou Springs, CO, 2020–2024
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38.4% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Manitou Springs, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 924 renting households against 1,482 that own their home.

In Manitou Springs, the share of households that rent went from 44.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.4% in 2020–2024 (−6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.4% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 924 (±272)
Median renter income: $42,434 (±$19,337)

Who rents and who owns in Manitou Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Manitou Springs	El Paso County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.4% (±8.3 points)	33.8% (±0.6 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	924 (±272)	97,958 (±1,866)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,482 (±153)	192,232 (±1,990)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,434 (±$19,337)	$61,925 (±$1,375)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$111,546 (±$1,989)	$112,487 (±$1,846)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Manitou Springs, the renter share is not measurably different from El Paso County (33.8%).

It is not measurably different from Colorado (33.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In El Paso County, Manitou Springs ranks 4 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 82 of 339.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Manitou Springs has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	44.6% (±7.3 points)	38.4% (±8.3 points)	−6.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$943 (±$82)	$1,283 (±$114)	+36.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,270 (±$16,118)	$85,000 (±$20,176)	+36.5%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Manitou Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Manitou Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Manitou Springs	—	38.4% (±8.3 points)	—
Cascade-Chipita Park	7.7 mi	15.1% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Green Mountain Falls	7.8 mi	28.9% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Colorado Springs	8.2 mi	39.1% (±0.8 points)	Not measurably different
Stratmoor	9.4 mi	35.0% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Air Force Academy	9.8 mi	100.0% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Cimarron Hills	11 mi	32.1% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Woodland Park	12 mi	23.5% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Security-Widefield	13 mi	12.8% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cascade-Chipita Park, CO (15.1%), Woodland Park, CO (23.5%), Security-Widefield, CO (12.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Air Force Academy, CO (100.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across El Paso County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1 (tie)	Air Force Academy	100.0% (±5.8 points)
1 (tie)	Fort Carson	100.0% (±1.2 points)
3	Colorado Springs	39.1% (±0.8 points)
4	Manitou Springs	38.4% (±8.3 points)
5	Stratmoor	35.0% (±10.4 points)
6	Calhan	32.3% (±11.2 points)
7	Cimarron Hills	32.1% (±4.3 points)
8	Green Mountain Falls	28.9% (±17.5 points)
9	Fountain	27.2% (±3.8 points)
10	Monument	23.9% (±5.0 points)

Showing 10 of 18 places in El Paso County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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).

Is renting growing in Manitou Springs?

In Manitou Springs, the share of households that rent went from 44.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.4% in 2020–2024 (−6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Manitou Springs?

A renting household in Manitou Springs has 1.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Manitou Springs?

The median renting household in Manitou Springs, CO has an income of $42,434 (±$19,337) a year, against $111,546 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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