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Manitou Springs, Colorado, in El Paso county, is 6 miles W of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The city is included in the Colorado Springs metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 4,980 people lived in Manitou Springs.
In Manitou Springs, about 49% of adults are married. Manitou Springs is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in the city; the city has more single adults than most places of its size.
In 2000, Manitou Springs had a median family income of $57,260. Significantly, more adults in Manitou Springs have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Colorado. In the city, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Manitou Springs.)
Manitou Springs residents donated more money ($10,000) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.
An estimated 56% of living spaces in Manitou Springs are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The city housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. Living alone is quite feasible in Manitou Springs, with the choice of small rental properties there.
In Manitou Springs, 83% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, the city is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle).
Manitou Springs strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Colorado):
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| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 5% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
Comparing Manitou Springs to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Colorado (State):
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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