| ECONOMY | Columbia | Manitou Springs | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.90% | 8.70% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 2.33% | 1.23% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 39.76% | 33.76% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 7.55% | 8.50% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 6.00% | 4.63% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $23,062 | $31,215 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $42,002 | $46,728 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 17.25% | 14.16% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 12.60% | 12.30% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.78% | 10.98% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.22% | 15.60% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 17.69% | 17.54% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 11.04% | 11.27% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 9.12% | 11.72% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.13% | 5.28% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.08% | 1.03% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.10% | 0.17% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 12.57% | 14.72% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 32.67% | 28.14% | 20.61% |
| Service | 14.56% | 16.18% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 27.13% | 22.25% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.43% | 0.26% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 4.81% | 11.03% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 7.81% | 7.38% | 14.05% |
