Manito is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,515 people and two associated neighborhoods, Manito is the 626th largest community in Illinois.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.92% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Manito is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Manito, the average commute to work is 30.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small village, Manito does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Manito is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.95% of adults 25 and older in Manito have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Manito in 2022 was $34,314, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,256 for a family of four. However, Manito contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Manito home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manito residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Manito include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Manito is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.