Fort Collins, CO Demographic Data
Fort Collins, CO Summary
Fort Collins is located in Larimer County in Colorado
- Population: 148,634
- Area: 55.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 54.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.26 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,676.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,992.45 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fort Collins, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
82,959
51%
50.8
Male
81,237
50%
49.2
Total Population
164,196
323,128,000
Fort Collins, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9,440
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
9,053
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8,824
5.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
14,891
9.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
26,639
16.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
28,015
17.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
20,516
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
15,417
9.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
7,706
4.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
7,166
4.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
9,755
5.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,097
2.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,677
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
131,508
80.1%
77.2
Female
66,420
50.5%
51.3
Male
65,088
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
115,013
70.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
21,184
12.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
16,529
10.1%
15.2
Female
9,300
56.3%
55.8
Male
7,229
43.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0
Fort Collins, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
156,801
95.5%
96.8
White
143,235
87.2%
72.6
Black or African American
3,026
1.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,333
0.8%
0.8
Asian
5,131
3.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,253
0.8%
1.2
Chinese
1,136
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
298
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
460
0.3%
0.2
Korean
981
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
452
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
551
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
292
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,784
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
7,395
4.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
22,098
13.5%
17.8
Mexican
17,249
10.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
849
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
287
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,713
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
142,098
86.5%
82.2
Fort Collins, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,123
1.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,300
2.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
13,952
14.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
16,098
16.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
8,049
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
30,597
32.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
23,230
24.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,423
3.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
91,926
96.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
53,827
56.5%
31.2
Fort Collins, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
63,190
46.2%
33.7%
Now Married
55,705
40.7%
47.5
Divorced
12,020
8.8%
11.0%
Separated
1,741
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
4,223
3.1
5.8%
Fort Collins, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
138,142
89.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
16,614
10.7%
21.6%
Spanish
8,626
5.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3,143
2.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,443
2.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,402
0.9%
1.1%
Fort Collins, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,728
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,420
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,704
8.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,246
8.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
10,214
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
9,499
14.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,532
13.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,745
15.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4,113
6.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,534
5.5%
6.4
Median household income
59,357
57,617
Per capita income
30,830
31,128
Fort Collins, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,729
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
11,887
13.1%
9.8
Construction
4,683
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
25,050
27.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,197
5.7%
6.6
Information
1,958
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,128
7.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,680
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12,446
13.8%
11.4
Public administration
3,528
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
8,746
9.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,774
2.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,622
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,527
6.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
42,609
47.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,619
6.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
19,858
22.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
16,815
18.6%
18.1%
Fort Collins, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
89,303
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
65,284
73.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7,101
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,977
2.2%
5.1
Walked
3,540
4.0%
2.7
Other means
5,257
5.9%
1.8
Worked at home
6,144
6.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.8
26.6
Fort Collins, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,032
4.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
19,655
30.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
28,217
44.3%
37.1
3 or more
12,831
20.1%
21.0
Fort Collins, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
63,735
95.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
33,983
53.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
29,752
46.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,954
4.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Fort Collins, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
66,689
1 room
1,022
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
2,879
4.3%
2.7
3 rooms
6,906
10.4%
9.1
4 rooms
12,910
19.4%
16.5
5 rooms
10,573
15.9%
19.8
6 rooms
9,029
13.5%
17.8
7 rooms
7,827
11.7%
12.0
8 rooms
5,179
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
10,364
15.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fort Collins, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
66,689
1-unit, detached
37,022
55.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,305
8.0%
5.9
2-units
1,210
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,281
6.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5,028
7.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,063
7.6%
4.4
20 or more units
7,512
11.3%
9.0
Mobile home
1,268
1.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fort Collins, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,695
5.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,015
1.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,386
3.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,581
6.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
11,918
17.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,068
13.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
13,975
21.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
12,863
19.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,543
6.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,645
4.0%
1.4%
Fort Collins, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
44,763
70.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
781
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
16,870
26.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
74
0.1%
0.1
Wood
707
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
199
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
285
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
56
0.1%
1.1
Fort Collins, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
24,723
47295100.0
Less than $500
200
0.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
854
3.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,755
7.1%
7.0%
$500 to $999
2,140
8.7%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,567
14.4%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,010
32.4%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,197
33.2%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
11,777
47.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,092
16.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,984
12.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,444
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,357
17.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
69
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Collins, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
29,154
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
94
0.3%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
122
0.4%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
637
2.2%
4.4%
Less than $500
1,202
4.1%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
7,089
24.3%
11.9%
$500 to $999
7,597
26.1%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
12,413
42.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
598
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,218
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,415
4.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,395
8.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,663
9.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,794
16.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,926
6.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
15,616
54.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
943
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Collins, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
33,983
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
818
2.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
479
1.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
650
1.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,985
5.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8,256
24.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17,545
51.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4,042
11.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
208
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
338,100
205,000