Fort Collins, CO

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
367,368
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.8
0.546% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.2%
0.925% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$93,765
2.63% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$569,100
6.93% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
196,170
0.704% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fort Collins, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.4% of the residents in Fort Collins, CO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fort Collins, CO are Colorado State University-Fort Collins (7,794 degrees awarded in 2023), IBMC College-Fort Collins Campus (249 degrees), and Cheeks Beauty Academy (381699) (27 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Fort Collins, CO was $569,100, and the homeownership rate was 64%.

Most people in Fort Collins, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Collins, CO was 2 cars per household.

Fort Collins, CO borders Boulder, CO, Cheyenne, WY, Greeley, CO, and Laramie, WY.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Collins, CO is home to a population of 367k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.52% of Fort Collins, CO residents were born outside of the country (20.3k people).

In 2024, there were 12.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (291k people) in Fort Collins, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 23.1k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 11.7k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%
2024 Citizenship
97.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Fort Collins, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Collins, CO was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Collins, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    291k ± 821
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    23.1k ± 1.42k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    11.7k ± 1.28k
12.9%
Hispanic Population
47.5k people

In 2024, there were 12.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (291k people) in Fort Collins, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 23.1k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 11.7k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.9% of the people in Fort Collins, CO are hispanic (47.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Collins, CO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.52%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
20.3k people
5.35%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
19.5k people

As of 2024, 5.52% of Fort Collins, CO residents (20.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Collins, CO was 5.35%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    5,914 ± 578
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    5,638 ± 726
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,008 ± 306

Fort Collins, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fort Collins, CO employs 196k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Collins, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (24,867 people), Educational Services (24,081 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (23,108 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($147,898), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($106,801), and Utilities ($84,528).

Employment

Occupations

196k
2024 Value
± 3,800
0.704%
1 Year growth
± 2.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Collins, CO grew at a rate of 0.704%, from 195k employees to 196k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Collins, CO, are Management Occupations (26,450 people), Sales & Related Occupations (19,368 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (17,622 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Collins, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

196k
2024 Value
± 3,800
0.704%
1 Year growth
± 2.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Collins, CO grew at a rate of 0.704%, from 195k employees to 196k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Collins, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (24,867 people), Educational Services (24,081 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (23,108 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Collins, CO, though some of these residents may live in Fort Collins, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$63,315
Median earning men ± $1,982
$42,145
Median earning women ± $883

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,622), Public Administration ($91,506), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,495).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,064), Wholesale Trade ($68,036), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,436).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.73%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 1,298
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 950
    Construction
  3. 762
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $1.21M
    Wholesale Trade
  2. $1.17M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $1.07M
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Fort Collins, CO awarded 8,083 degrees. The student population of Fort Collins, CO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 14,963 male students and 18,922 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fort Collins, CO are White (5,692 and 73.9%), Hispanic or Latino (1,116 and 14.5%), Two or More Races (358 and 4.65%), and Asian (240 and 3.12%).

The largest universities in Fort Collins, CO by number of degrees awarded are Colorado State University-Fort Collins (7,794 and 96.4%), IBMC College-Fort Collins Campus (249 and 3.08%), and Cheeks Beauty Academy (381699) (27 and 0.334%).

The most popular majors in Fort Collins, CO are General Business Administration & Management (974 and 12%), General Psychology (312 and 3.86%), and Business Family & Consumer Sciences (271 and 3.35%).

The median tuition cost in Fort Collins, CO for a public four year colleges is $10,299 for in-state students and $31,055 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Fort Collins, CO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 89.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 33,885 (44.2% men and 55.8% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 33,885 students enrolled in Fort Collins, CO, 44.2% men and 55.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 22,986 records, of which 55.6% were women and 44.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Business Family & Consumer Sciences
    257 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    679 degrees awarded
  3. General Psychology
    284 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Fort Collins, CO was Business Family & Consumer Sciences with 257 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Fort Collins, CO according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Colorado State University-Fort Collins
    7,794 degrees awarded
  2. IBMC College-Fort Collins Campus
    249 degrees awarded
  3. Cheeks Beauty Academy (381699)
    27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Colorado State University-Fort Collins with 7,794 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 3,384 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fort Collins, CO, which is 0.72 times less than the 4,699 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 5,692 degrees mean that there were 5.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,116 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 2-year ($15,120) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,710) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Collins, CO was $569,100 in 2024, which is 1.71 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $532,200 to $569,100, a 6.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Collins, CO is 64%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Collins, CO have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Collins, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$569,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,549
$98,737
Median Property Taxes
±$2,379

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Collins, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Collins, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64%
Homeownership
2024
70.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64% of the housing units in Fort Collins, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$93,765
Median Household Income
± $1,936
154k
Number of Households
± 3,173

In 2024, the median household income of the 154k households in Fort Collins, CO grew to $93,765 from the previous year's value of $91,364.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Collins, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Collins, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (66.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.4%)
  3. Carpooled (5.64%)

In 2024, 66.3% of workers in Fort Collins, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.64%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Collins, CO have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.18% of the workforce in Fort Collins, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Collins, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Collins, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Collins, CO (40k out of 357k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Collins, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.4% of the population of Fort Collins, CO has health coverage, with 53.3% on employee plans, 11.9% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 1.37% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,207 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Colorado

Primary care physicians in Colorado see an average of 1,207 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Colorado in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 27.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.63%
Uninsured
53.3%
Employer Coverage
11.9%
Medicaid
13.4%
Medicare
14.4%
Non-Group
1.37%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Collins, CO declined by 1.41% from 5.71% to 5.63%.

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