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Longmont

Colorado · 100,109 residents (2025 est.) · 29.0 sq mi
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Longmont is home to 99,406 people in Colorado. Few US cities rank higher on income. Growth has run 40% since 2000, or 28,313 more people. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $572,800. Density works out to 3,423 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 81%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

99,406
+40%since 2000
from 71,093 in 2000
100,109 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
3,423 / sq mi
+16%since 2009
from 2,952 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
40.3
+19%since 2000
from 34.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
29.0 sq mi
Population, 19902024
47K61K75K90K104K19902000201020202024Longmont
202499K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(4,807)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(4,864)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.3%(5,261)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(6,356)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(6,650)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.4%(14,285)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(13,602)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.1%(11,984)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(13,077)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.2%(11,171)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(4,903)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(2,446)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$90,671
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,174 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$49,333
+111%since 2000
from $23,409 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.3%
+20.9 ptssince 2009
from 38.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
8.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 7.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.426
−1%since 2010
from 0.430 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services3.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance3.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$572,800
+81%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $173,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$1,816
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $769 in 2000
US average: $1,442
62.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2000
from 65.6% in 2000
37.5% rent
3.2%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.33 people
−13%since 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
23.3%
−7.1 ptssince 2009
from 30.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
58.3%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
6.3
+51%since 2009
from 4.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
74
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76.8%(54,599)
Black0.5%(363)
Hispanic / Latino19.1%(13,558)
Asian1.7%(1,236)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic66.7%(66,278)
Black0.8%(759)
Hispanic / Latino24%(23,848)
Asian3.3%(3,317)
Other5.2%(5,204)
62
+10%since 2009
from 56 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican18.3%(18,214)
Central American1.3%(1,258)
Guatemalan0.7%(665)
Spaniard0.6%(615)
Puerto Rican0.5%(543)
Honduran0.5%(479)
Venezuelan0.4%(352)
Cuban0.2%(210)
Colombian0.2%(210)
Peruvian0.1%(123)
Salvadoran0.1%(95)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(88)
Uruguayan0.1%(55)
Dominican0.1%(53)
Argentine0%(21)
Bolivian0%(16)
Asian origin
Chinese1%(1,013)
Asian Indian0.8%(775)
Nepalese0.3%(344)
Filipino0.3%(328)
Korean0.2%(170)
Cambodian0.2%(157)
Japanese0.1%(142)
Thai0.1%(99)
Sri Lankan0.1%(81)
Vietnamese0.1%(80)
Taiwanese0.1%(72)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Hmong0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(69)
Samoan0%(15)
Ancestry
German18.1%(17,990)
English16.1%(15,972)
Irish13.1%(12,989)
Italian5.3%(5,314)
French3.3%(3,241)
American2.8%(2,823)
Scottish2.7%(2,717)
Polish2.4%(2,429)
Norwegian2.3%(2,241)
Swedish1.8%(1,823)
Dutch1.7%(1,643)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(1,176)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.9%(939)
Danish0.8%(795)
British0.8%(770)
Welsh0.6%(581)
Hungarian0.5%(512)
Ukrainian0.5%(461)
Czech0.4%(443)
Arab0.4%(392)
Swiss0.4%(377)
Greek0.3%(320)
Slovak0.3%(284)
Austrian0.3%(280)
Portuguese0.3%(260)
Lithuanian0.2%(168)
Moroccan0.1%(148)
Finnish0.1%(148)
Canadian0.1%(141)
Belgian0.1%(127)
Lebanese0.1%(97)
Slovene0.1%(95)
Romanian0.1%(92)
Ethiopian0.1%(91)
Croatian0.1%(89)
Bulgarian0.1%(88)
Nigerian0.1%(86)
Brazilian0.1%(55)
West Indian0.1%(55)
Iranian0.1%(53)
Armenian0%(49)
Jordanian0%(43)
Jamaican0%(34)
Ghanaian0%(31)
Egyptian0%(24)
Turkish0%(23)
Iraqi0%(19)
Latvian0%(19)
Haitian0%(18)
Serbian0%(16)
Syrian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

47.0%
+15.7 ptssince 2000
from 31.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.6%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 86.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
18.9%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

24.5 min
+59%since 2000
from 15.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
64.8%
−11.7 ptssince 2009
from 76.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
7.9%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
2.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
22.3%
+15.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
1.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
4.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

4.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
68.7%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 70.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 79.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
12.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
48.5%
+9.7 ptssince 2009
from 38.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

49.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
50.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
10.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
6.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
12.5%
+3.3 ptssince 2012
from 9.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
7.2%
−10.6 ptssince 2013
from 17.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
94.9%
+10.2 ptssince 2017
from 84.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 94.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
83.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 81.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
81.7%
+3.1 ptssince 2016
from 78.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
13.6%
−3.6 ptssince 2016
from 17.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.2%(15,912)
Married47.5%(19,797)
Widowed2.6%(1,067)
Divorced11.7%(4,886)
Women 15+
Never married29.1%(12,468)
Married47.7%(20,437)
Widowed7.9%(3,376)
Divorced15.3%(6,531)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

7.2%
−10.6 ptssince 2013
from 17.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
58.6%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 60.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
18.1%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
18.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 32.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.9%(1,203)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(741)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.4%(1,981)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(322)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(51)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,023 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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How many people live in Longmont, Colorado?

Longmont, Colorado has about 99,406 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Longmont, Colorado?

The typical household in Longmont, Colorado earns about $90,671 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Longmont, Colorado expensive?

In Longmont, Colorado, the median home is worth about $572,800, and the typical rent is about $1,816 a month.

How educated are people in Longmont, Colorado?

About 47.0% of adults age 25 and over in Longmont, Colorado hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Longmont, Colorado?

About 8.6% of people in Longmont, Colorado live below the federal poverty line.

Has Longmont, Colorado grown since 1990?

Yes, Longmont, Colorado has grown since 1990. The population has added about 47,882 residents, a change of about 93 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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