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Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · 1 counties · 377,292 residents (2025 est.) · 2,596 sq mi
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Fort Collins is home to 367,368 people. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. Growth has run 46% since 2000, or 115,874 more people. The typical home is worth $569,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 6%.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,765, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Fort Collins

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$201,606 → $569,100 (+182%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Population186,136 → 367,368 (+97%)US over the same years: +35%
  • White share91.1% → 79.2% (−11.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in Colorado

  • 7th in household income$93,765
  • 3rd in share with a bachelor's degree53.0%
  • 8th in home value$569,100
  • 17th in diversity score44.1
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
367,368
+46%since 2000
from 251,494 in 2000
377,292 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
142 / sq mi
+46%since 2000
from 97 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
36.8
+11%since 2000
from 33.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2,596 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
168K222K277K331K385K19902000201020202024Fort Collins
2024367K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.3%(15,898)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(18,028)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(20,656)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(27,360)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.2%(37,639)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.7%(53,990)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413%(47,898)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411%(40,485)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.3%(41,650)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(39,364)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(17,402)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(6,998)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$93,765
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,655 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$51,165
+116%since 2000
from $23,689 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.5%
+23.7 ptssince 2009
from 35.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.453
+1%since 2010
from 0.450 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance3.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical2.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$569,100
+86%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $168,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,716
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $678 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
64.0%
−3.7 ptssince 2000
from 67.7% in 2000
36.0% rent
Vacancy rate
6.4%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.31 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.42 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.7%
−7.6 ptssince 2009
from 31.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 54.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.1
+37%since 2009
from 4.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
93
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.5%(220,159)
Black0.6%(1,511)
Hispanic / Latino8.3%(20,811)
Asian1.5%(3,840)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic79.2%(291,045)
Black1%(3,616)
Hispanic / Latino12.9%(47,521)
Asian2.2%(8,054)
Other4.7%(17,132)
Diversity Score
44
+35%since 2009
from 33 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
19
−13%since 2020
from 22 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican9.2%(33,799)
South American0.7%(2,557)
Spaniard0.6%(2,297)
Puerto Rican0.5%(1,973)
Central American0.4%(1,548)
Colombian0.2%(890)
Cuban0.2%(776)
Venezuelan0.1%(503)
Peruvian0.1%(482)
Guatemalan0.1%(432)
Salvadoran0.1%(331)
Panamanian0.1%(265)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(256)
Honduran0.1%(217)
Ecuadorian0.1%(200)
Chilean0.1%(192)
Argentine0%(114)
Nicaraguan0%(106)
Uruguayan0%(87)
Bolivian0%(79)
Asian origin
Chinese0.6%(2,368)
Asian Indian0.5%(1,869)
Korean0.2%(884)
Filipino0.1%(513)
Vietnamese0.1%(471)
Japanese0.1%(395)
Nepalese0.1%(384)
Thai0.1%(330)
Indonesian0%(102)
Taiwanese0%(88)
Pakistani0%(67)
Laotian0%(25)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(24)
Cambodian0%(18)
Burmese0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(91)
Fijian0%(80)
Samoan0%(22)
Ancestry
German25.3%(92,770)
English16.7%(61,515)
Irish12.8%(46,990)
Italian5.5%(20,131)
American3.9%(14,317)
Scottish3.8%(14,009)
French3%(10,881)
Polish2.9%(10,757)
Swedish2.8%(10,451)
Norwegian2.6%(9,456)
Dutch1.7%(6,138)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(4,781)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.1%(4,154)
Russian1%(3,762)
Danish0.9%(3,354)
Czech0.8%(2,914)
British0.6%(2,282)
Swiss0.6%(2,175)
Ukrainian0.5%(1,692)
Greek0.4%(1,587)
Hungarian0.4%(1,458)
French Canadian0.3%(1,285)
Lithuanian0.3%(1,082)
Portuguese0.3%(1,076)
Austrian0.3%(1,033)
Belgian0.3%(1,023)
Arab0.3%(973)
Canadian0.3%(952)
Finnish0.3%(929)
Brazilian0.2%(862)
Croatian0.2%(595)
Slovak0.1%(443)
Slovene0.1%(377)
Iranian0.1%(356)
Syrian0.1%(336)
Lebanese0.1%(308)
Serbian0.1%(284)
West Indian0.1%(282)
Romanian0.1%(261)
Cape Verdean0.1%(257)
Ethiopian0.1%(255)
Armenian0.1%(196)
Australian0.1%(193)
Nigerian0%(164)
Jamaican0%(90)
Bulgarian0%(84)
Kenyan0%(72)
Israeli0%(67)
Latvian0%(66)
Haitian0%(57)
Iraqi0%(51)
Moroccan0%(37)
Guyanese0%(28)
Jordanian0%(27)
Ghanaian0%(22)
Turkish0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
53.0%
+13.4 ptssince 2000
from 39.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.5%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 92.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
21.5%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 14.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.4 min
+58%since 2000
from 14.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.3%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 75.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.6%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
21.4%
+14.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
2.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.9%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 69.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 76.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
49.3%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 40.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
50.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
5.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 8.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.6%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.1%
+6.5 ptssince 2017
from 86.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 96.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 80.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 91.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 5.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.6%(58,486)
Married52.1%(81,108)
Widowed1.8%(2,830)
Divorced8.5%(13,229)
Women 15+
Never married32.7%(51,460)
Married50.6%(79,483)
Widowed5.9%(9,292)
Divorced10.8%(16,898)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.6%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 59.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 75.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 29.6% 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)31%(5,638)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(3,529)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.4%(6,081)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(972)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(161)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 18,184 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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Over time

Fort Collins, decade by decade

Fort Collins population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990186,136$71,248$201,60632.3%20.7
2000251,494$88,633$306,40239.5%28.3
2010299,630$81,203$353,88842.5%34.3
2020359,066$92,559$473,42247.7%45.4
2024367,368$93,765$569,10053.0%44.1

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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1 component county

Larimer CountyCENTRAL377,292
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO has about 367,368 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

The typical household in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO earns about $93,765 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fort Collins-Loveland, CO expensive?

In Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, the median home is worth about $569,100, and the typical rent is about $1,716 a month.

How educated are people in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

About 53.0% of adults age 25 and over in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

About 11.2% of people in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO live below the federal poverty line.

Has Fort Collins-Loveland, CO grown since 1990?

Yes, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO has grown since 1990. The population has added about 181,232 residents, a change of about 97 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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