Fort Collins

Population: 169,705
Median household income: $83,598
Median home value: $548,400

Fort Collins is a community in Larimer County, Colorado, home to 169,705 residents. At $83,598, its median household income sits below Larimer County's $91,364.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Collins's population grew 2.5% from 165,609 to 169,705, while its median home value rose 49.1% from $367,900 to $548,400.

The median resident is 30.6 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 21.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 169,705
Median age: 30.6 yrs
Median household income: $83,598
Median home value: $548,400
Median gross rent: $1,661
Housing units: 73,332
Homeownership rate: 52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

165,609169,705

Median household income

$65,866$83,598

Median home value

$367,900$548,400

Median gross rent

$1,346$1,661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	165,609	$65,866	$367,900	$1,346
2020	166,069	$70,528	$398,800	$1,373
2021	166,788	$72,932	$431,300	$1,443
2022	168,758	$78,977	$497,400	$1,576
2023	169,705	$83,598	$548,400	$1,661

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 2421.7%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,560	3.9%
5 to 17	21,883	12.9%
18 to 24	36,893	21.7%
25 to 34	30,243	17.8%
35 to 44	21,451	12.6%
45 to 54	15,992	9.4%
55 to 64	15,952	9.4%
65 to 74	12,422	7.3%
75 and over	8,309	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	132,109	77.8%
Black or African American	2,006	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	605	0.4%
Asian	5,539	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	190	0.1%
Some other race	928	0.5%
Two or more races	7,385	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,943	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate13.5%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,485	2.4%
High school graduate	14,132	13.5%
Some college or associate's	25,282	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	35,815	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26,655	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone63.3%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit1.5%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle4.2%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	60,532	63.3%
Carpooled	5,406	5.6%
Public transit	1,400	1.5%
Walked	4,042	4.2%
Bicycle	4,062	4.2%
Worked from home	19,340	20.2%
Other means	906	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28,670	37.6%
15 to 29 min	32,859	43.0%
30 to 44 min	7,674	10.1%
45 to 59 min	3,541	4.6%
60+ min	3,604	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 16.0% (25,699 of 160,931)

	Count	Share
Family households	36,186	51.1%
Nonfamily households	34,596	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	70,782	96.5%
Vacant	2,550	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36,885	52.1%
Renter-occupied	33,897	47.9%

1-unit, detached52.9%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units16.2%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,814	52.9%
1-unit, attached	6,338	8.6%
2 to 4 units	6,184	8.4%
5 to 19 units	11,861	16.2%
20 or more units	8,639	11.8%
Mobile home & other	1,496	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0827425
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 57 sq mi
Water area: 1.26 sq mi
Center point: 40.5482, -105.0648