What is the population of Fort Collins, Colorado?

The population of Fort Collins, Colorado is 156,071.

What is the median household income in Fort Collins, Colorado?

The median household income in Fort Collins, Colorado is $80,804, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Fort Collins, Colorado is $398,158, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Fort Collins, Colorado is 5.1%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income C

Education A+

Metric	Fort Collins	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Population	156,071	5,847,426	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2667.9	56.2	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.83%	1.14%	0.57%
Median age	30.8	35.3	37.1
Households	65,737	2,319,504	128,459,983

Year	Fort Collins

Group	Share

Fort Collins has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Fort Collins	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$80,804	$93,055	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.58%	5.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.4%	5.2%

Metric	Fort Collins	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$398,158	$480,058	$242,182
Median rent	$1,651	$1,692	$1,342
Homeownership rate	50.7%	66.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Fort Collins	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.0	22.2	22.5
Work from home	19.1%	18.8%	13.4%

Fort Collins has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Fort Collins	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.2%	40.2%	31.6%
Average household size	2.24	2.45	2.54

Fort Collins has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Fort Collins	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.0	80.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	9.3%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	12.9%	16.1%	19.0%