2024 population: 374,574 ( 15,509 from 2020)
Land area: 2595.8 square miles
Population density: 144.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	298,590	79.71%	1.9%
Black:	4,518	1.21%	21.2%
Indian:	1,697	0.45%	6.6%
Asian:	10,447	2.79%	25.0%
2+ races:	9,202	2.46%	16.2%
Hispanic:	50,120	13.38%	12.4%

Total non-White:	75,984	20.29%	14.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	13,096	9.1
Deaths:	11,717	8.2
Net Migration:	10,593	7.4
Net Immigration:	3,142	2.2

Change in White population:	5,710	1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,799	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
359,065
292,880	81.57%
3,727	1.04%
1,592	0.44%
8,357	2.33%
7,916	2.20%
44,593	12.42%
66,185	18.43%

2010
299,630
253,047	84.45%
2,259	0.75%
1,277	0.43%
5,867	1.96%
5,205	1.74%
31,628	10.56%
46,583	15.55%

2000
251,494
220,159	87.54%
1,511	0.60%
1,171	0.47%
3,992	1.59%
3,616	1.44%
20,811	8.27%
31,335	12.46%

1990
186,136
169,598	91.12%
964	0.52%
831	0.45%
2,772	1.49%
n/a
11,971	6.43%
16,538	8.88%

1980
149,184
137,639	92.26%
547	0.37%
690	0.46%
1,483	0.99%
n/a
8,719	5.84%
11,545	7.74%

1970
89,900
82,705	92.00%
262	0.29%
139	0.15%
439	0.49%
n/a
6,017	6.69%
7,195	8.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
31,320	10.5
19,715	6.6
40,634	13.6
4,487	1.5

39,833	13.3
19,602	6.5

Number	Rate
2000's
31,991	12.7
14,535	5.8
25,624	10.2
5,008	2.0

32,888	13.1
15,248	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
28,237	15.2
12,486	6.7
35,861	19.3
2,558	1.4

50,561	27.2
14,797	7.9

Number	Rate
1980's
26,593	17.8
9,527	6.4
20,089	13.5
n/a

31,959	21.4
4,993	3.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
48,470	53.9
n/a

54,934	61.1
4,350	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Fort Collins, CO Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.3
67,643	9.2%
665,996	90.8%
59,020	8.0%

148,851
2.35

90,342	60.7%
75,347	83.4%
4,782	5.3%
58,509	39.3%

2010
Number	Percent
35.5
64,057	21.4%
235,573	78.6%
35,541	11.9%

120,295
2.42

74,993	62.3%
60,320	80.4%
5,849	7.8%
45,302	37.7%

2000
Number	Percent
33.5
59,416	23.6%
192,078	76.4%
24,032	9.6%

97,128
2.52

63,682	65.6%
53,388	83.8%
4,523	7.1%
33,446	34.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
47,053	25.3%
139,083	74.7%
17,939	9.6%

70,574
2.54

47,521	67.3%
40,975	86.2%
3,386	7.1%
23,053	32.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
38,207	25.6%
110,977	74.4%
12,608	8.5%

54,113
2.63

37,168	68.7%
32,890	88.5%
2,255	6.1%
16,945	31.3%

2022 Housing Data for Fort Collins, CO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,195	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,063	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,735	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,548	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,155	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,020	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,469	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,436	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,799	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,072	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	13,437	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	20,915	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	16,344	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,411	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,897	10.7%
$200,000 or more	19,355	13.0%

Median Household Income	87,199
Per Capita Income	46,676

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	111

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,073	2.7%
Public Assistance	2,970	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,447	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	158,925	75.0%
Unemployed	7,500	3.5%
In Armed Forces	614	0.3%

Total Labor Force	167,039	78.8%
Not in Labor Force	44,905	21.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	69,320	52,894	56.7%
Non-Profit	4,981	8,805	36.1%
Self-Employed	14,278	9,584	59.8%

Local Government	5,882	8,079	42.1%
State Government	5,813	7,400	44.0%
Federal Government	2,428	1,782	57.7%

Total Private + Self	83,598	62,478	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,104	26,066	42.3%
Total	102,702	88,544	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35,490	18.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	38,311	20.0%
Professional, Technical	55,940	29.2%
Service Occupations	29,673	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	871	0.5%
All others	32,403	16.9%

White Collar		67.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	23,985	12.5%
Health care and social assistance	23,215	12.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	21,387	11.1%
Retail trade	20,676	10.8%
Manufacturing	18,596	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	13,778	7.2%
Construction	13,333	7.0%
Other services	8,759	4.6%
Public administration	7,652	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,960	3.6%
Finance and insurance	5,685	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,216	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,925	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,905	2.6%
Wholesale trade	4,234	2.2%
Information	3,268	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,976	1.0%
Utilities	1,757	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,378	0.7%
Management	132	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	31,616	8.80%
Puerto Rican	1,683	0.47%
Cuban	648	0.18%
Dominican	199	0.06%

Total Central American	1,921	0.53%
Costa Rican	474	0.13%
Guatemalan	291	0.08%
Honduran	182	0.05%
Nicaraguan	98	0.03%
Panamanian	307	0.09%
Salvadoran	528	0.15%
Other Central American	41	0.01%

Total South American	2,581	0.72%
Argentinean	151	0.04%
Bolivian	90	0.03%
Chilean	149	0.04%
Colombian	974	0.27%
Ecuadorian	321	0.09%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	329	0.09%
Uruguayan	23	0.01%
Venezuelan	544	0.15%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,267	1.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,860	0.52%
Chinese	1,795	0.50%
Korean	943	0.26%
Filipino	694	0.19%
Vietnamese	604	0.17%
Japanese	420	0.12%
Thai	149	0.04%
Taiwanese	104	0.03%
Indonesian	88	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	313,119	91.3%
Spanish	18,476	5.4%
Other Indo-European	2,582	0.8%
German, other Germanic	1,820	0.5%
Other Asian	1,360	0.4%
Chinese	1,290	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,104	0.3%
Arabic	817	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	750	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	87,433	24.3%
English	53,835	15.0%
Irish	45,168	12.6%
Italian	17,919	5.0%
American	14,414	4.0%
Scottish	12,871	3.6%
European	12,706	3.5%
French	12,092	3.4%
Swedish	10,347	2.9%
Polish	10,102	2.8%
Norwegian	9,712	2.7%
Dutch	7,149	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	4,514	1.3%
Russian	4,225	1.2%
Welsh	3,869	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	348,963	97.1%
Not a citizen	10,400	2.9%

Native	338,951	94.3%
Foreign-born	20,412	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,912	1.2%	5,872	2.5%	39,944	16.7%	68,718	28.7%	73,222	30.6%	48,466	20.3%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,912	1.2%
9-12 Years	5,872	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	39,944	16.7%
Some College	68,718	28.7%
Bach. Degree	73,222	30.6%
Grad Degree	48,466	20.3%
Average years of education: 14.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	208,608	198,480	10,128	4.9%
1991	214,672	204,280	10,392	4.8%
1992	219,626	208,152	11,474	5.2%
1993	232,698	222,106	10,592	4.6%
1994	246,432	237,628	8,804	3.6%
1995	259,162	249,380	9,782	3.8%
1996	270,144	259,928	10,216	3.8%
1997	275,048	266,002	9,046	3.3%
1998	288,508	278,106	10,402	3.6%
1999	290,604	281,332	9,272	3.2%

2000	292,502	285,276	7,226	2.5%
2001	300,118	290,482	9,636	3.2%
2002	309,522	294,970	14,552	4.7%
2003	318,820	302,622	16,198	5.1%
2004	328,332	313,044	15,288	4.7%
2005	332,968	318,306	14,662	4.4%
2006	341,064	327,830	13,234	3.9%
2007	347,032	335,444	11,588	3.3%
2008	353,318	338,316	15,002	4.2%
2009	354,474	330,464	24,010	6.8%

2010	338,878	311,598	27,280	8.1%
2011	341,054	315,662	25,392	7.4%
2012	344,716	321,286	23,430	6.8%
2013	348,260	328,348	19,912	5.7%
2014	354,048	339,028	15,020	4.2%
2015	361,244	349,734	11,510	3.2%
2016	374,800	364,748	10,052	2.7%
2017	389,466	380,680	8,786	2.3%
2018	401,450	391,000	10,450	2.6%
2019	409,462	400,100	9,362	2.3%

2020	407,366	381,684	25,682	6.3%
2021	415,400	395,726	19,674	4.7%
2022	421,592	410,146	11,446	2.7%
2023	428,498	416,372	12,126	2.8%
2024	416,470	399,494	16,976	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	159,083
Median Value	$488,300

Occupied	148,851	93.6%
Vacant	10,232	6.4%

Owned	96,055	64.5%
Rented	52,796	35.5%
Median Rent	$1,584

Single-Family Units	115,374	72.5%
Detached	103,510	65.1%
Attached	11,864	7.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	29,156	18.3%
Mobile Homes	5,422	3.4%

Fort Collins, CO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fort Collins, CO Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Fort Collins, CO Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fort Collins, CO Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fort Collins, CO Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fort Collins, CO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Fort Collins, CO Metro Area