Colorado · Census place 27425
Fort Collins city, CO
Quick answer
Fort Collins city has 169,705 residents, ranking #4 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $83,598, the median home is worth $548,400 and median gross rent runs $1,661 a month.
- Population
- 169,705Fort Collins city residents
- Median household income
- $83,598Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $548,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,661Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Collins city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Collins city median would spend about 23.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16% of residents and 52.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Colorado.
- Denver city 713,734
- Colorado Springs city 483,099
- Aurora city 390,201
- Lakewood city 156,309
- Thornton city 142,878
- Arvada city 122,835
- Westminster city 115,546
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