Fort Collins Demographics

Population Fort Collins U.S.
Total Population 118,652 281,421,920
Female 49.8% 50.9%
Male 50.2% 49.1%
18 years and over 78.5% 74.3%
65 years and over 7.9% 12.4%
Married Persons 47.0% 56.5%
Single Persons 53.0% 43.5%
Median Age 28.2 35.3
Average Family Size 3.0 3.1
Ethnicity
White 92.0% 77.0%
Black or African American 1.0% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6% 0.9%
Asian 2.5% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other 3.7% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 9.0% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Fort Collins U.S.
Total Housing Units 47,766 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $169,600 $119,600
Number of Households 45,882 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.45 2.59
Economic Characteristics Fort Collins U.S.
Median Household Income $44,459 $41,994
Per Capita Income $22,133 $21,587
In Labor Force 72.4% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 1,417 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Fort Collins U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 11,654 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 5,303 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 24,882 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 16.4% 28.6%
Associates Degree 6.5% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 30.0% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 18.4% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census