Population

171,500

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$577,900

Owner-occupied units

Fort Collins, CO

Colorado · 40.548° N, 105.065° W · 57 sq mi

Fort Collins is a city in Colorado, with a population of 171,500 and about 2,996 residents per square mile. The median household earns $85,070 a year, and the median home is worth $577,900.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

57 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,996

People per square mile

Rank by population

#160

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#197

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$85,070

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,690

Per month

Homeownership

51.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

19.5 min

One way

People

Median age

30.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

60.7%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

6.8%

Households

71,768

2.25 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 29.4^%

Professional & business services 15.5^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.8^%

Retail trade 10^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Colorado

Name

Philip Anschutz

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$16.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Denver

Source of wealth

Energy, sports, entertainment

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Colorado · private sector

Employer

UCHealth

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Colorado

Company

Arrow Electronics

Revenue

$27.9B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Centennial

Ticker

ARW

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Colorado

State bird

Lark Bunting

State flower

Rocky Mountain Columbine

State capital

Denver

Nickname

The Centennial State

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