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Fort Collins Demographics Information

Population: 125,000

Elevation: 5003 feet

County: Larimer

Land area: 46.5 square miles

Zip codes: 80521..80528, 80553.

Median resident age: 28.2 years
Median household income: $45,959
Median house value: $240,000

Races in Fort Collins:

White Non-Hispanic (85.4%)
Hispanic (8.8%)
Other race (3.6%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Black (1.0%)
Chinese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (28.7%), English (14.2%), Irish (14.1%), Italian (5.4%), French (4.1%), Swedish (4.0%).

For population 25 years and over in Fort Collins

High school or higher: 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 18.4%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Collins city

Never married: 40.3%
Now married: 46.0%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 8.9%

5.3% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 1.4% Latin America, 1.4% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Denver, CO (58.1 miles, pop. 554,636).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (683.8 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Timnath, CO (6.9 miles), Laporte, CO (7.1 miles), Loveland, CO (10.7 miles), Wellington, CO (11.1 miles), Windsor, CO (12.8 miles), Campion, CO (14.6 miles), Severance, CO (15.7 miles), Berthoud, CO (17.5 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1080 buildings, average cost: $95,600
1997: 930 buildings, average cost: $108,300
1998: 1173 buildings, average cost: $115,900
1999: 1157 buildings, average cost: $121,900
2000: 984 buildings, average cost: $133,500
2001: 1116 buildings, average cost: $126,000
2002: 1210 buildings, average cost: $140,300

Area code: 970

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.3%), Manufacturing (13.9%), Retail trade (12.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.5%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.3%).