Cities / Colorado / Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

170,229 people

Right Now

Weather

78.8°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 93°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Fort Collins)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 6.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Heat Advisory (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

DEN

55 mi — Denver International Airport

Heat Advisory — Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Heat Advisory — Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Extreme Heat Warning — Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Lake Mead - AZ side; Lake Mohave - AZ side; Northwest Deserts; Death Valley National Park; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Las Vegas Valley; Lake Mead - NV side; Lake Mohave - NV side

Population & People

Population

170,229

Median age

30.9

Median household income

$85,070

Poverty rate

15.8%

Unemployment rate

5.4%

Bachelor's degree+

60.7%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

12.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$577,900

Median gross rent

$1,690/mo

Homeownership rate

51.61%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,732

HUD Fair Market Rent (Larimer County, 21 mi from Fort Collins), 2026. Efficiency $1509, 1BR $1537, 2BR $1732, 3BR $2385, 4BR $2540. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Colorado gasoline midgrade

$4.68

Colorado commercial electricity

12.47¢/kWh

Colorado industrial electricity

9.07¢/kWh

Colorado residential electricity

15.85¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

584323.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

458147.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Colorado

854.97

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Colorado-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DEN

Denver International Airport

55 mi away

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

125 mi away

SLC

Salt Lake City International Airport

361 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Colorado energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Colorado economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).