Fort Collins is a relatively large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 169,249 people and 47 associated neighborhoods, Fort Collins is the fourth largest community in Colorado. Housing costs in Fort Collins are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Fort Collins is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.92% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fort Collins is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Collins who work in management occupations (11.62%), sales jobs (9.70%), and office and administrative support (9.47%). Also of interest is that Fort Collins has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Fort Collins is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Fort Collins has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Fort Collins enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Fort Collins. If knowledge is power, Fort Collins is a pretty powerful place. 58.33% of the adults in Fort Collins have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Fort Collins in 2022 was $43,495, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,980 for a family of four. However, Fort Collins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fort Collins is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Collins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Collins residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Fort Collins also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Collins include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Fort Collins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
