Editing Fort Collins, Colorado (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 1356
| 1890 = 2011
| 1900 = 3053
| 1910 = 8210
| 1920 = 8755
| 1930 = 11489
| 1940 = 12251
| 1950 = 14937
| 1960 = 25027
| 1970 = 43337
| 1980 = 65092
| 1990 = 87758
| 2000 = 118652
| 2010 = 143986
| 2020 = 169810
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 170924
| estref = <ref name="US Census Bureau City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024">{{cite web | url= https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html#v2024| title=US Census Bureau City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024|website=census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>
| footnote = [[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}

Fort Collins is the [[Colorado municipalities by population|fourth most populous city]] in Colorado and the 156th [[list of United States cities by population|most populous city]] in the United States. The Census Bureau estimates that the city's population was 161,175 in 2015, the population of the [[Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area]] was 310,487 ([[United States metropolitan area|151st most populous MSA]]), and the population of the [[Front Range Urban Corridor]] was 4,495,181.

As of the census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> of 2000, there were 118,652 people, 45,882 households, and 25,785 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,549.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 47,755 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,026|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 82.4% White, 3.01% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 2.48% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 3.61% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 10.79% of the population.

There were 45,882 households, out of which 29% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 26% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 22.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 17% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $64,459, and the median income for a family was $110,332. Males had a median income of $60,856 versus $48,385 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,133. About 5.5% of families and 14% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Fort Collins, Colorado – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop. 2000<ref>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Fort Collins city, Colorado|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0827425&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop. 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fort Collins city, Colorado|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US0827425&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fort Collins city, Colorado|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US0827425&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|101,384
|119,695
|style='background: #ffffe6; |130,620
|85.45%
|83.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76.92%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,103
|1,583
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,292
|0.93%
|1.1%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.35%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|518
|571
|style='background: #ffffe6; |724
|0.44%
|0.4%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,909
|4,161
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,038
|2.45%
|2.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.56%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|108
|110
|style='background: #ffffe6; |137
|0.09%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some other race]] alone (NH)
|154
|218
|style='background: #ffffe6; |833
|0.13%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multi-racial]] (NH)
|2,074
|3,076
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,163
|1.75%
|2.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.81%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|10,402
|14,572
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,003
|8.77%
|10.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.37%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''118,652'''
|'''143,986'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''169,810'''
|'''100%'''
|'''100%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100%'''
|}