Fort Collins, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Collins	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$35,489	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$70,528	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$100,013	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$44,019	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,382	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,727	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.9%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Collins is 19% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fort Collins is 27% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Collins is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Collins is 5% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,013 $70,528 $141,056

City

$41,675 $62,520 $125,040

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Fort Collins employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.0%	8.0%
Manufacturing sector	12.7%	12.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	12.7%	12.7%
Public administration	3.9%	3.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.6%	3.6%
Education, health & social services	18.5%	18.5%
Other	35.7%	35.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Timnath, CO	1,916	$137,333	148.2%
Severance, CO	5,611	$109,207	97.4%
Windsor, CO	23,679	$103,933	87.9%
Wellington, CO	8,651	$89,100	61.1%
Loveland, CO	81,774	$72,515	31.1%
Fort Collins, CO	166,069	$70,528	27.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Greater Sudbury, ON	165,562	n/a
Springfield, MO	167,601	$37,491	32.2%
Corona, CA	168,112	$88,434	59.9%
Jackson, MS	163,778	$40,064	27.6%
Cary, NC	169,177	$107,463	94.3%
Fort Collins, CO	166,069	$70,528	27.5%

Source: The Fort Collins, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).