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

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Collins	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$53,742	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$102,976	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$146,237	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,215	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,812	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,006	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.9%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Collins is 20% 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

$68,643 $102,976 $205,952

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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 median earnings by income bracket

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	1,964	$201,697	148.0%
Severance, CO	5,738	$161,828	99.0%
Windsor, CO	24,324	$155,711	91.4%
Wellington, CO	8,869	$134,601	65.5%
Loveland, CO	84,816	$109,858	35.1%
Fort Collins, CO	172,375	$102,976	26.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Corona, CA	173,134	$130,966	61.0%
Cary, NC	173,346	$163,086	100.5%
Springfield, MO	173,433	$56,757	30.2%
Sherbrooke, QC	170,686	n/a
Oshawa, ON	176,009	n/a
Fort Collins, CO	172,375	$102,976	26.6%

Source: The Fort Collins, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.