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

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Income/capita 3%

Household income 5%

Unemployment 0%

Index	Fort Collins	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$30,680	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$57,831	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$86,174	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,204	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,179	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,218	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.8%	12.2%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Collins is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fort Collins is 5% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Collins is equal to the national average
The poverty level in Fort Collins is 18% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,550$57,831$115,662

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	8.2%	1.3%
Manufacturing sector	12.4%	1.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	3.8%
Wholesale & retail services	13.1%	12.1%
Public administration	4.2%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	1.1%
Education, health & social services	16.4%	39.3%
Other	37.5%	33.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Timnath, CO	2,023	$103,875	87.8%
Severance, CO	3,603	$88,109	59.3%
Windsor, CO	21,154	$86,410	56.2%
Wellington, CO	7,409	$79,411	43.5%
Loveland, CO	73,360	$59,353	7.3%
Fort Collins, CO	157,251	$57,831	4.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Palmdale, CA	156,823	$52,801	4.6%
McKinney, TX	156,821	$83,257	50.5%
Salinas, CA	155,889	$52,338	5.4%
Peoria, AZ	158,677	$66,163	19.6%
Cary, NC	155,822	$94,617	71.0%
Fort Collins, CO	157,251	$57,831	4.5%

Source: The Fort Collins, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).