General Population

• Fort Collins encompasses 51.12 square miles of area and has a total of 633.8 street miles (based on 2005 data).
  
• The current estimated number of housing units in Fort Collins as of August, 2005 is 55,623.
  
• Fort Collins has a population of 137,177 residents (August, 2005).
  
• The average annual population growth rate is 2.6 percent.
  
• Median age is 28.2 years old (based on 2000 Census).
  
• Median household income is $44,459 (based on 2000 Census).
  
• Approximately 48.4 percent of the population has completed four or more years of college (based on 2000 Census).