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Fort Collins, CO vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs is 0% more densely populated than Fort Collins.
- People are 24.3% more likely to be married in Colorado Springs.
- The Median Age is 4.9 years older in Colorado Springs.
 Fort Collins, COColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock475,282329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.938.4
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 Population - 2010145,123  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock360,890285,036,114
 Population - 199087,758  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now91.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,437.593.4
 Land Area56.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Collins, COColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Collins, COColorado Springs, COUnited States
 White78.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.6%12.2%
 Asian3.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Collins, COColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Married Population41.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.3%50.2%
 Never Married46.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households67,270  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock120,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households32,201  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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