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Longmont, CO vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins is 0% more densely populated than Longmont.
- People are 16.1% less likely to be married in Fort Collins.
- The Median Age is 9.5 years younger in Fort Collins.
 Longmont, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock166,788329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3038.4
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 Population - 201086,616  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock118,652285,036,114
 Population - 199051,555  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock41.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now91.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,941.693.4
 Land Area27.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Longmont, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Longmont, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 White68.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian3.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Longmont, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 Married Population49.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.4%50.2%
 Never Married31.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households39,237  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock35,06980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,445  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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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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