What percentage of people rent in Fort Collins, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Collins, CO, 2020–2024
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48.4% (±1.2 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Collins, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 34,727 renting households against 37,041 that own their home.

In Fort Collins, the share of households that rent went from 46.6% in 2015–2019 to 48.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.4% (±1.2 points)
Renting households: 34,727 (±973)
Median renter income: $56,735 (±$2,782)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Collins

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Collins	Larimer County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.4% (±1.2 points)	36.0% (±0.8 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	34,727 (±973)	55,495 (±1,213)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	37,041 (±942)	98,737 (±1,226)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,735 (±$2,782)	$60,436 (±$1,996)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$127,625 (±$4,671)	$119,525 (±$2,960)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Fort Collins, the renter share is higher than in Larimer County (36.0%).

It is also higher than in Colorado (33.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Larimer County, Fort Collins ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 36 of 339.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fort Collins has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	46.6% (±1.3 points)	48.4% (±1.2 points)	+1.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,346 (±$23)	$1,690 (±$22)	+25.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$65,866 (±$1,783)	$85,070 (±$2,468)	+29.2%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fort Collins

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Collins
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Collins	—	48.4% (±1.2 points)	—
Timnath	5.4 mi	17.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Laporte	7.4 mi	23.4% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Loveland	9.1 mi	37.8% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Windsor	9.2 mi	22.4% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Severance	11 mi	8.4% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Wellington	11 mi	19.2% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Pierce	16 mi	15.8% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Ault	17 mi	13.5% (±8.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Timnath, CO (17.4%), Laporte, CO (23.4%), Loveland, CO (37.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Larimer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fort Collins	48.4% (±1.2 points)
2	Loveland	37.8% (±1.9 points)
3	Estes Park	31.0% (±6.8 points)
4	Laporte	23.4% (±10.6 points)
5	Wellington	19.2% (±5.6 points)
6	Timnath	17.4% (±5.6 points)
7	Berthoud	12.5% (±4.3 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Collins

How many renters are there in Fort Collins?

Fort Collins has an estimated 34,727 (±973) renting households, 48.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Collins?

In Fort Collins, the share of households that rent went from 46.6% in 2015–2019 to 48.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Fort Collins?

A renting household in Fort Collins has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Collins?

The median renting household in Fort Collins, CO has an income of $56,735 (±$2,782) a year, against $127,625 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fort Collins city, Colorado (place:27425, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.