Fort Collins is the third most visited destination in Colorado. According to a survey completed for the Fort Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau, approximately 50% of visitors to downtown locations are non-residents. The Denver metropolitan area and northern Front Range cities contribute most of the visitation to Fort Collins. The average income of non-local visitors is more than $90,000 and the average age is 42 years. The most common reason for people to visit Fort Collins is to visit family and friends. The most recent Americans for the Arts analysis shows that more than 400,000 people attend arts and cultural events in Fort Collins, spending more than $5,400,000.
Fort Collins encompasses 53.38 square miles (2009) of area and has a total of 492 street miles (2006)
The current estimated number of housing units in Fort Collins as of July, 2009 (preliminary estimate) is 59,229
Fort Collins has a population of 137,200 (2009 - preliminary estimate.)
The average annual population growth rate is 1.4 percent (2009 - preliminary estimate)
Median age is 29.4 years old (US Census 2006)
Median household income is $72,248 (2006)
Approximately 48.2% of the population has completed four or more years of college (2006 US Census)
