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80525 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80525 covers Fort Collins, Colorado, with a population of about 55,541 and a median household income of $93,349.

Population
55,5412,378 per square mile
Median age
37.11.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$93,349about the Colorado median
Poverty rate
10%2.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$576,525up 14.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,744about the Colorado median
Degree or higher
58.8%23.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
58.8%6.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,351

Where 80525 is

Fort Collins, Colorado — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population55,541
Median age37.1
Family households55.6%
Born outside the US7%
Speaks a language other than English at home9%
White (non-Hispanic)79.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino11.5%
Veterans5.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$93,349
Income per person$53,265
Poverty rate10%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k11.0%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k10.7%
$200k or more16.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed28,200
Mean adjusted gross income$95,501
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.7%
Returns, under $25k23.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.8%
Returns, $200k or more9.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$563,100
Median gross rent$1,744
Rent as a share of household income32.3%
Owner-occupied58.8%
Vacant homes2.9%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house55.3%
Attached house9%
2 to 4 units5.9%
5 to 19 units17.2%
20 or more units12%
Mobile home0.6%
Boat, RV or van0%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$576,525as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 57.9%
Typical asking rent$1,857as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 24.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$591,651$199,833

$199,833 in 2000 to $576,525 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$1,857$1,267

$1,267 in 2017 to $1,857 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.8%
High school diploma or higher98.3%
Works from home22.6%
Drives to work alone64.5%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity23% 10.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25% 9.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity12.8% 12.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.1% 6.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69% 7.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.1% 5.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.1% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.1% 7.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,351
People employed31,719
Annual payroll$2,203,325,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 41.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss47.4 out of 100
Community resilience60 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Lightning95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity59Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought55.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide40.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Colorado and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPColoradoUnited States
Median household income$93,349$92,470$78,538
Income per person$53,265$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate10%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$563,100$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,744$1,693$1,348
Homeownership58.8%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.8%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%4.5%5.2%
Works from home22.6%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7%9.6%13.9%
Median age37.137.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationFT COLLINS 4 E, CO US4.9 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January42.6°F / 15.4°F0.4 in rain, 6.6 in snow
February44.9°F / 18.4°F0.42 in rain, 7 in snow
March55°F / 26.4°F1.11 in rain, 8.2 in snow
April61.1°F / 33.7°F2.02 in rain, 5.7 in snow
May69.9°F / 43.1°F2.54 in rain, 1.8 in snow
June81.4°F / 52°F1.79 in rain
July87.6°F / 57.7°F1.56 in rain
August85.1°F / 55.4°F1.34 in rain
September77.1°F / 46.7°F1.36 in rain, 0.6 in snow
October63.4°F / 34.4°F1.16 in rain, 4 in snow
November51°F / 23.8°F0.7 in rain, 7.6 in snow
December42.1°F / 15.5°F0.43 in rain, 6.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket40% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Poudre School District R-180.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Thompson School District R-2J19.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability11 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

80526 Fort Collins, CO4.6 km away
80523 Fort Collins, CO5.8 km away
80527 Fort Collins, CO5.8 km away
80553 Fort Collins, CO5.8 km away
80547 Timnath, CO6 km away
80521 Fort Collins, CO6.3 km away
80528 Fort Collins, CO6.6 km away
80524 Fort Collins, CO6.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Larimer County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area23.36 sq mi
Water area0.94 sq mi
Population density2,378 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5384, -105.0547

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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