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80528 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80528 covers Fort Collins, Colorado, with a population of about 24,233 and a median household income of $122,133.

Population
24,2331,312 per square mile
Median age
34.64.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$122,1331.3× the Colorado median
Poverty rate
5.2%7.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$646,581up 12.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,9061.1× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
63.3%28.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
66%1 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
609

Where 80528 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

Population24,233
Median age34.6
Family households70.5%
Born outside the US10.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.4%
White (non-Hispanic)73.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6%
Hispanic or Latino15.1%
Veterans5.8%
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$122,133
Income per person$59,263
Poverty rate5.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.3%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k11.5%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k13.8%
$200k or more26.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,660
Mean adjusted gross income$148,149
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.7%
Returns, under $25k22.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.8%
Returns, $200k or more18.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$654,200
Median gross rent$1,906
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied66%
Vacant homes2.9%
Median year built2005

What the homes are

Detached house61.4%
Attached house8.7%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units13.2%
20 or more units10.7%
Mobile home3.8%
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$646,581as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 51.9%
Typical asking rent$2,212as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 24.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$683,520$255,414

$255,414 in 2000 to $646,581 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,212$1,779

$1,779 in 2021 to $2,212 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.3%
High school diploma or higher97.2%
Works from home24.2%
Drives to work alone64.3%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.4%
Health

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

Obesity22.7% 10.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure23.8% 10.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity12.1% 13.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.1% 4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.8% 5.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.3% 6.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.3% 3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.7% 8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol29.9% 6.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.5% 7.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.8% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.3% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.9% 8.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.6% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments609
People employed7,489
Annual payroll$604,286,000
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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 48.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.7 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.

Lightning97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind72.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity65.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide46.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.5Relatively 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$122,133$92,470$78,538
Income per person$59,263$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate5.2%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$654,200$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,906$1,693$1,348
Homeownership66%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.3%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%4.5%5.2%
Works from home24.2%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US10.4%9.6%13.9%
Median age34.637.538.7
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 US9.1 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket57% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket7% 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-197% of this ZIP code's land area
Thompson School District R-2J3% 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability7.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80547 Timnath, CO3.9 km away
80525 Fort Collins, CO6.6 km away
80551 Windsor, CO8.6 km away
80550 Windsor, CO8.6 km away
80526 Fort Collins, CO10.7 km away
80538 Loveland, CO10.9 km away
80523 Fort Collins, CO12.2 km away
80527 Fort Collins, CO12.2 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 area18.47 sq mi
Water area1.77 sq mi
Population density1,312 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.4961, -105.0002

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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