ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Colorado

ZIP Code 80521: Fort Collins, CO

ZIP Code 80521 (Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado) has an estimated 38,776 residents in 14,260 households. The median household income is $58,082, the median home value is $564,900 and the median gross rent is $1,444/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

38,776

Margin of error ±1,426

Median household income

$58,082

Margin of error ±$4,661

Median home value

$564,900

Margin of error ±$24,110

Median gross rent

$1,444/mo

Margin of error ±$52

Median age

22.9 yrs

Margin of error ±0.4 yrs

Mean travel time to work

19.0 min

Margin of error ±1.9 min

How ZIP 80521 compares with Colorado and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 8052122.9 yrsColorado37.7 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 80521$58,082Colorado$95,470United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 80521$33,574Colorado$52,636United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 8052132.6%Colorado9.4%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 805219.4%Colorado4.6%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 8052164.0%Colorado45.7%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 80521$564,900Colorado$539,400United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 80521$1,444/moColorado$1,761/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 8052136.8%Colorado66.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 8052119.0 minColorado25.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 8052116.6%Colorado21.0%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 80521

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 80521 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 80521	Margin of error	Colorado	United States
Total population	38,776	±1,426	5,862,189	334,922,499
Median age	22.9 yrs	±0.4 yrs	37.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	14,260	±593	2,374,218	129,227,496
Median household income	$58,082	±$4,661	$95,470	$80,734
Per capita income	$33,574	±$1,824	$52,636	$44,673
Poverty rate	32.6%	±2.8 pts	9.4%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	±1.9 pts	4.6%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.0%	±3.3 pts	45.7%	35.7%
Median home value	$564,900	±$24,110	$539,400	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,444/mo	±$52	$1,761/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	36.8%	±1.4 pts	66.2%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	19.0 min	±1.9 min	25.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	16.6%	±2.3 pts	21.0%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 80521
Group	ZIP 80521	Colorado	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	79.4%	64.8%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.8%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.2%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	4.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	10.8%	22.5%	19.3%

Where ZIP 80521 is

State: Colorado
Main county: Larimer County
Largest overlapping place: Fort Collins (40% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 14.02 sq mi· about 2,766 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Larimer County

80512 Larimer County, CO 80513 Larimer County, CO 80515 Larimer County, CO 80517 Larimer County, CO 80524 Larimer County, CO 80525 Fort Collins, CO 80526 Fort Collins, CO 80528 Fort Collins, CO 80532 Larimer County, CO 80535 Larimer County, CO 80536 Larimer County, CO 80537 Larimer County, CO 80538 Loveland, CO 80545 Larimer County, CO 80547 Timnath, CO 80549 Larimer County, CO 82063 Larimer County, CO

See every ZIP code in Colorado, or compare ZIP 80521 with another ZIP code.

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.