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Fort Collins, CO vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction is 0% more densely populated than Fort Collins.
- People are 9.5% more likely to be married in Grand Junction.
- The Median Age is 9.4 years older in Grand Junction.
 Fort Collins, COGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock65,067329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.438.4
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 Population - 2010145,123  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock41,986285,036,114
 Population - 199087,758  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock51.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now91.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,652.893.4
 Land Area56.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Collins, COGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Collins, COGrand Junction, COUnited States
 White78.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian3.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Collins, COGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Married Population41.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married46.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.272.60
 Households67,270  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,81780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households32,201  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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