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Fresno, CA vs Fort Collins, CO

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- Fort Collins is 0% more densely populated than Fresno.
- People are 2.9% less likely to be married in Fort Collins.
- The Median Age is 1.7 years younger in Fort Collins.
 Fresno, CAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock166,788329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3038.4
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 Population - 2010497,763  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock118,652285,036,114
 Population - 1990354,202  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock41.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now49.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,941.693.4
 Land Area114.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fresno, CAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Fresno, CAFort Collins, COUnited States
 White25.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian13.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fresno, CAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.4%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households174,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock35,06980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households56,917  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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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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