Larimer County, Colorado

Larimer County has a population of 367,368 and has grown 5.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $569,100, about 6.1 times the county's median household income of $93,765.

Home price
$569,100
Income
$93,765
Population
367,368
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$569,100county
Median gross rent$1,716county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198031.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,950county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,732county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,537county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,385county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$93,765county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home21.4%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government16.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%county
Economic output per resident$77,534county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.50%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport27602county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths23.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher53.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.5%county
Public schools in the county92county
Public school enrollment47159county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible34.7%county
Elementary schools54county
Middle schools13county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity13.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes6.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population367,368county
Land area in square miles2,596county
People per square mile of land142.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores35county
Convenience stores16county
Share living far from a food store22.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.5%county
Population change since 2020+5.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.4%county
Share of households that are one person26.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.5%county
Second languages8.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents68county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in14,746county
Households that moved away14,075county
Average income of arriving households$76,842county
Average income of departing households$71,715county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,436county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings59.6%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature44.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.3 incounty
Annual snowfall37.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.40 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing173 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days125 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 20county
Average first fall frostSep 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$99county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use684 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity24.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas69.2%county
Homes heated by propane4.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband93.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk89.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk47.4county
Landslide risk97.2county
Hail risk98.3county
Earthquake risk81.0county
Tornado risk90.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk58.8county
Winter weather risk97.9county
Strong wind risk87.9county
Wildfire risk97.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here1county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Larimer County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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