Housing Units
Date updated: 04/16/2012
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According to the United States Census, a housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live and eat separately from any other persons in the building and which have direct access from the outside of the building or through a common hall.
What this chart shows: Total Number of Housing Units in Larimer County, 2001-2010
Data Source: Colorado Department of Local Affairs - Demographics of Housing and Households
What the above data tell us:
The number of housing units in Larimer County increased 20.9% over the last decade, compared to a 15.1% increase in the county's household population.What this chart shows: Percentage Change in Housing Units versus Population in Colorado, Larimer County and Select Communities, 2001 vs. 2010
*Larimer County portion only
Data Source: Colorado Department of Local Affairs - Demographics of Housing and Households
What the above data tell us:
In comparing the percentage change in housing units and population between 2001 and 2010, housing units grew consistently faster than population in Colorado, Larimer County, and the Larimer County communities shown above. In 2010, there were 132,890 housing units in Larimer County, with an estimated household population of 292,107. This means there were approximately 2.4 people per housing unit in Larimer County. In 2001, there were 109,883 housing units, with an estimated household population of 253,791or 2.5 people per housing unit.From 2001 through 2006, the year-over-year percentage in housing unit growth within Larimer County exceeded population growth. That trend reversed itself beginning in 2007 and continued through 2010. Since 2007, population growth has exceeded housing unit growth by between 0.3% and 0.7% per year. (See the data table below.)
Of the Larimer County communities depicted in the graph above, Estes Park had the highest percentage in housing versus population growth, with housing units increasing 16.9%, and population increasing 4.1% between 2001 and 2010.
(See the data table for additional information on smaller Larimer County communities).
What this chart shows: Number of Persons per Household in Larimer County, 2001-2010
Data Source: Colorado Department of Local Affairs - Demographics of Housing and Households
What the above data tell us:
There has been a slight, but steady decrease in household size in Larimer County over the last decade.Additional Information
Related Information on COMPASS -
- Affordable Rental Costs
- Bankruptcy and Foreclosure
- Federally Subsidized Housing
- Home Ownership/Affordable Housing
- Homelessness [pdf]
- Household Types & Age of Residents
- Housing Occupancy - Ownership/Renting
- Population Size & Growth
- Residential Home Sales
Other Resources -
- City of Loveland Housing Authority
- Colorado Division of Housing
- Fort Collins Housing Authority
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Standards or Targets: N/A
Data Table:
Total Number of Housing Units in Larimer County
|
Number of Housing Units |
Household Population |
|
|
2001 |
109,883 |
253,791 |
|
2002 |
113,808 |
259,051 |
|
2003 |
117,039 |
261,026 |
|
2004 |
120,291 |
265,499 |
|
2005 |
123,765 |
268,103 |
|
2006 |
126,495 |
273,257 |
|
2007 |
128,796 |
278,967 |
|
2008 |
130,534 |
284,582 |
|
2009 |
132,197 |
289,690 |
|
2010 |
132,890 |
292,107 |
Housing and Population Growth - Colorado, Larimer County, & Cities
|
Area |
Housing Units |
Household Population |
||||
|
2001 |
2010 |
Percent Change |
2001 |
2010 |
Percent Change |
|
|
Colorado |
1,888,179 | 2,216,819 | 17.4% | 4,340,049 | 4,934,558 | 13.7% |
|
Larimer County |
109,883 | 132,890 | 20.9% | 253,791 | 292,107 | 15.1% |
|
Berthoud (Part)* |
1,997 | 2,067 | 3.5% | 5,107 | 4,991 | -2.3% |
|
Estes Park |
3,519 | 4,112 | 16.9% | 5,596 | 5,841 | 4.4% |
|
Fort Collins |
50,202 | 60,563 | 20.6% | 118,208 | 137,332 | 16.2% |
|
Johnstown (Part)* |
95 | 284 | 198.9% | 251 | 562 | 123.9% |
|
Loveland |
21,968 | 28,592 | 30.2% | 54,103 | 66,573 | 23.0% |
|
Timnath |
115 | 258 | 124.3% | 287 | 665 | 131.7% |
|
Wellington |
1,050 | 2,281 | 117.2% | 2,913 | 6,311 | 116.6% |
|
Windsor (Part)* |
305 | 1,673 | 448.5% | 722 | 4,617 | 539.5% |
|
Unincorporated |
30,632 | 33,060 | 7.9% | 66,604 | 65,215 | -2.1% |
*Larimer County portion only
Percentage Change in Housing and Population Growth in Larimer County
|
Year |
Housing Units |
% change |
Household Population |
% change |
|
2001 |
109,883 | 4.3% | 253,791 | 0.9% |
|
2002 |
113,808 | 3.6% | 259,051 | 2.1% |
|
2003 |
117,039 | 2.8% | 261,026 | 0.8% |
|
2004 |
120,291 | 2.8% | 265,499 | 1.7% |
|
2005 |
123,765 | 2.9% | 268,103 | 1.0% |
|
2006 |
126,495 | 2.2% | 273,257 | 1.9% |
|
2007 |
128,796 | 1.8% | 278,967 | 2.1% |
|
2008 |
130,534 | 1.3% | 284,582 | 2.0% |
|
2009 |
132,197 | 1.3% | 289,690 | 1.8% |
|
2010 |
132,890 | 0.5% | 292,107 | 0.8% |
Number of Persons per Houshold in Larimer County
|
Number of Persons per Household |
|
|
2001 |
2.50 |
|
2002 |
2.49 |
|
2003 |
2.48 |
|
2004 |
2.47 |
|
2005 |
2.46 |
|
2006 |
2.45 |
|
2007 |
2.45 |
|
2008 |
2.44 |
|
2009 |
2.43 |
|
2010 |
2.42 |