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Housing Units

Date updated: 04/16/2012

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

Total Number of Housing Units in Larimer County, 2001-2010

Data Source: Colorado Department of Local Affairs - Demographics of Housing and Households

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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

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

See data table

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

Number of Persons per Household in Larimer County, 2001-2010

Data Source: Colorado Department of Local Affairs - Demographics of Housing and Households

See data table

What the above data tell us:

There has been a slight, but steady decrease in household size in Larimer County over the last decade.

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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

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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

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Percentage Change in Housing and Population Growth in Larimer County

Year

Housing Units

% change
from year prior

Household Population

% change
from year prior

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

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