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Larimer County, 2016 Economic Profile Table of Contents

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Workbook Contents Worksheet 1: Population & Cities Worksheet 2: Employment & Labor Force Worksheet 3: Education Worksheet 4: Cost of Living, Income, & Housing Worksheet 5: Tax Rates Worksheet 6: Transportation Worksheet 7: Commercial Real Estate Worksheet 8: Cultural Institutions Worksheet 9: Economic Development Partners

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Population and Households, 2015 Gender and Age Distribution, 2015 Population Households Male 49.6% Larimer County 332,832 142,779 Female 50.4% Berthoud (MCP) 5,619 2,240 Estes Park 6,209 4,235 Median age 36.7 Fort Collins 160,935 65,760 0 to 14 years 17.5% Johnstown (MCP) 790 389 15 to 29 years 23.9% Loveland 74,461 30,946 30 to 44 years 19.2% Timnath 2,418 914 45 to 59 years 19.0% Wellington 7,662 2,699 60 to 74 years 14.8% Windsor (MCP) 6,496 2,294 75 to 89 years 4.9% Unincorporated Area 68,242 33,302 90+ years 0.7% Note: MCP indicates multi-county place. Figures reported are the portion of total Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding. population and households located in the given county. Source: Colorado Division of Local Government, State Source: Colorado Division of Local Government, State Demography Office. Demography Office.

Race and Ethnicity Distribution, 2015 Larimer County Square Miles Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11.2% 2,632

Source: Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Not Hispanic or Latino 88.8% White alone 83.2% Black or African American alone 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0.5% Asian alone 2.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0.1% Other race 2.0% Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Larimer County, Colorado 2016 Economic Profile Employment & Labor Force

Employment by Industry, 2015 Labor Force Data, 2015 Average Labor Force 180,306 Establishments Employment Annual Wage Employed 174,364 Total All Industries 11,190 147,447 $47,204 Unemployment Rate 3.3% Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting 79 719 $32,093 Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Mining 69 543 $59,831 Employment, Labor Market Information. Utilities 13 233 $78,691 Construction 1,213 9,534 $51,705 Manufacturing 489 12,922 $82,076 Wholesale Trade 680 4,235 $65,585 Retail Trade 1,144 18,035 $27,480 Transportation & Warehousing 197 2,541 $40,952 Information 177 2,751 $52,972 Finance & Insurance 570 3,543 $68,636 Real Estate, Rental, & Leasing 591 2,654 $42,044 Professional & Technical Services 2,050 10,264 $78,382 Management of Companies & Enterprises 112 833 $172,016 Administrative & Waste Services 638 8,559 $33,780 Educational Services 179 1,427 $26,486 Health Care & Social Assistance 949 14,003 $44,965 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 198 2,382 $17,772 Accommodation & Food Services 839 17,611 $17,674 Other Services 862 4,076 $33,430 Government 129 30,561 $51,026 Non-Classifiable 13 21 $51,053 Note: Employment for individual industries may not add to the total due to rounding. Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Labor Market Information, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

Ten Largest Employers in Larimer County Local Company Industry Employees UCHealth: Poudre Valley Hospital Healthcare 6,080 Hewlett Packard Technology Product Design 1,490 Broadcom Ltd. Semiconductor Components 1,450 Banner Health: McKee Medical Center Healthcare 1,340 Woodward Speed Controls 1,230 Hach Company Analytical Instruments 800 Qualfon Customer Care Center 680 Tolmar, Inc. Pharmaceuticals 610 Anheuser-Busch Brewery 560 New Belgium Brewing Company Brewery 450 Source: Development Research Partners, May 2016. Larimer County, Colorado 2016 Economic Profile Education

K-12 Education Statistics Shares of Population Age 25 Years and Over by Educational (Most Recent Available School Year) Attainment (2015) School Year Larimer County Percent of Total Enrollment 2015-2016 46,713 Percent with high school diploma or higher 95.8 Number of Schools 2015-2016 92 Percent with bachelor's degree or higher 46.2 Pupil/Teacher Ratio 2015-2016 17.7 Colorado Dropout Rate (grades 7-12)1 2014-2015 1.6% Percent with high school diploma or higher 91.2 Completer Rate2 2014-2015 78.5% Percent with bachelor's degree or higher 39.2 3 Graduation Rate 2014-2015 80.6% U.S. Average Percent with high school diploma or higher 87.1 1 Includes alternative schools. Due to a change in Colorado law, dropout figures from 2005 and beyond could include students who have left to attend Percent with bachelor's degree or higher 30.6 school at home, outside of the state or country, or at a private institution. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. These students are only included in the dropout count when specific documentation of the school change is not provided.

2 Completers are students who graduate, receive certificates or other designations of high school completion or attendance, or receive a G.E.D. Higher Education Facilities in Metro and Northern Colorado from programs administered by the district. Fall 2015 3 Graduation rates are calculated based on high school graduates only. Four Year Public Colleges and Universities Enrollment Source: Colorado Department of Education. Colorado School of Mines - Golden 5,923 Colorado State University - Fort Collins, Denver 27,935 College Entrance Exam Scores Metropolitan State University - Denver 20,155 ACT Composite Score - 2016 University of Colorado Boulder 31,663 Larimer County 21.5 University of Colorado Denver 18,658 Northern Colorado 20.2 University of Northern Colorado - Greeley 10,058 Colorado 20.6 U.S. Average 20.8 Four Year Private Colleges and Universities SAT 2016 Colorado Christian University - Lakewood 5,787* Critical Reading Johnson & Wales - Denver 1,388 Colorado 587 - Denver 9,208* U.S. Average 494 - Denver 11,797 University of Phoenix - Metro Denver campuses 1,674* Math Colorado 589 Two Year Public Colleges U.S. Average 508 Aims Community College - Greeley 5,298 Arapahoe Community College - Littleton 10,004 Writing Community College of Aurora 6,943 Colorado 571 Community College of Denver 9,130 U.S. Average 482 Front Range Community College - Westminster, Fort Collins 18,747 Note: All Colorado high school juniors are required to Red Rocks Community College - Lakewood 7,789 take the ACT. Nationally, only college bound juniors generally take the ACT. *Estimate. Source: Colorado Department of Higher Education and individual schools. Sources: Colorado Department of Education; ACT, Inc.; and College Board. Larimer County, Colorado 2016 Economic Profile Cost of Living, Income, & Housing

Per Capita Personal Income, 2015 Avg. Monthly Apartment Rents, 3Q 2016 Single-Family Median Home Price Larimer County $45,318 Type Fort Collins/Loveland (000s) Northern Colorado $44,151 Efficiency $822.29 Colorado $50,899 1 Bed $1,138.75 City 3Q 2016 United States $48,112 2 Bed 1 Bath $1,194.36 Atlanta, GA $191.5 Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2 Bed 2 Bath $1,415.60 Baltimore, MD $264.3 3 Bed $1,577.06 Boston, MA $435.3 All $1,306.24 Boulder, CO $515.2 1 Vacancy Rate 4.0% Chicago, IL $244.1 1 Vacancy rate for all apartment types. Cleveland, OH $138.9 Source: Colorado Division of Housing, Colorado Dallas, TX $230.5 Multi-Family Housing Vacancy and Rental Survey. Denver, CO $386.8 Houston, TX $217.4 Cost of Living Index (selected cities) - Third Quarter 2016 Los Angeles, CA $536.7 Misc. Goods Miami, FL $315.0 City All Items Index1 Grocery Housing Utilities Transportation Health Care and Services Minneapolis, MN $240.3 Atlanta, GA 97.6 101.6 84.9 104.8 101.1 110.2 101.7 New York, NY $397.6 Austin, TX 96.3 86.6 94.0 101.3 99.8 100.5 98.9 Philadelphia, PA $234.8 Boston, MA 146.4 107.9 203.2 150.2 113.3 132.7 125.3 Phoenix, AZ $235.3 Chicago, IL 117.6 103.5 140.9 87.1 133.0 103.3 109.7 Portland, OR $358.5 Dallas, TX 103.2 110.3 96.4 98.9 100.7 108.3 107.7 Raleigh, NC $250.2 Denver, CO 112.6 110.4 134.3 94.7 104.1 107.8 104.2 San Francisco, CA $835.4 Houston, TX 99.4 86.9 106.1 109.8 94.7 90.2 98.4 Seattle, WA $422.1 Las Vegas, NV 101.3 101.6 107.4 86.6 107.3 101.4 98.4 Washington, DC $393.5 Los Angeles, CA 143.6 112.9 225.2 106.7 130.6 110.0 106.8 United States $240.9 Miami-Dade County, FL 108.7 101.7 129.1 96.3 104.6 101.1 100.4 Source: National Association of Realtors. Oakland, CA 152.4 134.5 237.9 107.4 125.7 114.7 114.9 Phoenix, AZ 98.6 94.6 98.6 95.2 102.1 95.3 100.5 Portland, OR 128.2 117.2 175.1 80.9 109.0 108.3 116.6 Raleigh, NC 94.7 113.8 70.6 94.6 91.9 101.1 107.7 Salt Lake City, UT 93.1 93.9 90.5 78.5 108.6 92.3 94.3 San Diego, CA 145.7 114.7 235.1 117.4 127.0 108.0 102.3 San Francisco, CA 181.9 132.8 334.4 107.3 133.1 118.2 119.9 Seattle, WA 143.1 122.3 179.0 126.5 131.0 126.3 132.4 St. Louis, MO-IL 89.7 102.2 69.5 110.7 94.9 97.5 92.4 Washington, DC 151.6 114.3 243.7 121.8 97.9 100.1 122.5

1 Index measures the relative price levels for consumer goods and services in selected cities compared with the national average of 100 for all participating cities.

Source: The Council for Community and Economic Research, C2ER Cost of Living Index. Larimer County, Colorado 2016 Economic Profile Tax Rates

Local & State Sales Tax Rates Real & Business Personal Property Taxes Berthoud 3.00% Estes Park 5.00% Assessment Ratios Fort Collins 3.85% Commercial Property 29% Johnstown 3.00% Residential Property 7.96% Loveland 3.00% Timnath 3.00% Average Mill Levy, 2015 Wellington 3.00% Larimer County 88.203 Windsor 3.95% Northern Colorado 69.709 Note: The mill levy is the dollars of tax per $1,000 of Larimer County 0.65% assessed valuation. Colorado 2.90% Source: Colorado Department of Revenue. Note: Sales and use tax rates are current as of July 1, 2016. Additional local or special levies may apply. Some cities may be located in more than one county. Source: Colorado Division of Property Taxation. Property Tax Example

Assume you have a home with a base year market value of Colorado Income Tax $200,000. With a residential property assessment ratio of Corporate Income Tax 4.63% 7.96%, the assessed value of the home is $15,920 (1). Personal Income Tax 4.63% Given that the 2015 Northern Colorado average mill levy of 69.709 is the tax on each $1,000 of assessed value, the total Note: Income tax rate is applied to adjusted federal gross income. tax due is $1,109.77 (2).

Source: Colorado Department of Revenue. (1) $200,000 * 7.96% = $15,920 (2) $15,920 * .069709 = $1,109.77 Larimer County, Colorado 2016 Economic Profile Transportation

Ideally located near major air, motor, and rail arterials, all transportation needs are well met in Larimer County. Denver International Airport (DEN) is less than one hour away, and the Northern Colorado Regional Airport, served by Allegiant Air, is easily accessible. I- 25 connects the region to Denver. Highway 34 provides a direct route to Estes Park, while connections to I-80 and I-70 are less than an hour away to the north and south, respectively.

Larimer County is also served by the Union Pacific and Great Western Railroads, positioning the Larimer County communities at the nexus of transportation infrastructure. Air Transportation

Denver International Airport (DEN) General Aviation Airports Denver International Airport (DEN) is the sixth-busiest airport The Northern Colorado Regional Airport is located about in the United States and has served well more than 900 55 miles north of Denver along the I-25 corridor. The airport million passengers since it opened in February 1995. has commercial airline service and also provides corporate and general aviation services. Annually, 54,000 visitors www.flydenver.com arrive in Colorado via the airport and the airports economic contirbution is $129.4 million. Size (square miles) 53 www.fortloveair.com Runways 6 Size (acres) 1,050 Gates (includes gates in regional jet facilities) 151 Runways 2 Commercial Carriers 15 Based Aircraft 263 2015 Passenger Traffic (millions) 54.0 2014-2015 Passenger Traffic Growth 1.0% The Greeley-Weld County Airport is one of Colorado's Total Destinations (Domestic & Int'l) Over 180 fastest-growing business aviation facilities. The airport is located 50 miles north of Denver. Annually, 23,000 visitors arrive in Colorado via the airport and the airports economic contirbution is $94.1 million. www.gxy.net Size (acres) 1,200 Runways 2 Based Aircraft 210 . The city of Fort Collins and Transfort debuted MAX in May 2014, the first bus rapid transit system in the Front Range. MAX provides service from the South Transit Center south of Harmony Road to Midtown, CSU, and downtown Fort Collins along a transit-only guide- way that runs parallel to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and College Avenue. The project is the largest infrastructure project in the community's history.

Regional Transit Resources City of Loveland Transit (COLT) http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/publicworks Greeley-Evans Transit (GET) www.greeleygov.com/theBus Transfort (City of Fort Collins) www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/transfort/

Rail Transportation Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway - Freight Service Union Pacific Railroad - Freight Service Amtrak - Passenger Service Larimer County, Colorado 2016 Economic Profile Commercial Real Estate

Larimer County Commercial Real Estate Market Conditions, 3Q 2016 Overall Existing Vacant Vacancy Avg. Lease Space1 Space1 Rate Rate2 Office 10.4 0.6 5.4% $21.79 Industrial 14.9 0.6 4.0% $8.02 Flex 6.1 0.9 15.4% $9.62 Retail 19.2 0.8 4.0% $15.99 1 Building space is listed in millions of square feet. Vacant space, vacancy rate, and average lease rate are for all direct and sublet space. 2 Office lease rates are per square foot; all others are per square foot, triple-net (NNN). Source: CoStar Realty Group. Business Parks in Larimer County 2016 Acres Construction Cost Index 2016 Centerra 1,183 City Materials Installation Composite Mountain Vista Business Park 850 Atlanta, GA 98.1 76.5 88.6 2534 450 Baltimore, MD 100.9 83.4 93.2 Ludlow Business Park 340 Boston, MA 100.6 139.1 117.5 Centre for Advanced Technology 235 Buffalo, NY 100.3 106.4 103.0 Rocky Mountain Center for Chicago, IL 99.9 140.4 117.8 Innovation & Technology 177 Cincinnati, OH 98.2 83.7 91.8 Longview Commercial Park 160 Cleveland, OH 99.2 99.4 99.3 Crossroads Business Park 160 Columbus, OH 98.2 87.4 93.5 Oakridge Business Park 138 Dallas, TX 99.2 67.9 85.4 Airpark of the Rockies 135 Denver, CO 101.6 80.4 92.3 Harmony Technology Park 105 Detroit, MI 98.2 108.2 102.6 Loveland East Site 100 Houston, TX 100.7 69.8 87.1 Prospect East Business Park 97 Indianapolis, IN 99 85.2 93.0 Highlands Industrial Park 80 Kansas City, MO 100.2 104.8 102.2 Centre Point Business Airpark, LLC 70 Los Angeles, CA 100.2 117.2 107.1 Wellington Industrial Land 60 Memphis, TN 98.9 72.5 87.3 Interchange Business Park 55 Miami, FL 98.9 72.3 87.2 Source: Larimer County. Milwaukee, WI 98.9 106.9 102.4 Minneapolis, MN 100.7 119.9 109.1 Nashville, TN 98.2 74.1 87.6 New York, NY 100.7 169.8 131.1 Philadelphia, PA 99.5 134.7 115.0 Phoenix, AZ 100.5 73.0 88.4 Pittsburgh, PA 100.2 104.6 102.1 St. Louis, MO 100.2 104.3 102.0 San Antonio, TX 100.3 64.1 84.4 San Diego, CA 101.4 109.8 105.1 San Francisco, CA 104.1 146.0 122.5 Seattle, WA 102.3 103.8 103.0 Washington, D.C. 100.6 95.9 98.5 National Average 100.0 100.0 100.0 Source: RS Means, "Building Construction Cost Data 2016." Larimer County, Colorado 2016 Economic Profile Cultural Institutions

Major Cultural Institutions in Northern Colorado, 2016 Facility City Facility City "Beet" Street Fort Collins Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra Greeley Benson Sculpture Garden Loveland Greeley Stampede Greeley Fort Collins Museum of Art Fort Collins Lincoln Center Fort Collins Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Fort Collins Midtown Arts Center Fort Collins Fort Collins Symphony Fort Collins UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival Greeley Greeley History Museum Greeley Union Colony Civic Center Greeley Source: Development Research Partners.

Professional Sports Teams and Venues Northern Colorado Team Sport League Venue Hockey ECHL Budweiser Events Center Colorado Ice Football IFL Budweiser Events Center

Metro Denver Team Sport League Venue Hockey NHL Pepsi Center Colorado Mammoth NLL Pepsi Center Soccer MLS Dick's Sporting Goods Park MLB Football NFL Sports Authority Field at Mile High NBA Pepsi Center Lacrosse MLL Sports Authority Field at Mile High Source: Development Research Partners. Larimer County, Colorado 2016 Economic Profile Economic Development Partners

City of Fort Collins Town of Berthoud www.fcgov.com/business www.berthoud.org 300 LaPorte Ave. 328 Massachusetts Ave. Fort Collins, 80521 Berthoud, CO 80513 Phone: 970-221-6505 Phone: 970-744-1026

City of Loveland Economic Development Department Town of Timnath www.cityofloveland.org www.timnath.org 500 East Third St., Suite 300 4800 Goodman St. Loveland, CO 80537 Timnath CO, 80547 Phone: 970-962-2561 Phone: 970-224-3211