Annual Data and Assumptions Report July 2019
COMMUNITY & STRATEGIC PLANNING DIVISION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
410 E 5TH STREET • LOVELAND, CO • PH. 970-962-2745 • www.CityofLoveland.org/DC Top: Rialto Theater Left: A City with HeART Middle: Downtown Loveland Right: Northern Colorado Regional Airport ANNUAL DATA AND ASSUMPTIONS REPORT 2019 Welcome This report provides general organizations, and businesses outside from City departments should quote information regarding the City’s the City to assist in preparing reports, population numbers or estimates as people, housing, and economy. This feasibility studies, market studies, etc. presented in this report. The report will information is intended to serve as the It is intended that access to this central be updated annually. basis for projections and assumptions source of information will ensure better in operational and financial plans consistency in the assumptions and generated by City departments and information included in such reports. divisions. We also hope this report For example, all documents, plans, web will provide information for citizens, pages, and information disseminated
REGIONAL CONTEXT 1 ECONOMY 15 Commercial Vacancy Rates...... 15 LOCAL SNAPSHOT 2 Commuting Mode (mode split)...... 16 Land Area and Annexations...... 3 Household Income...... 17 Median Family Income...... 18 PEOPLE 4 Educational Attainment...... 18 Population and Housing Estimates and Consumer Price Index...... 19 Projections...... 4 Labor Force & Unemployment Rate...... 19 Population Age Distribution...... 6 Employees by Industry Type...... 20 Race, Ethnicity and Sex...... 7 Loveland’s Largest Employers...... 20 Households by Type...... 7 Sales and Use Tax...... 21 Residence One Year Ago...... 8 Property Tax...... 21 Disability Status...... 8 Sales Tax Rate...... 22 Personal Income Tax ...... 22 HOUSING 9 Centerra Fee District...... 22 Housing Tenure...... 9 Corporate Income Tax...... 22 Residential Building Permits...... 10 Food and Home Consumption Tax Rate...... 22 Dwelling Units by Type...... 11 Average Home Sale Price...... 12 Residential Inventory...... 13 Apartment Vacancy Rate...... 14 Median Rent...... 14 Image: Lake Loveland & Scuplture ANNUAL DATA AND ASSUMPTIONS REPORT 2019 HOW DOES THIS DATA WORK?
Loveland is a home rule municipality Since the Census only happens every Certain, more localized data sets, such who has a strong collaborative 10 years, most of the information is as vacancy rates or building permits relationship with the North Front based on the ACS estimates because it can be aggregated on an annual basis. Range Metropolitan Organization is an ongoing survey that provides vital Therefore, these data sets are able to and the State Demographer’s Office. information on a yearly basis. have 2018 year end numbers. These Understanding the numbers in more granular numbers, in turn, are this report is crucial as it provides The challenge with this information used in helping Loveland project how it foundational information regarding being collected, is it must be sorted will budget and where it will see change the City’s demographics. and analyzed prior to distribution, and over the coming years. thus, the actual numbers are based on The majority of the information the most recent ACS 5-year estimates For any additional questions, please contained in this document comes which are from 2013 to 2017. All of the contact: from the U.S. Census Bureau and other short-term forecasts, i.e. 2019 Community & Strategic Planning the American Community Survey and 2020, are calculated on proposed P: 970.962.2745 (ACS) 5 Year Estimates (ACS is projects and other economic factors. E: [email protected] a part of the Census Bureau). REGIONAL CONTEXT Loveland is located in the emerging and dynamic Northern Colorado region. With a population of 77,231 at the end of 2018 within a 35 square mile area, Loveland has enjoyed a steady population growth of approximately two percent annually over many years. The community is located 46 miles north of downtown Denver on the I-25 Corridor. Nestled in a valley at the entrance to the Big Thompson Canyon with a short ride to the Rocky Mountain National Park, Loveland is known as the Gateway to the Rockies.
1 Annual Data and Assumptions Report 2019 LOCAL SNAPSHOT • Incorporated: 1881 • Recreation: • Government Type: Home Rule Municipality 492 acres of park land 28 natual areas/open spaces • County: Larimer 35 city parks and 1 sports complex • Population: 77,231 4,600 acres of preserved open lands 22 miles of recreational trails • Land Area: 35.63 Square Miles New outdoor fitness park • Housing Units: 32,587 3 golf courses and a mini course • Education and Schools: Lake Loveland Swim Beach Thompson R2J School District Senior center Aims Community College Outdoor swimming pool Colorado Christian University • Transportation: Nearby colleges include: Northern Colorado Regional Airport Colorado State University (Fort Denver International Airport, DIA (70 Collins), University of North Colorado miles) (Greeley), University of Colorado at City of Loveland Transit (COLT) Boulder FLEX Bus Route • Median Home Sale Price: $398,664 I-25, Hwy 34, Hwy 287 • Median Family Income: $75,398 • Shopping Centers: Downtown Loveland
*All data from City of Loveland or ACS 2013-2017 5 Year Summaries Promenade Shops at Centerra
City Limits ap Updated: uly LS R S R R
C L