With 8,897 people, Fort Lupton is a city in Colorado. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 32.9. Growth has run 31% since 2000, or 2,110 more people. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average. The poverty rate is 17.6%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,889, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Lupton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$147,604 → $416,000(+182%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share43.5% → 61.0%(+17.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Population5,162 → 8,897(+72%)US over the same years: +35%
Fort Lupton's population equals 2.5% of Weld County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.7%(68)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.9%(84)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.8%(132)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 255 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fort Lupton, decade by decade
Fort Lupton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,162
$62,443
$147,604
10.8%
64.4
2000
6,787
$74,537
$235,540
12.2%
65.8
2010
7,377
$73,783
$240,385
11.1%
65.0
2020
7,955
$80,062
$344,340
14.7%
66.7
2024
8,897
$80,889
$416,000
12.3%
62.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
