CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Lupton

Colorado · 5,162 residents · 13.0 sq mi

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Fort Lupton is a city of 5,162 people in Colorado. This skews young, with a median age of 28.3. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 24% since 2000. The typical home is worth $61,500. The poverty rate is 18.6%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,162

−24%vs 2000

vs 6,787 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.3

−2%vs 2000

vs 28.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(455)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 913.2%(683)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(435)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(405)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(305)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.2%(991)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(763)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(456)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.8%(246)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(261)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(139)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(23)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,017

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,917 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,543

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,649 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.6%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,500

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $129,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$345

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $616 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.9%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

40.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.9%(3,385)

Black0.3%(20)

Hispanic / Latino47.4%(3,216)

Asian0.7%(49)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.8%(3,756)

Black0.3%(14)

Hispanic / Latino43.5%(2,247)

Asian1.9%(100)

Other25%(1,292)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican54.9%(4,884)

Spaniard1.5%(133)

Central American1%(90)

Honduran0.7%(62)

Puerto Rican0.7%(58)

Nicaraguan0.3%(28)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(19)

Ancestry

German9.7%(862)

Irish4.8%(426)

English4.3%(387)

American3.3%(290)

Italian2.3%(201)

Norwegian1.9%(168)

Danish1.2%(105)

Scottish1.2%(105)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(84)

French Canadian0.7%(58)

Swedish0.6%(57)

Portuguese0.4%(39)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

French0.4%(38)

Subsaharan African0.3%(26)

Kenyan0.3%(26)

Dutch0.3%(24)

Czech0.2%(22)

Lithuanian0.2%(18)

Welsh0.2%(15)

Belgian0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(8)

Polish0.1%(7)

Slovene0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

British0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 18.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.6%(1,545)

Married49.8%(1,895)

Widowed1.3%(50)

Divorced8.2%(312)

Women 15+

Never married32.3%(1,026)

Married50.6%(1,607)

Widowed4.2%(132)

Divorced12.9%(409)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.0%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 22.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.1%

−10.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.7%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.5%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.7%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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