Fort Lupton

Population: 8,494
Median household income: $64,850
Median home value: $372,400

Fort Lupton is a community in Weld County, Colorado, home to 8,494 residents. The median household income of $64,850 is below the Weld County median ($93,287).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Lupton's population grew 4.4% from 8,133 to 8,494, while its median home value rose 54.8% from $240,500 to $372,400.

The median resident is 34.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,494
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,850
Median home value: $372,400
Median gross rent: $1,296
Housing units: 2,922
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1338,494

Median household income

$63,646$64,850

Median home value

$240,500$372,400

Median gross rent

$886$1,296

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,133	$63,646	$240,500	$886
2020	8,600	$66,056	$284,100	$953
2021	7,947	$68,295	$306,100	$1,085
2022	8,164	$71,293	$346,800	$1,195
2023	8,494	$64,850	$372,400	$1,296

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3419.5%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	417	4.9%
5 to 17	1,726	20.3%
18 to 24	536	6.3%
25 to 34	1,654	19.5%
35 to 44	1,165	13.7%
45 to 54	911	10.7%
55 to 64	929	10.9%
65 to 74	720	8.5%
75 and over	436	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,039	35.8%
Black or African American	34	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.5%
Asian	19	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	241	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,115	60.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.0%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,395	24.0%
High school graduate	1,722	29.6%
Some college or associate's	1,948	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	583	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	167	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,006	74.1%
Carpooled	533	13.1%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	156	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	304	7.5%
Other means	59	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	629	16.8%
15 to 29 min	989	26.3%
30 to 44 min	1,011	26.9%
45 to 59 min	714	19.0%
60+ min	412	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 14.7% (1,245 of 8,460)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,103	72.8%
Nonfamily households	784	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,887	98.8%
Vacant	35	1.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,846	63.9%
Renter-occupied	1,041	36.1%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,344	80.2%
1-unit, attached	120	4.1%
2 to 4 units	234	8.0%
5 to 19 units	74	2.5%
20 or more units	45	1.5%
Mobile home & other	105	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0827700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.0828, -104.8033