Demographics of Fort Lupton city, Colorado

Fort Lupton city, Colorado had 10,402 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,415 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fort Lupton city, in four figures

10,402
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,897 ±25.; +30.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,415 people.; 32.9 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,889 ±$17,011
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fort Lupton city, Colorado's population grew 30.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fort Lupton city, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Fort Lupton city, Colorado's population grew 30.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fort Lupton city, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,987	100.0	100.0
2021	8,262	103.4	100.2
2022	8,800	110.2	100.7
2023	9,444	118.2	101.6
2024	9,973	124.9	102.5
2025	10,402	130.2	103.1

Population of Fort Lupton city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,987	—
2021	8,262	+275
2022	8,800	+538
2023	9,444	+644
2024	9,973	+529
2025	10,402	+429

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.9 ±3.0: for men 32.2 ±3.0 and for women 34.2 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fort Lupton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	493 ±159	5.5% ±1.8	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,790 ±313	20.1% ±3.5	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	767 ±222	8.6% ±2.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,855 ±377	32.1% ±4.2	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,990 ±335	22.4% ±3.8	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,002 ±214	11.3% ±2.4	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,889 ±$17,011, and income per person $30,053 ±$2,979, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fort Lupton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	315 ±129	10.9% ±4.4	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	749 ±242	25.9% ±8.1	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	319 ±126	11.0% ±4.2	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	461 ±127	15.9% ±4.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	475 ±129	16.4% ±4.2	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	390 ±139	13.5% ±4.7	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	73 to 295	2.6% to 10.2%	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fort Lupton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	1,563 ±570	17.6% ±6.4	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	551 ±235	24.5% ±9.5	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	812 ±302	16.1% ±5.8	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	91 to 309	6.2% to 19.4%	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fort Lupton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fort Lupton city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	2,904 ±246	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.6% ±1.1	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 1.0%	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.0% ±7.1	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.0% ±7.8	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$416,000 ±$22,988	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,251 ±$212	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±7	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fort Lupton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,429 ±485	61.0% ±5.4	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,147 ±438	35.4% ±4.9	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.8%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.5%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	85 to 383	1.0% to 4.3%	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fort Lupton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	5,334 ±450	60.0% ±5.1	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,900 ±250	21.4% ±2.8	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	59 to 387	0.7% to 4.3%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,440 ±434	16.2% ±4.9	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	562 ±228	6.3% ±2.6	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	878 ±369	9.9% ±4.1	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Fort Lupton city among the places of Colorado

79th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Fort Lupton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cortez city	8,976 ±24
Gypsum town	8,941 ±12
Timnath town	8,941 ±37
Woodmoor CDP	8,934 ±963
Stonegate CDP	8,906 ±865
Fort Lupton city	8,897 ±25
Milliken town	8,871 ±20
Redlands CDP	8,868 ±932
Lochbuie town	8,609 ±263
Evergreen CDP	8,602 ±1,077
Derby CDP	8,453 ±1,150

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Colorado by poverty rate
No. 2 Places in Colorado by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 4 Places in Colorado by foreign-born share
No. 40 Places in Colorado by homeownership rate
No. 41 Places in Colorado by median household income
No. 53 Places in Colorado by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026