Fort Lupton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 11,655 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Fort Lupton is the 40th largest community in Colorado.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Fort Lupton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.6% of the Fort Lupton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Fort Lupton is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Lupton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.89%), sales jobs (7.67%), and management occupations (6.05%).

Fort Lupton is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Fort Lupton, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.79% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Fort Lupton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Fort Lupton Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Fort Lupton with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.83% of adults in Fort Lupton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Lupton in 2000 was $18,114, which is middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,456 for a family of four.

Fort Lupton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Lupton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fort Lupton is White, followed by Native American. Fort Lupton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 41.09% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Lupton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Norwegian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Fort Lupton's cultural character, accounting for 15.11% of the town's population.

The most common language spoken in Fort Lupton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.