In Fort Lupton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The percentage of people in Fort Lupton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.26% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fort Lupton in 2022 was $30,053, which is low income relative to Colorado, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,212 for a family of four. However, Fort Lupton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fort Lupton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Lupton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Fort Lupton, accounting for 61.02% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fort Lupton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. 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 16.19% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Fort Lupton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
