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Fort Lupton, Colorado Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 6,787. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,121 (+4.9% change)
Males: 3,458 (51.0%), Females: 3,329 (49.0%)

Weld County

Zip code: 80621

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.9 years
Median household income: $40,917
Median house value: $131,900

Population by Race

Races in Fort Lupton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (49.9%)
  • Hispanic (47.4%)
  • Other race (22.6%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (19.1%), Irish (8.5%), English (6.6%), French (3.2%), United States (2.4%), Italian (2.3%).

Elevation: 4906 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

Map of Fort Lupton, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Lupton

  • High school or higher: 67.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Lupton city

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

21.8% Foreign born (20.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,400 (+26.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Lupton:

  • PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 8 miles; BRIGHTON, CO)
  • MEDIPLEX SPECIALTY HOSPITAL REHAB (about 19 miles; THORNTON, CO)
  • NORTH SUBURBAN MEDICAL CTR (about 19 miles; THORNTON, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Lupton:

  • DENVER INTL (about 19 miles; DENVER, CO; Abbreviation: DEN)
  • BUCKLEY AFB (about 27 miles; AURORA, CO; Abbreviation: BKF)
  • FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 29 miles; FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; Abbreviation: FNL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Lupton:

  • PLATTE VALLEY AIRPARK (about 8 miles; HUDSON, CO; Abbreviation: 18V)
  • ERIE MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; ERIE, CO; Abbreviation: 48V)
  • EASTON/VALLEY VIEW/ (about 22 miles; GREELEY, CO; Abbreviation: 11V)

Amtrak station near Fort Lupton:

  • 19 miles: DENVER INTERNATIONAL AP’T (DENVER, DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Lupton:

  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
  • FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 6,858)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 23 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
  • REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,898)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 24 miles; AURORA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,219)
  • EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 29 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,083)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)

Schools

Public high school in Fort Lupton:

  • FORT LUPTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 720; Location: 530 REYNOLDS STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fort Lupton:

  • TWOMBLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 722; Location: 1600 NINTH STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • FORT LUPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 590; Location: 201 SOUTH MCKINLEY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LEO WILLIAM BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 554; Location: 411 SOUTH MCKINLEY; Grades: PK – 05)

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