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Town Hall · Fort Lupton

Fort Lupton spent more per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities

Fort Lupton’s city government spent $22.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,550 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.9 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

City Council

6:00 pm · 2500 9th Street

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$22.5M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$2,550
In 2022: $1,938, more than 67% of 54 similar cities
Long-term debt
$71.0M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2022
53
full-time · 45 part-time · March payroll $338,150 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,866
0.45% of home value · CO 0.48%

What stands out about how Fort Lupton is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $1,938 per resident, more than 67% of 54 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer25% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Weld County School District RE-8 with 1 other town.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Fort Lupton’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $2,550 per resident a year, or $6.99 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 35%.

Where the money comes from
Interest, fines & other 26%Sales taxes 22%Property taxes 16%Other taxes & licenses 12%Fees & charges 10%Utility sales 8%From other local governments 5%From the state 2%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $12 million; interest on debt $2.6 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $41.2 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,938 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them

Fort Lupton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,938 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 54 Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,506, and the middle half spent $1,045–$2,154. Fort Lupton spent more than 67% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,045–$2,154Median $1,506Fort Lupton

Includes sewer and trash ($2.4 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
54

Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Fort Lupton itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 34% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fort Lupton reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$16.8 million
2024$22.5 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,938 · 2024: $2,550.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,866 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.45% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Firestone$3,274
Brighton$3,228
Dacono$3,041
Colorado$2,602
Fort Lupton$1,866
$1,866
typical bill a year
0.45%
effective rate
$416,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fort Lupton’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Fort Lupton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fort Lupton →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Fort Lupton

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See fortlupton.org for Fort Lupton’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Fort Lupton yet.fortlupton.org ↗
Who works for Fort Lupton

One full-time city employee for every 167 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,829).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Parks & libraries11 + 43 pt
Police16
Administration & buildings9 + 2 pt
Water & other utilities5
Roads & transportation4
Sewer & trash3
Courts, inspections & corrections2
Other3
53
full-time
45
part-time
$338,150
payroll for March 2022
$4.1M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$70,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
13
sworn police officers
Estimates.Fort Lupton didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Weld County School District RE-8

Fort Lupton’s K–12 school district, shared with Dacono. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Fort Lupton →
$14,431
per pupil · CO $15,889
2,497
students
$45 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,431 per pupil, $7,832 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 74%State 17%Federal 10%

Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Fort Lupton’s votes are counted by county

Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fort Lupton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Weld County’s results.

President · Weld County’s results179,921 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican59.2%106,469 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat38.2%68,752 votes

Others: 2.6% (4,700 votes).

Most votes in Weld County: Donald J Trump

Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%

The county’s page

100% of Fort Lupton lies in Weld County. Every 2024 race in Weld County is on the county’s page.

Weld County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Fort Lupton

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Fort Lupton.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: fortlupton.org ↗
  2. 2
    Colorado HouseState representatives
    Carlos Barron
  3. 3
    Colorado SenateState senator
    Scott Bright
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Jared Polis
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Gabe Evans
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
    Michael F. BennetJohn W. Hickenlooper

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Fort Lupton compares with the towns next door

Fort Lupton spent $1,938 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $898 to $1,332. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Dacono: $898 per resident (2022)Brighton: $1,239 per resident (2022)Firestone: $1,332 per resident (2022)DaconoBrightonFirestoneFort Lupton
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Dacono$898$3,041
Brighton$1,239$3,228
Firestone$1,332$3,274
Fort Lupton$1,938$1,866

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Fort Lupton’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitefortlupton.org ↗

Questions about Fort Lupton’s government

How much does Fort Lupton spend per resident?

About $2,550 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,938 was more than 67% of 54 Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Fort Lupton?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,866 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see fortlupton.org.

Who runs Fort Lupton’s government?

See fortlupton.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fort Lupton yet.

How did Fort Lupton vote in 2024?

Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fort Lupton alone. Weld County, where 100% of Fort Lupton lies, voted Trump 59.2%, Harris 38.2% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Fort Lupton?

53 full-time and 45 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $338,150 (about $4.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Fort Lupton in the state legislature?

State Senate District 13 (Scott Bright) and State House District 48 (Carlos Barron). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Fort Lupton?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Tuesday, November 10, at 6:00 pm in 2500 9th Street, from the city’s own agenda portal.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →