Federal Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 13,971 people and four associated neighborhoods, Federal Heights is the 40th largest community in Colorado.
Also of interest is that Federal Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.87% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Federal Heights is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Federal Heights, the average commute to work is 33.72 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Federal Heights rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.17% of adults 25 and older in Federal Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Federal Heights in 2022 was $26,077, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,308 for a family of four. However, Federal Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Federal Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Federal Heights 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 Federal Heights, accounting for 64.80% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Federal Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Federal Heights include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Swedish.
In addition, Federal Heights has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.59%).
The most common language spoken in Federal Heights is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Navajo.