Federal Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 13,943 people and four associated neighborhoods, Federal Heights is the 40th largest community in Colorado.When you are in Federal Heights, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.86% of Federal Heights’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Federal Heights is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Federal Heights who work in maintenance occupations (10.56%), office and administrative support (9.38%), and sales jobs (8.29%). In Federal Heights, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.28 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The rate of college-level education in Federal Heights is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.17% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Federal Heights in 2022 was $24,708, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,832 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 65.63% 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 (27.55%). The most common language spoken in Federal Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Navajo.
