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Federal Heights, CO
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Federal Heights profile


Living in Federal Heights



Federal Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 14,001 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.

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 31.60 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For a small city, Federal Heights has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Federal Heights exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The citizens of Federal Heights are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.51% of adults in Federal Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Federal Heights in 2018 was $24,263, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,052 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 60.41% 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 French.

Federal Heights also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.19%.

The most common language spoken in Federal Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Navajo.