Federal Heights is a city of 14,125 people in Colorado. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 32.8. The typical home is worth $95,300, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 41%. Density works out to 7,958 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,597, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Federal Heights
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share12.3% → 64.8%(+52.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share81.8% → 28.2%(−53.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$202,806 → $95,300(−53%)US over the same years: +67%
Federal Heights's population equals 2.7% of Adams County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 6.6% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.3%(134)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8%(46)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.7%(240)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 576 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Federal Heights, decade by decade
Federal Heights population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,342
$53,855
$202,806
12.2%
39.2
2000
12,065
$61,481
$75,417
9.2%
61.5
2010
11,467
$46,318
$62,146
8.0%
71.4
2020
14,382
$59,743
$86,903
12.2%
65.9
2024
14,125
$56,597
$95,300
14.2%
62.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
