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Federal HeightsCO

Federal Heights, CO is a 12K-resident city in Adams County with a median household income of $56,597.

Adams County, Colorado. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Federal Heights, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Federal Heights has a population larger than 15% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $95,300.

Data updated 2026-09-03

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 16%
By size
$56,597
Median income (place)
$95,300
Median home (place)
24.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Federal Heights

Federal Heights posts a median household income higher than 17% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 18%
by median income, US cities

Where Federal Heights income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$56,597 Bottom 17% higher than 17% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Federal Heights $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CO

Population among 59 CO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Denver is the largest CO city on this list; The Pinery leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CO

Median household income among the same 59-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows The Pinery posts the highest place-level median income in CO; Denver is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Federal Heights, CO beyond the headline numbers

Federal Heights sits inside Adams County, Colorado, at roughly 39.85°N, -105.00°W. Population 12,381, $56,597 median household income. Median home value $95,300, median rent $1,687. Poverty rate 24.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

24.2% of Federal Heights, CO residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Federal Heights runs about 1.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 7.9% of Federal Heights workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 27.7% in Federal Heights, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.2% of Federal Heights workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Federal Heights's median age is 32.8 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Federal Heights from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,381
Federal Heights · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$56,597
-37% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$95,300
-77% vs avg
Median Age (place)
32.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Adams County): Federal Heights's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
530K+17%
Median Income
$94,571+68%
Median Home Value
$484,200+159%
Poverty Rate
9.8%-31%
Unemployment
4.6%-54%

Economics

Economics indicators for Federal Heights, CO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,687/mo
Poverty Rate
24.2% +95% vs avg
Unemployment 6.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 14.2%
Work From Home 7.9%
Public Transit 2.2%

Population

White 42.1%
African American 1.6%
Asian 2.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
37.3%
Short Sleep Duration
35.6%
Physical Inactivity
32%
High Blood Pressure
30.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
27.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.6%
Current Smoking
18%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.5%
Binge Drinking
15.2%
Diabetes
12.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 49.5%
Annual Checkup 68.5%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
11.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Stroke
3.5%

What alerts and safety updates affect Federal Heights?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Federal Heights right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet CO-FEDERAL-HEIGHTS · Federal Heights

Federal Heights: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Federal Heights; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Colorado state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Federal Heights, CO? ▼
Federal Heights, CO has a population of 12,381 people, located in Adams County, Colorado.
What is the median household income in Federal Heights? ▼
The median household income in Federal Heights, CO is $56,597 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 24.2%.
What is the median home value in Federal Heights? ▼
The median home value in Federal Heights, CO is $95,300. Median rent is $1,687/month.
What are the top health concerns in Federal Heights? ▼
The top health indicators in Federal Heights include Obesity (37.3%), Short Sleep Duration (35.6%), Physical Inactivity (32%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Federal Heights? ▼
The median age in Federal Heights, CO is 32.8 years. 14.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Federal Heights, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CO (24.2% here).

Ferguson, MO 24.2% Blytheville, AR 24.2% Muskogee, OK 24.1% Zanesville, OH 24.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CO ($56,597 here).

Bethany, OK $56,591 Cudahy, CA $56,615 South Daytona, FL $56,579 Chambersburg, PA $56,576

Compare Federal Heights with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Sherrelwood, CO 18K Thornton, CO 133K Northglenn, CO 39K Westminster, CO 116K Welby, CO 15K Berkley, CO 11K Commerce City, CO 54K Arvada, CO 115K
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Using Federal Heights's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Federal Heights area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Federal Heights against Colorado peers on any ranking lens. Explore Colorado

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Adams County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.