Federal Heights Colorado Real Estate
"A Glimpse Into the Future of Real Estate"

By the late 1930s there were 34 residents living in the area. Most of them obtained their water from a shallow well on the Larsen property. Unfortunately the well was heavy with minerals. Area residents began having meetings to discuss the water problems. It was decided that the best path for improving the water situation was to incorporate the area into a town.

The Committee to Incorporate was formed and an incorporation election was held on May 28, 1940. The vote was 32 to 2 in favor of incorporation. The necessary paperwork was filed with the State of Colorado on June 19, 1940. Mr. Pat Lombardi became the first Mayor of Federal Heights. Since the primary reason for incorporation had been to seek a better water source, one of the first points of business was to establish a new well. After several failed attempts, a good well was drilled 1,750 feet into the Fox Hill Sands at a cost of $21,000. Federal Heights soon became known as a town with good well water. Designated as Well No. 1, this well remained productive until 1955.

There are 5,125 households out of which 28.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% are married couples living together, 13.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% are non-families. 31.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.35 and the average family size is 2.97.

In the city the population is spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $33,750, and the median income for a family is $38,468. Males have a median income of $31,054 versus $25,195 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,801. 11.2% of the population and 9.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 16.5% of those under the age of 18 and 3.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.