Firestone

Population: 17,353
Median household income: $114,591
Median home value: $511,800

Firestone is a community in Weld County, Colorado, home to 17,353 residents. At $114,591, its median household income sits above Weld County's $93,287.

Between 2019 and 2023, Firestone's population grew 23.7% from 14,033 to 17,353, while its median home value rose 44.6% from $354,000 to $511,800.

Households average 2.95 people. The median gross rent is $1,916.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,353
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $114,591
Median home value: $511,800
Median gross rent: $1,916
Housing units: 6,094
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,03317,353

Median household income

$100,288$114,591

Median home value

$354,000$511,800

Median gross rent

$1,545$1,916

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,033	$100,288	$354,000	$1,545
2020	13,165	$97,862	$371,500	$1,732
2021	15,949	$102,165	$399,900	$1,782
2022	16,704	$106,960	$459,600	$1,852
2023	17,353	$114,591	$511,800	$1,916

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	997	5.7%
5 to 17	3,017	17.4%
18 to 24	1,357	7.8%
25 to 34	3,192	18.4%
35 to 44	2,418	13.9%
45 to 54	2,417	13.9%
55 to 64	1,970	11.4%
65 to 74	1,417	8.2%
75 and over	568	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,427	65.9%
Black or African American	74	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.3%
Asian	714	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	327	1.9%
Two or more races	452	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,315	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree22.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	960	8.0%
High school graduate	2,407	20.1%
Some college or associate's	4,572	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,682	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,361	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,378	74.9%
Carpooled	905	9.2%
Public transit	49	0.5%
Walked	76	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,286	13.1%
Other means	155	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,395	16.3%
15 to 29 min	2,171	25.4%
30 to 44 min	2,918	34.1%
45 to 59 min	1,052	12.3%
60+ min	1,027	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 3.8% (661 of 17,173)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,260	72.5%
Nonfamily households	1,617	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,877	96.4%
Vacant	217	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,718	80.3%
Renter-occupied	1,159	19.7%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,477	73.5%
1-unit, attached	163	2.7%
2 to 4 units	107	1.8%
5 to 19 units	362	5.9%
20 or more units	367	6.0%
Mobile home & other	618	10.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0826600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.66 sq mi
Center point: 40.1557, -104.9486