Firestone is a medium-sized town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 18,314 people and three associated neighborhoods, Firestone is the 37th largest community in Colorado. Firestone has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Firestone, where the median household income is $106,960.00. Housing costs in Firestone are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Firestone is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Firestone is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Firestone who work in management occupations (13.47%), office and administrative support (9.93%), and sales jobs (9.19%). Also of interest is that Firestone has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Firestone, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.92 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of Firestone citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.88% of adults in Firestone have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Firestone in 2022 was $42,936, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,744 for a family of four. Firestone is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Firestone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Firestone residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Firestone also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.59% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Firestone include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Firestone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
