Firestone is a medium-sized town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 18,589 people and three associated neighborhoods, Firestone is the 37th largest community in Colorado. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Firestone, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Firestone, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Firestone’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Firestone does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $114,591.00. 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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Firestone is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 (13.97%), office and administrative support (9.30%), and sales jobs (8.19%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.06% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Firestone, the average commute to work is 32.93 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Firestone citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.74% 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 $45,760, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $183,040 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 24.87% 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 Chinese.