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Shaw Heights, Colorado.

A community in Adams County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Adams County’s.

Living in Shaw Heights, Adams County, Colorado

Shaw Heights, in Adams County, had 5,185 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $86,250 a year and half less, against $94,571 across Adams County; 12% of its people live below the poverty line. 82% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 18% are rented. Unemployment in Adams County was 4.8% in August 2026, and the county had 0.2% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then construction.

People 5,185 in the 2020 census; median age 33.9
Household income $86,250 the median, give or take $18,298 · Adams County: $94,571
Unemployment 4.8% Adams County, August 2026; 4.1% a year before
Homes 82% lived in by their owners; 18% rented
  • 1,688households
  • 26%of adults have a degree
  • 12%below the poverty line
  • 29 mintypical commute
  • 23%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care24%
  • Building trades13%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%
  • Professional and business services10%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities9%
  • Shops (retail)9%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Adams County had 249,734 jobs in 2025, 0.2% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 48° and 19°; warmest in July, 91° and 59° 20° 40° 60° 80° 100° J F M A M J J 91° 59° A S O N D 48° 19°
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 48° and 19°; warmest in July, 91° and 59° 20° 40° 60° 80° 100° J F M A M J J 91° 59° A S O N D 48° 19°

Coldest in December, with highs near 48° and lows near 19°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 59°. About 45 inches of snow and 15 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Northglenn weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Adams County

  1. University of CO HospitalGeneral hospital6,792FTE
  2. Children's Hospital ColoradoChildren's hospital6,672FTE
  3. Adams 12 Five Star SchoolsSchool district4,678FTE
  4. LoenbroElectrical contractors3,024
  5. Veterans Health AdministrationFederal government · Department of Veterans Affairs2,828
  6. Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. C&IElectrical contractors2,808
  7. UPSCouriers and express delivery services2,399
  8. School District 27JSchool district2,290FTE

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 609 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 90,679 people in all across the county; Shaw Heights has none of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023), school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and federal offices from OPM's federal workforce data (2026); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HailRelatively high
  2. Winter weatherRelatively high
  3. Cold wavesRelatively high
  4. Lightningrelatively high in parts of Shaw HeightsRelatively moderate
  5. Strong windRelatively moderate
  6. TornadoesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Shaw Heights’ census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Adams County.