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    Wheat Ridge, CO
    Demographic Data



    Wheat Ridge Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Wheat Ridge Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    31,999

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.2%
    5 - 17:
    10.1%
    18 - 24:
    4.9%
    25 - 34:
    18.3%
    35 - 54:
    28.5%
    55 - 64:
    12.5%
    Over 65 Years:
    20.6%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.2%
    3.2%
    95.2%
    95.2%
    47.8%
    47.8%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Wheat Ridge
    USA
    $60,248
    $60,248
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Wheat Ridge
    USA
    $90,564
    $90,564
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    11.2%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Retail
    Manufacturing
    Education
    Construction
    Accommodation
    Other
    Public Service
    Administration
    Arts
    Transportation
    Real estate
    Wholesale
    Information Technology
    Finance
    12.8%
    12.8%
    12.2%
    12.2%
    10.9%
    10.9%
    9.0%
    9.0%
    8.5%
    8.5%
    7.4%
    7.4%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Black or African American
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    72.8%
    72.8%
    19.4%
    19.4%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    English
    Irish
    Italian
    Polish
    European
    Swedish
    Scottish
    French
    Scandinavian
    Other Subsaharan African
    Dutch
    Norwegian
    Scots-Irish
    Russian
    Czech
    Swiss
    Welsh
    Austrian
    British
    20.1%
    20.1%
    13.2%
    13.2%
    12.9%
    12.9%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Vietnamese
    German/Yiddish
    Serbo-Croatian
    Slavic languages
    Russian
    Chinese
    Hungarian
    Langs. of India
    West Germanic languages
    Other Asian languages
    Tagalog
    Korean
    Japanese
    Other Indo-European
    African languages
    Arabic
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    89.1%
    89.1%
    6.8%
    6.8%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Wheat Ridge Residents

    6.4%

    Real Estate in Popular Wheat Ridge Neighborhoods

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    Zip Codes in Wheat Ridge, CO