Wheat Ridge, Colorado Neighborhood Info

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Wheat Ridge, Colorado QuickFacts

	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
Total population	32,913	281,421,906
State	Colorado
City	wheat ridge

Wheat Ridge, Colorado Population

	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	%, Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
Male	15,577	47.33%	49.06%
Female	17,336	52.67%	50.94%
Median age (years)	40.0		35.3

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	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	%, Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
18 years and over	25,926	78.77%	74.31%
21 years and over	24,958	75.83%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,049	21.42%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,254	19.0%	12.43%

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	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	%, Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
White	29,361	89.21%	75.14%
Black or African American	275	0.84%	12.32%
Asian	450	1.37%	3.64%
Some other race	1,989	6.04%	5.46%
Two or more races	838	2.55%	2.43%

Wheat Ridge, Colorado Housing

	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	%, Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
Total households	14,559		105,480,101
Family households (families)	8,311	57.08%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	6,248	42.92%	31.94%

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	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	%, Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
Total housing units	14,967		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	372	2.49%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	14,559	97.27%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,943	53.07%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,616	44.2%	30.77%

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	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	45	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	341	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,274	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,331	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,645	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	514	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	44	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.57%
Median (dollars)	167,800	119,600

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	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	%, Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,037	20.86%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,588	31.51%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,345	16.11%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,699	11.67%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,166	8.01%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,756	12.06%	9.65%

Wheat Ridge, Colorado Education

	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	%, Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,147		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	581	8.13%	6.47%
Kindergarten	420	5.88%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,997	41.93%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,552	21.72%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,597	22.35%	22.81%

Wheat Ridge, Colorado Economy

	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	%, Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
Population 16 years and over	26,829		217,168,077
In labor force	17,288	64.44%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	17,288	64.44%	63.39%
- - Employed	16,513	61.55%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	775	2.89%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	9,541	35.56%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	14,316	53.36%	51.66%
In labor force	8,237	30.7%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	8,237	30.7%	29.65%
- - Employed	7,807	29.1%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,385	8.89%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,446		12,787,501

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	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	%, Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	14,653		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,181	8.06%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	821	5.6%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,011	13.72%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,476	16.9%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,698	18.41%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,924	19.95%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,297	8.85%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	882	6.02%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	230	1.57%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	133	0.91%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	38,983		41,994

	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	%, Wheat Ridge, Colorado	United States
With earnings	11,229	41.85%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	50,157		56,604
With Social Security income	4,434	16.53%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,339		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	447	1.67%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,255		6,320
With public assistance income	370	1.38%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,739		3,032
With retirement income	2,920	10.88%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,551		17,376

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