Wheat Ridge, CO

Census Place

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2024 Population
32,070
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.9
0.475% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11.2%
9.91% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$90,564
3.39% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$623,000
6.55% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
18,350
1.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Wheat Ridge, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Wheat Ridge, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wheat Ridge, CO was $623,000, and the homeownership rate was 54.4%.

Most people in Wheat Ridge, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Wheat Ridge, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wheat Ridge, CO is home to a population of 32.1k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.39% of Wheat Ridge, CO residents were born outside of the country (2.05k people).

In 2024, there were 9.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.3k people) in Wheat Ridge, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.36k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.8k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%
2024 Citizenship
98.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Wheat Ridge, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wheat Ridge, CO was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wheat Ridge, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    23.3k ± 959
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.36k ± 578
  3. White (Hispanic)
    1.8k ± 578
19.4%
Hispanic Population
6.22k people

In 2024, there were 9.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.3k people) in Wheat Ridge, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.36k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.8k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.4% of the people in Wheat Ridge, CO are hispanic (6.22k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wheat Ridge, CO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.39%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.05k people
4.62%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.49k people

As of 2024, 6.39% of Wheat Ridge, CO residents (2.05k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wheat Ridge, CO was 4.62%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    534 ± 252
  2. Vietnam
    492 ± 136
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    250 ± 120

Wheat Ridge, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wheat Ridge, CO.

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Economy

The economy of Wheat Ridge, CO employs 18.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wheat Ridge, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,340 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,242 people), and Retail Trade (2,007 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($135,966), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($98,776), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,918).

Employment

Occupations

18.4k
2024 Value
± 1,191
1.5%
1 Year growth
± 9.09%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wheat Ridge, CO grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 18.1k employees to 18.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wheat Ridge, CO, are Management Occupations (2,580 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,965 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,863 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wheat Ridge, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.4k
2024 Value
± 1,191
1.5%
1 Year growth
± 9.09%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wheat Ridge, CO grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 18.1k employees to 18.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wheat Ridge, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,340 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,242 people), and Retail Trade (2,007 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wheat Ridge, CO, though some of these residents may live in Wheat Ridge, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$68,378
Median earning men ± $6,452
$52,273
Median earning women ± $7,310

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($183,157), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($95,088), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,947).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,634), Manufacturing ($88,092), and Public Administration ($71,591).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.
Y-Axis
1.73%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Wheat Ridge, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wheat Ridge, CO was $623,000 in 2024, which is 1.87 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $584,700 to $623,000, a 6.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Wheat Ridge, CO is 54.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wheat Ridge, CO have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wheat Ridge, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$623,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,592
$8,182
Median Property Taxes
±$661

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wheat Ridge, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wheat Ridge, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

54.4%
Homeownership
2024
70%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.4% of the housing units in Wheat Ridge, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$90,564
Median Household Income
± $8,597
15k
Number of Households
± 1,039

In 2024, the median household income of the 15k households in Wheat Ridge, CO grew to $90,564 from the previous year's value of $87,598.

The following chart displays the households in Wheat Ridge, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wheat Ridge, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.9%)
  3. Carpooled (10.5%)

In 2024, 61.2% of workers in Wheat Ridge, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.9%) and those who carpooled to work (10.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wheat Ridge, CO have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.799% of the workforce in Wheat Ridge, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wheat Ridge, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wheat Ridge, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wheat Ridge, CO (3.54k out of 31.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wheat Ridge, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.4% of the population of Wheat Ridge, CO has health coverage, with 49.7% on employee plans, 14.4% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 0.849% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16% under 18 years, 22.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.6%
Uninsured
49.7%
Employer Coverage
14.4%
Medicaid
13.7%
Medicare
13.8%
Non-Group
0.849%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wheat Ridge, CO grew by 10% from 6.9% to 7.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wheat Ridge, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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