Wheat Ridge, CO Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	32,913	100.0

Male	15,577	47.3
Female	17,336	52.7

Under 5 years	2,021	6.1
5 to 9 years	1,879	5.7
10 to 14 years	1,905	5.8
15 to 19 years	1,812	5.5
20 to 24 years	1,866	5.7
25 to 34 years	4,363	13.3
35 to 44 years	5,274	16.0
45 to 54 years	4,592	14.0
55 to 59 years	1,563	4.7
60 to 64 years	1,384	4.2
65 to 74 years	2,576	7.8
75 to 84 years	2,549	7.7
85 years and over	1,129	3.4

Median age (years)	40.0	(X)

18 years and over	25,926	78.8
Male	12,035	36.6
Female	13,891	42.2
21 years and over	24,958	75.8
62 years and over	7,049	21.4
65 years and over	6,254	19.0
Male	2,281	6.9
Female	3,973	12.1

RACE
One race	32,075	97.5
White	29,361	89.2
Black or African American	275	0.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	309	0.9
Asian	450	1.4
Asian Indian	34	0.1
Chinese	60	0.2
Filipino	26	0.1
Japanese	129	0.4
Korean	55	0.2
Vietnamese	81	0.2
Other Asian ¹	65	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	38	0.1
Native Hawaiian	14	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	7	0.0
Samoan	4	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	13	0.0
Some other race	1,642	5.0
Two or more races	838	2.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	30,121	91.5
Black or African American	400	1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	612	1.9
Asian	603	1.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	75	0.2
Some other race	1,998	6.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	32,913	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	4,434	13.5
Mexican	2,569	7.8
Puerto Rican	58	0.2
Cuban	22	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,785	5.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,479	86.5
White alone	27,016	82.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	32,913	100.0
In households	32,069	97.4
Householder	14,559	44.2
Spouse	6,025	18.3
Child	8,043	24.4
Own child under 18 years	6,348	19.3
Other relatives	1,301	4.0
Under 18 years	459	1.4
Nonrelatives	2,141	6.5
Unmarried partner	824	2.5
In group quarters	844	2.6
Institutionalized population	505	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	339	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	14,559	100.0
Family households (families)	8,311	57.1
With own children under 18 years	3,646	25.0
Married-couple family	6,025	41.4
With own children under 18 years	2,298	15.8
Female householder, no husband present	1,659	11.4
With own children under 18 years	1,017	7.0
Nonfamily households	6,248	42.9
Householder living alone	5,147	35.4
Householder 65 years and over	1,995	13.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,956	27.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,165	28.6

Average household size	2.20	(X)
Average family size	2.85	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	14,931	100.0
Occupied housing units	14,559	97.5
Vacant housing units	372	2.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	39	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	14,559	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,943	54.6
Renter-occupied housing units	6,616	45.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.29	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.10	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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