Wheat Ridge, CO Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,147 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 581 | 8.1 |
| Kindergarten | 420 | 5.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,997 | 41.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,552 | 21.7 |
| College or graduate school | 1,597 | 22.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 23,603 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 891 | 3.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,499 | 10.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,112 | 30.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,011 | 25.5 |
| Associate degree | 1,165 | 4.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,009 | 17.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,916 | 8.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 25.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 27,183 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 6,525 | 24.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 13,676 | 50.3 |
| Separated | 553 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 2,531 | 9.3 |
Female | 2,085 | 7.7 |
| Divorced | 3,898 | 14.3 |
Female | 2,226 | 8.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 312 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 170 | 54.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 26,010 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,572 | 13.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,800 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 462 | 8.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 18,731 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,662 | 19.6 |
Percent employed | 63.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 15,069 | 80.4 |
Percent employed | 83.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,992 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,460 | 41.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 30,925 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 15,433 | 49.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 14,730 | 47.6 |
Same county | 7,276 | 23.5 |
Different county | 7,454 | 24.1 |
Same state | 4,708 | 15.2 |
Different state | 2,746 | 8.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 762 | 2.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 33,015 | 100.0 |
| Native | 31,032 | 94.0 |
Born in United States | 30,774 | 93.2 |
State of residence | 16,541 | 50.1 |
Different state | 14,233 | 43.1 |
Born outside United States | 258 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 1,983 | 6.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,043 | 3.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 748 | 2.3 |
Not a citizen | 1,235 | 3.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,983 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 614 | 31.0 |
| Asia | 292 | 14.7 |
| Africa | 12 | 0.6 |
| Oceania | 27 | 1.4 |
| Latin America | 954 | 48.1 |
| Northern America | 84 | 4.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 30,925 | 100.0 |
| English only | 27,747 | 89.7 |
| Language other than English | 3,178 | 10.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,377 | 4.5 |
Spanish | 2,071 | 6.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 907 | 2.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 759 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 287 | 0.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 263 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 154 | 0.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 33,015 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 37,405 | 113.3 |
| Arab | 111 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 319 | 1.0 |
| Danish | 285 | 0.9 |
| Dutch | 687 | 2.1 |
| English | 4,579 | 13.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,299 | 3.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 336 | 1.0 |
| German | 7,914 | 24.0 |
| Greek | 45 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 119 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 4,381 | 13.3 |
| Italian | 2,587 | 7.8 |
| Lithuanian | 67 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 762 | 2.3 |
| Polish | 663 | 2.0 |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 329 | 1.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 890 | 2.7 |
| Scottish | 851 | 2.6 |
| Slovak | 31 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 38 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 1,324 | 4.0 |
| Swiss | 120 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 82 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 1,353 | 4.1 |
| Welsh | 255 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 7,971 | 24.1 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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