Wheat Ridge

Population: 32,158
Median household income: $87,598
Median home value: $584,700

Located in Jefferson County, Colorado, Wheat Ridge is a community with a population of 32,158. At $87,598, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $107,800.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wheat Ridge's population grew 2.6% from 31,331 to 32,158, while its median home value rose 52.3% from $383,900 to $584,700.

Owners occupy 52.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,158
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,598
Median home value: $584,700
Median gross rent: $1,493
Housing units: 15,805
Homeownership rate: 52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,33132,158

Median household income

$57,659$87,598

Median home value

$383,900$584,700

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,493

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,331	$57,659	$383,900	$1,104
2020	31,889	$63,333	$426,500	$1,164
2021	32,340	$73,231	$459,500	$1,311
2022	32,263	$79,567	$538,300	$1,429
2023	32,158	$87,598	$584,700	$1,493

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,804	5.6%
5 to 17	3,311	10.3%
18 to 24	1,614	5.0%
25 to 34	5,652	17.6%
35 to 44	4,932	15.3%
45 to 54	3,684	11.5%
55 to 64	4,427	13.8%
65 to 74	3,477	10.8%
75 and over	3,257	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,489	73.0%
Black or African American	420	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	101	0.3%
Asian	430	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.0%
Two or more races	875	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,822	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,443	5.7%
High school graduate	5,655	22.2%
Some college or associate's	7,029	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	7,569	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,733	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone65.0%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit2.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home19.3%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,565	65.0%
Carpooled	1,508	8.5%
Public transit	464	2.6%
Walked	345	1.9%
Bicycle	121	0.7%
Worked from home	3,431	19.3%
Other means	365	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,191	22.2%
15 to 29 min	6,048	42.1%
30 to 44 min	3,619	25.2%
45 to 59 min	961	6.7%
60+ min	549	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 10.2% (3,225 of 31,678)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,634	50.8%
Nonfamily households	7,407	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,041	95.2%
Vacant	764	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,878	52.4%
Renter-occupied	7,163	47.6%

1-unit, detached51.6%

1-unit, attached14.1%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units12.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,149	51.6%
1-unit, attached	2,228	14.1%
2 to 4 units	1,031	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2,472	15.6%
20 or more units	1,902	12.0%
Mobile home & other	23	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0884440
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 39.7727, -105.1048