Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Wheat Ridge: City in Colorado, USA

About

Wheat Ridge is a city located in the county of Jefferson in the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population at the 2010 census was 30,166. After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 31,857 inhabitants.

The city was created 165 years ago in 1858.

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Location of Wheat Ridge on Colorado map.

Quick Facts about Wheat Ridge

Population : 31,857 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : Colorado (United States)
County : Jefferson County
Water as percent of area : 2.56%
Land as percent of area : 97.44%
Altitude : 17,910 feet / 5459 meters
Establishment : January 01, 1859 (165 years ago)
Time Zone : Mountain Time Zone
Local time : 23:10:51 (28th March 2024)
Postal code : 80033
Population growth : 5.31% (2010-2020)
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Geography

Wheat Ridge is located at 39°45'58"N 105°4'38"W (39.7661000, -105.0772100).

Wheat Ridge map

Demographics

The population of Wheat Ridge increased by 5.31% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 30,166 - census
2011 30,394 0.75% estimation process
2012 30,780 1.25% estimation process
2013 30,948 0.54% estimation process
2014 31,125 0.57% estimation process
2015 31,225 0.32% estimation process
2016 31,448 0.71% estimation process
2017 31,353 -0.3% estimation process
2018 31,375 0.07% estimation process
2019 31,324 -0.16% estimation process
2020 31,857 1.67% estimation process

Demographic Facts

Estimated population as of July 1, 2019 : 27,448
Based on demographic estimates as of April 1, 2010 : 28,849
Based on demographic estimates as of 1 April 2010 : -4.9%
April 1, 2020 Population : 29,781
April 1, 2010 Population : 28,849
People under 5 years old, percentage : 6.6%
People under 18 years old, percentage : 23.3%
People over 65 (%) : 16.5%
Female persons, % : 55.0%
White only, percent : 47.6%
Black or African American alone, percent : 48.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native only, % : 0.2%
Asians alone % : 0.7%
Only Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, % : 0.0%
% of people who have participated in two or more races : 2.3%
% of Hispanic or Latino : 3.2%
White people, not Hispanic or Latino people, make up the majority of the population. : 45.7%
2015-2019 Veterans : 1,495
Percentage of foreign-born people, 2015-2019 : 2.9%
Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 62.3%

Wheat Ridge zip code is 80033. County name: Jefferson, County fips: 08059

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Economic Facts

Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 62.3%
Owner-occupied housing unit median value, 2015-2019 : $72,700
From 2015 to 2019, the median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage : $1,054
Monthly owner costs, without a mortgage, at the median, 2015-2019 : $441
2015-2019 median gross rent : $932
2015-2019 Households : 11,569
Population per household, 2015-2019 : 2.37
Living in the same house a year ago, percentage of people aged one year and up, 2015-2019 : 86.8%
Languages other than English spoken at home, as a percentage of people aged 5 and up, 2015-2019 : 5.0%
Households with computers, %, 2015-2019 : 85.5%
Percentage of households with a broadband Internet subscription, 2015-2019 : 76.9%
Percentage of people aged 25 and up with a high school diploma or higher, 2015-2019 : 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, proportion of people aged 25 and up, 2015-2019 : 15.2%
Percentage of people under the age of 65 who have a disability, 2015-2019 : 8.7%
Persons under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance, as a percentage : 7.2%
Total civilian labor force, percent of population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 65.0%
Female labor force participation in the civilian labor force, as a percentage of the population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 61.5%
Total sales of lodging and food services in 2012 ($1,000) : 29,599
Total receipts/revenue for health care and social assistance in 2012 ($1,000) : 286,393
Manufacturers' total shipments in 2012 ($1,000) : 186,712
2012 total retail sales ($1,000) : 211,531
2012 total retail sales per capita : $7,434
Mean commute time to work (in minutes), workers aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 24.1
2015-2019 median household income (in 2019 dollars) : $43,971
Income per capita in the previous 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 : $24,189
Percentage of people living in poverty : 17.6%
Total number of businesses in 2012 : 1,891
Men-owned businesses in 2012 : 993
Women-owned businesses in 2012 : 708
Minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 748
Non-minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 993
Veteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 216
Nonveteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 1,522
2010 population per square mile : 3,990.3
2010 land area in square miles : 7.23

People born in Wheat Ridge (22)

People born in Wheat Ridge, including victim of the Columbine High School Massacre Cassie Bernall, basketball player Pat Frink, athletics competitor Casey Malone, .

List

  • Todd Dunivant (association football player) he was born in 26/12/1980
  • Bill Sedgewick (American association football player) he was born in 11/02/1971
  • Mark Melancon (American professional baseball player) he was born in 28/03/1985
  • Steven Bernstein he was born in 01/01/1953
  • Tracy Stalls (American volleyball player) she was born in 12/06/1984
  • Nick Stabile (American actor) he was born in 04/03/1971
  • Barry Sims (American football player) he was born in 01/12/1974
  • Danielle Foxhoven (American soccer player) she was born in 09/11/1989
  • Homer L. Pearson (American politician) he was born in 31/12/1900
  • Barry Kooser (American artist, painter, and animation filmmaker) he was born in 23/12/1968
  • Mark Johnson (American baseball player, born 1975) he was born in 12/09/1975
  • Paolo DelPiccolo (American soccer player) he was born in 28/05/1991
  • Aleisha Cramer (American soccer player) she was born in 29/07/1982
  • Linda Brenneman (American cyclist) she was born in 13/10/1965
  • Eme Ikwuakor (actor) he was born in 13/08/1984
  • Matthew Dominick (American engineer, test pilot and astronaut for NASA) he was born in 07/12/1981
  • Billy Mohl (American baseball coach) he was born in 01/06/1984
  • Olabisi Johnson (American football player) he was born in 17/03/1997

Schools in Wheat Ridge

College & universities near Wheat Ridge, CO

Code Name City ZIP
127945 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood (CO) 80214
476586 College of International Esthetics Inc Arvada (CO) 80002-3754
126784 Colorado School of Trades Lakewood (CO) 80215-2996
127918 Regis University Denver (CO) 80221-1099
443632 Colorado Media School Lakewood (CO) 80226

Stations (12)

Amtrak & bus stations near Wheat Ridge, CO

Code Name Address Type
DEN Union Station 1701 Wynkoop Street RAIL
DEB Denver (Bus Station), Colorado 1055 19th Street BUS
BLD Boulder, Colorado 30th & Diagonal Highway BUS
PJT Pine Junction, CO 76 Mount Evans Boulevard BUS
LGM Longmont, Colorado 623 Main St. BUS

Other cities in Jefferson County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Jefferson County , CO.

City Name Population Title
Lakewood 157,429 The fifth most populous city in Colorado.
Arvada 121,936 The second most populous city in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Ken Caryl 32,438 Census-designated place in Jefferson County, Colorado
Columbine 24,280 School shooting at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, United States on 20 April 1999
Golden 20,347 County seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Applewood 7,160 Census designated place
Edgewater 5,393 Human settlement in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America
Evergreen 3,944 County seat of Conecuh County, Alabama, United States
Genesee 3,609 City in Idaho
Kittredge 1,304 Census-designated place in Jefferson County, Colorado
Mountain View 549 Town in Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Morrison 430 Municipality in Colorado, United States

Distance to Other Cities

Wheat Ridge distances to largest Colorado cities