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The City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado is a community of 30,000 people in Jefferson County, just west of Denver. The city is served by Interstate highway I-70, as it curves toward the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Primarily a residential city, Wheat Ridge also has five retail centers, several unique small industries, an Enterprise Zone and more than 20 parks, equestrian trails and open space public land. Incorporated as a city in 1970, its pioneer history stretches back to the early farmers and miners of the 1840's.

Population (year 2000): 32,913

  • Males: 15,577 (47.3%)

  • Females: 17,336 (52.7%)

Elevation: 5410 feet

County: Jefferson

Land area: 9.1 square miles

Zip codes: 80034, 80033.

Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $38,983
Median house value: $167,800

Races in Wheat Ridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.1%)
  • Hispanic (13.5%)
  • Other race (5.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Black (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
 

Ancestries: German (24.0%), English (13.9%), Irish (13.3%), Italian (7.9%), United States (4.1%), Swedish (4.0%).
 

 For population 25 years and over in Wheat Ridge city, Colorado
  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wheat Ridge city, Colorado

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 50.3%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

6.0% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 1.9% Europe, 0.9% Asia).
 

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Arvada, CO (3.5 miles, pop. 102,153).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Denver, CO (9.5 miles, pop. 554,636).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (645.3 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Edgewater, CO (2.8 miles), Arvada, CO (3.5 miles), Applewood, CO (4.3 miles), Lakewood, CO (4.5 miles), Berkley, CO (5.3 miles), West Pleasant View, CO (6.3 miles), Twin Lakes, CO (7.3 miles), Westminster, CO (7.6 miles).

 

Wheat Ridge, Colorado Demographic Information

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