Housing density: 1,751 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $513,589.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,391 (lower quartile is $1,076, upper quartile is $1,802)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,992
Median gross rent in Wheat Ridge, CO in 2022: $1,458
Housing units in Wheat Ridge with a mortgage: 5,446 (530 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 469 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 209
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $128,914
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $71,738
Median monthly housing costs: $1,517
Compare current foreclosures near Wheat Ridge, CO:
3,007 married couples with children.
1,290 single-parent households (275 men, 1,015 women).
93.3% of residents of Wheat Ridge speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 1,012 (3.2%)
(82.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.3% Number of people working at home: 4,117 (23.1% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 194
5 to 9 minutes: 1,109
10 to 14 minutes: 1,509
15 to 19 minutes: 1,991
20 to 24 minutes: 2,991
25 to 29 minutes: 883
30 to 34 minutes: 2,802
35 to 39 minutes: 425
40 to 44 minutes: 452
45 to 59 minutes: 826
60 to 89 minutes: 405
90 or more minutes: 230
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 14,283 (67.0%)
Carpooled: 1,632 (7.7%)
Bus: 261 (1.2%)
Long-distance train or commuter rail: 15 (0.1%)
Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 6 (0.0%)
Taxi: 182 (0.9%)
Bicycle: 26 (0.1%)
Walked: 330 (1.5%)
Worked at home: 4,117 (19.3%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
4.1%Males
3.3%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
24.1%Males
Unemployment rate for other race residents
3.9%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
7.3%Males
3.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
6.9%Males
3.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
2242010 or later
2192000 to 2009
2701990 to 1999
2881980 to 1989
1871970 to 1979
465Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
German: 1,932 (14.3%)
English: 1,141 (8.4%)
Irish: 886 (6.5%)
American: 860 (6.4%)
Italian: 545 (4.0%)
Swedish: 493 (3.6%)
European: 451 (3.3%)
Scottish: 280 (2.1%)
Polish: 278 (2.1%)
Scandinavian: 183 (1.4%)
Dutch: 157 (1.2%)
Hungarian: 143 (1.1%)
French: 129 (1.0%)
Norwegian: 81 (0.6%)
Swiss: 73 (0.5%)
French Canadian: 70 (0.5%)
Northern European: 63 (0.5%)
Eastern European: 57 (0.4%)
Russian: 50 (0.4%)
Czech: 47 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 47 (0.3%)
British: 45 (0.3%)
Slovene: 45 (0.3%)
Czechoslovakian: 38 (0.3%)
Lithuanian: 33 (0.2%)
Afghan: 31 (0.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 28 (0.2%)
African: 24 (0.2%)
Greek: 24 (0.2%)
Finnish: 23 (0.2%)
Canadian: 23 (0.2%)
Brazilian: 14 (0.1%)
Slavic: 12 (0.09%)
Basque: 7 (0.05%)
Icelander: 7 (0.05%)
Slovak: 5 (0.04%)
Assyrian: 4 (0.03%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Wheat Ridge:
28.5% (319)
Colorado:
38.3% (209,491)
England
Wheat Ridge:
12.8% (143)
Colorado:
1.2% (6,672)
Vietnam
Wheat Ridge:
9.7% (109)
Colorado:
3.0% (16,616)
Costa Rica
Wheat Ridge:
4.6% (52)
Colorado:
0.2% (824)
Argentina
Wheat Ridge:
4.3% (48)
Colorado:
0.6% (3,016)
Hungary
Wheat Ridge:
4.1% (46)
Colorado:
0.2% (1,186)
Netherlands
Wheat Ridge:
3.7% (41)
Colorado:
0.3% (1,640)
South Africa
Wheat Ridge:
3.5% (39)
Colorado:
0.5% (2,472)
Poland
Wheat Ridge:
3.4% (38)
Colorado:
0.9% (4,772)
Italy
Wheat Ridge:
3.4% (38)
Colorado:
0.4% (2,057)
Ukraine
Wheat Ridge:
2.8% (31)
Colorado:
0.8% (4,267)
Afghanistan
Wheat Ridge:
2.6% (29)
Colorado:
0.3% (1,730)
Venezuela
Wheat Ridge:
2.5% (28)
Colorado:
0.9% (4,829)
Russia
Wheat Ridge:
2.1% (24)
Colorado:
1.4% (7,860)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Wheat Ridge:
1.8% (20)
Colorado:
3.3% (17,998)
Philippines
Wheat Ridge:
1.5% (17)
Colorado:
2.3% (12,342)
Nepal
Wheat Ridge:
1.5% (17)
Colorado:
1.0% (5,214)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 15,896
Other state: 14,609
Northeast: 2,466
Midwest: 5,422
South: 2,993
West: 3,728
85.6% of Wheat Ridge residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.6% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 68.6% lived in Colorado.
Wheat Ridge:
85.6%
State average:
83.6%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 127
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 54
7th and 8th grade: 34
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 112
11th grade: 217
12th grade, no diploma: 140
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,679
Less than 1 year of college: 497
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,782
Associate degree: 824
Bachelor's degree: 3,646
Master's degree: 1,332
Professional school degree: 156
Doctorate degree: 184
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 77
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 45
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 87
11th grade: 97
12th grade, no diploma: 275
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,937
Less than 1 year of college: 1,042
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,736
Associate degree: 971
Bachelor's degree: 3,760
Master's degree: 1,705
Professional school degree: 198
Doctorate degree: 163
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 8,341
One, attached: 2,173
Two: 432
3 or 4: 712
5 to 9: 860
10 to 19: 1,493
20 to 49: 1,118
50 or more: 752
Mobile homes: 33
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.6%
House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago