Wheat Ridge City, Colorado

Wheat Ridge City is one of the city of Jefferson County, Colorado, located towards the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. As per the 2000 census, city has a population of 32913 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 30894, making it the 19th most populous in Colorado. The city encompasses an area of 9.11 square miles (23.59 sq km ), of which, 9.09 square miles (23.54 sq km) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 sq km) of it is water, making it Colorado's 54th largest by total area.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 32913 people, 14559 households, and 8311 families living in the city. The population density was 3621 people per square mile (1398.08/kmē), making it the 16th most densely populated city in Colorado. There were 14931 housing units at an average density of 1642.6 per square mile (634.21/kmē). The average household size was 2.2 persons, and the average family size was 2.85 persons. In the Wheat Ridge City, 21.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.6% were 18 to 24, 29.3% were 25 to 44, 22.9% were 45 to 64, and 19% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males. The median age of the city's population was 40 years, The median age of males was 38.1 years, for females the median age was 41.8 years. The racial makeup of the city was 89.21% White, 0.84% Black or African American, 0.94% American Indian, 1.37% Asian, 0.12% Native Hawaiian, 2.55% from two or more races and 4.99% Other races.

Wheat Ridge city Colorado Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Wheat Ridge city Colorado School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Wheat Ridge City Colorado GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $38983, making its Colorado's 175th highest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $47512, making it the 153rd highest city by median family income in Colorado. The per capita income for the city was $22636, it would be the 112th highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Colorado. The median income of city was $25712, The median income for males was $30101 versus $21791 for females.

In 2000, 7147 pupils and students, of which 50.65% are male and 49.35% are female, 21.71% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.13% nursery or pri school, 5.88% kindergarten, 41.93% elementary school, 21.72% high school and 22.35% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census32913
April 2000 Estimate32915
July 2000 Estimate32864
July 2001 Estimate32537
July 2002 Estimate32089
July 2003 Estimate31577
July 2004 Estimate31229
July 2005 Estimate30995
July 2006 Estimate30807
July 2007 Estimate30746
July 2008 Estimate30894
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school311270581
Kindergarten252168420
Elementary school147715202997
High school8067461552
College or graduate school7748231597
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Wheat Ridge city, Colorado$38983$47512$22636
Jefferson County, Colorado$57339$67310$28066
Colorado, United States$47203$55883$24049
United States$41994$50046$21587