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Wheat Ridge Population and Demographics

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Wheat Ridge Population: 32913 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 15577 47.33%
Female 17336 52.67%

Under 5 years 2021 6.14%
5 to 9 years 1879 5.71%
10 to 14 years 1905 5.79%
15 to 19 years 1812 5.51%
20 to 24 years 1866 5.67%
25 to 34 years 4363 13.26%
35 to 44 years 5274 16.02%
45 to 54 years 4592 13.95%
55 to 59 years 1563 4.75%
60 to 64 years 1384 4.21%
65 to 74 years 2576 7.83%
75 to 84 years 2549 7.74%
85 years and over 1129 3.43%

Median age (years) 40

18 years and over 25926 78.77%
Male 12035 36.57%
Female 13891 42.21%
21 years and over 24958 75.83%
62 years and over 7049 21.42%
65 years and over 6254 19%
Male 2281 6.93%
Female 3973 12.07%

Race
One race 32075 97.45%
White 29361 89.21%
Black or African American 275 0.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native 309 0.94%
Asian 450 1.37%
Asian indian 34 0.1%
Chinese 60 0.18%
Filipino 26 0.08%
Japanese 129 0.39%
Korean 55 0.17%
Vietnamese 81 0.25%
Other Asian 65 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 38 0.12%
Native Hawaiian 14 0.04%
Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.02%
Samoan 4 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 13 0.04%
Some other race 1642 4.99%
Two or more races 838 2.55%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 32913 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 4434 13.47%
Mexican 2569 7.81%
Puerto Rican 58 0.18%
Cuban 22 0.07%
Other Hispanic or Latino 1785 5.42%
Not Hispanic or Latino 28479 86.53%
White alone 27016 82.08%

Relationship
Total Population 32913 100.00%
In households 32069 97.44%
Householder 14559 44.23%
Spouse 6025 18.31%
Child 8043 24.44%
Own child under 18 years 6348 19.29%
Other relatives 1301 3.95%
Under 18 years 459 1.39%
Nonrelatives 2141 6.51%
Unmarried partner 824 2.5%
In group quarters 844 2.56%
Institutionalized population 505 1.53%
Non-Institutionalized population 339 1.03%

Households by Type
Total Households 14559 100.0 %
Family households (families) 8311 57.08%
With own children under 18 years 3646 25.04%
Married-couple family 6025 41.38%
With own children under 18 years 2298 15.78%
Female householder, no husband present 1659 11.4%
With own children under 18 years 1017 6.99%
Non Family households 6248 42.92%
Householder living alone 5147 35.35%
Householder 65 years and over 1995 13.7%

Households with individuals under 18 years 3956 27.17%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 4165 28.61%

Average Household size 2.2
Average family size 2.85

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 14931 100.00%
Occupied housing units 14559 97.51%
Vacant housing units 372 2.49%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 39 0.26%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.4

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 14559 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 7943 54.56%
Renter-occupied housing units. 6616 45.44%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.29
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.1

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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