Wheat Ridge, CO Population

Overview

32,340

Total Population

41.5

Median age

51.85%

Female population %

92.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

51.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,412

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wheat Ridge's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wheat Ridge is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheat Ridge's population under 18 was 16.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheat Ridge's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheat Ridge, 14.05% were under the age of 15, 17.07% aged 15 to 29, 49.13% aged 30 to 64, 15.83% aged 65 to 84, and 3.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,196 more females than males in Wheat Ridge:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.85% females and 48.15% males in Wheat Ridge, CO.
The Wheat Ridge, CO gender ratio is 92.9:100 i.e. 92.9 men to 100 women (0.929).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,434.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,413.

Wheat Ridge's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheat Ridge population: 86.47% are White, 0.78% are Black or African American, 1.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.30% are Asian, 1.99% are some other race and 8.24% are multiracial.
Wheat Ridge's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6,412 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,928 (80.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheat Ridge is White with a population of 27,965 (86.47% of the total population).

Wheat Ridge's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 32,720 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wheat Ridge's population decreased by 2,513 (7.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheat Ridge's population increased by 2,174 (7.20%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wheat Ridge's population was lowest in year 2010 at 30,207.