Wheat Ridge Population and Demographics

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Wheat Ridge City, Colorado Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent 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

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