Wheat Ridge.
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Colorado·Jefferson County
12 tracts·37K people·$623K median·3,978/mi²
White 73 · Hispanic 19 · Black 3 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 38 · Living alone 37 · Other 25
Health 30 · Professional 22 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 2 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 50 · Sales · office 21 · Service 14 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 61 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 21 · Transit 3 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wheat Ridge is $623,000 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Wheat Ridge has 32,070 residents across 8 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.9; the population is 72.8% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Black, 3.0% Multiracial, 1.6% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 47.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.2% (Census ACS).
Prospect Valley Elementary School (56%), Peak Expeditionary - Pennington (52%) and Mountain Phoenix Community School (39%) lead the elementary schools; Everitt Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (26%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,579/month, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wheat Ridge is $90,564 a year, 5% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Wheat Ridge, median rent is $1,579/month and the median home value is $623,000 (Census ACS).
Wheat Ridge reported 4.4 violent crimes and 45.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 46 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 17 inches; snowfall averages 73 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wheat Ridge are hail (99), lightning (99) and inland flooding (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Wheat Ridge scores 14.6 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).