Wheat Ridge is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 31,879 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Wheat Ridge is the 25th largest community in Colorado. Housing costs in Wheat Ridge are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Unlike some cities, Wheat Ridge isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wheat Ridge are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wheat Ridge is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wheat Ridge who work in management occupations (15.32%), sales jobs (11.95%), and office and administrative support (11.23%). Also of interest is that Wheat Ridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Wheat Ridge ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Wheat Ridge, 41.89% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Wheat Ridge in 2022 was $50,340, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,360 for a family of four. However, Wheat Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wheat Ridge is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wheat Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wheat Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Wheat Ridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wheat Ridge include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Wheat Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
