| | People QuickFacts | Wheat Ridge | Colorado |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 30,465 | 5,116,796 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 30,166 | 5,029,196 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.0% | 1.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 30,166 | 5,029,196 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 18.7% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 18.6% | 10.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.4% | 49.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 85.6% | 81.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 4.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.6% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 20.9% | 20.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 79.3% | 80.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.9% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 11.8% | 16.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.0% | 89.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 27.4% | 35.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.4 | 24.2 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 58.8% | 67.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 32.2% | 25.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $232,200 | $236,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 14,324 | 1,918,959 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.08 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $28,372 | $30,151 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $47,014 | $56,456 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.9% | 12.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Wheat Ridge | Colorado |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,688 | 547,770 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.5% | 29.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 248,268 | 46,331,953 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 178,479 | 53,598,986 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 637,727 | 65,896,788 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,720 | $13,609 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 67,059 | 11,440,395 |