Wheat Ridge is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 31,804 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.

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.

Of important note, Wheat Ridge is also a city of artists. Wheat Ridge has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wheat Ridge’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Wheat Ridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Wheat Ridge is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.45% of adults in Wheat Ridge have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Wheat Ridge in 2022 was $54,879, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $219,516 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 21.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wheat Ridge include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Wheat Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.