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Wheat Ridge, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wheat Ridge, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 23,969. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WHEAT-RIDGE-CO · Wheat Ridge, CO 1 ZIPs · 23,969 pop · #6477/25278 · Jefferson County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $89,627
  • RANK-UPPER #6477/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Denver
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 52% owners
  • POP-TOWN 23,969
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $609,800

Nearest income peer: Denver, CO ( $1,904 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Wheat Ridge

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wheat Ridge on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wheat Ridge, CO sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 26%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
23,969
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$89,627
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 80033 (23,969 residents). Household income $89,627 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.6%) for this income tier, rent $1,587 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Colorado, Capulin is the closest lower-income city and Fort Lupton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wheat Ridge.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 80033, is all of Wheat Ridge

There is no split to weigh here: 80033 holds every one of Wheat Ridge's 23,969 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Wheat Ridge's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,320 establishments, 16,629 employees , annual payroll $1,176,079k (~55 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 80033 (1,320 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (215) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Wheat Ridge, CO

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wheat Ridge. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Jefferson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wheat Ridge, Littleton, Arvada and Broomfield among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Kittredge marks the far end of that range at $235,160, 162% above Wheat Ridge.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
80033 23,969 $89,627 1,320 1,117
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Wheat Ridge roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wheat Ridge, .