COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lakeside vs Wheat Ridge
PLACE A
Lakeside, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Lakeside and Wheat Ridge are close in size. Wheat Ridge earns more, with a median household income $8,880 higher. Wheat Ridge has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
LAKESIDEWHEAT RIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population32,10532,081+0% vs Wheat Ridge
Population density2,3863,433−1,047
Population growth1.1%7.4%−6.3 pts
Median age39.541.9−2.4
Male46.9%48.0%−1.1 pts
Female53.1%52.0%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born7.7%6.4%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.7%72.8%−11.1 pts
Black16.4%3.0%+13.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.9%19.4%−5.5 pts
Asian1.5%1.5%−0.1 pts
Other6.6%3.3%+3.3 pts
Median household income$81,684$90,564−$8,880
Per capita income$34,954$60,248−$25,294
Poverty rate8.9%11.2%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.498−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%47.8%−24.2 pts
Graduate degree8.5%16.0%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%5.0%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation63.5%70.2%−6.8 pts
Median home value$273,900$623,000−$349,100
Median gross rent$1,479$1,579−$100
Owner-occupied68.9%54.4%+14.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%4.2%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households49.7%50.2%−0.6 pts
Average commute28.623.4+5.2
Worked from home13.7%21.9%−8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Uninsured8.9%7.6%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024