Population 191 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Wandcrest Park
Household size in Wandcrest Park
| Period | Wandcrest Park | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.32 | 2.58 | 2.57 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.45 | 2.66 | 2.63 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.63 | 2.68 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.39 | 2.57 | 2.54 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.08 | −0.01 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
Wandcrest Park is a place of small households, averaging 2.39 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Wandcrest Park
| Period | Wandcrest Park | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.9 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 45.7 | 37.3 | 37.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 47.4 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 46.8 | 38.5 | 39.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.9 | +1.8 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 46.8, Wandcrest Park is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 44.9, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Wandcrest Park
| Period | Wandcrest Park | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 10.8% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.9% | 11.0% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.2% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.3% | 9.6% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.9 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in ten households in Wandcrest Park (9.3%), below the national share of 11.6%. That is in line with the rest of the Denver area.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Wandcrest Park
Renters in Wandcrest Park
| Period | Wandcrest Park | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.8% | 33.5% | 32.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.2% | 36.4% | 35.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.3% | 36.1% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 3.7% | 35.9% | 33.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.1 pts | +2.4 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 3.7% of households in Wandcrest Park rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly a third of owners (31.8%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Wandcrest Park
| Period | Wandcrest Park | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.0% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.1% | 6.6% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 20.1% | 5.5% | 8.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.2% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.8 pts | −2.5 pts | −3.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Wandcrest Park: 16.2% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Wandcrest Park
| Period | Wandcrest Park | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1980 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1982 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1987 | 1988 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +8 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Wandcrest Park was built around 1979, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in the Denver area overall, where the median home dates to 1987.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Wandcrest Park
| Period | Wandcrest Park | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,316 | $1,128 | $1,051 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,638 | $1,245 | $1,165 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,344 | $1,606 | $1,450 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $2,431 | $2,181 | $1,963 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$1,115 | +$1,053 | +$912 | +$606 |
Rent in Wandcrest Park runs $2,431 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Wandcrest Park
Bachelor's degrees in Wandcrest Park
| Period | Wandcrest Park | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.5% | 38.1% | 36.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 29.7% | 40.0% | 37.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 40.7% | 43.5% | 40.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 43.2% | 49.1% | 45.9% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.6 pts | +11.0 pts | +9.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than four in ten adults 25 and older in Wandcrest Park (43.2%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the national share of 35.6%. Even so, the share is lower than in the Denver area overall (49.1%).
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Wandcrest Park
| Period | Wandcrest Park | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 95.8% | 88.8% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 98.0% | 89.8% | 90.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 96.3% | 91.1% | 91.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 98.1% | 92.1% | 92.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.3 pts | +3.3 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Wandcrest Park: 98.1% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Wandcrest Park
| Period | Wandcrest Park | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.4% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.0% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.4 pts | −2.4 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.0%, unemployment in Wandcrest Park is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Wandcrest Park compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandcrest Park | 2.39 | 46.8 | 9.3% | 3.7% | 16.2% | 1979 | $2,431 | 43.2% | 98.1% | 5.0% |
| Estabrook | 2.16 | 49.8 | 3.5% | 5.3% | 10.0% | 1987 | $2,778 | 26.2% | 98.1% | 0.1% |
| Pine | 2.37 | 50.9 | 3.9% | 5.7% | 15.9% | 1980 | $2,374 | 48.0% | 97.8% | 2.9% |
| Bailey | 2.16 | 50.1 | 4.3% | 7.9% | 15.5% | 1990 | $2,373 | 38.5% | 97.7% | 3.8% |
| Sphinx Park | 2.60 | 49.8 | 2.4% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 1975 | $2,238 | 49.0% | 97.0% | 2.6% |
| Silver Springs | 2.12 | 50.9 | 6.2% | 11.1% | 7.2% | 1989 | $2,359 | 39.3% | 97.9% | 2.7% |
| Glenisle | 2.18 | 51.5 | 2.3% | 5.0% | 26.5% | 1993 | $2,176 | 36.4% | 97.0% | 3.9% |
| Buffalo Creek | 2.59 | 47.3 | 17.0% | 1.0% | 25.1% | 1969 | $2,310 | 58.5% | 98.7% | 6.0% |
| Conifer | 2.47 | 47.7 | 3.4% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1986 | $2,621 | 59.0% | 97.9% | 3.7% |
| Singleton | 1.78 | 54.6 | 3.7% | 26.1% | 16.1% | 1995 | $1,978 | 59.7% | 99.1% | 1.3% |
| Shawnee | 2.26 | 53.3 | 3.1% | 3.0% | 25.0% | 1997 | $2,379 | 34.7% | 97.7% | 2.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Wandcrest Park. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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