Fruita, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

13,691

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.5

1.72% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.08%

5.72% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$87,184

12.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$398,200

Population & Diversity

Fruita, CO is home to a population of 13.7k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.818% of Fruita, CO residents were born outside of the country (112 people).

In 2024, there were 22.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.6k people) in Fruita, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 517 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 377 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Fruita, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fruita, CO was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fruita, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fruita, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.6k ± 447
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
517 ± 272
White (Hispanic)
377 ± 241

8.36%

Hispanic Population

1.15k people

8.36% of the people in Fruita, CO are hispanic (1.15k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fruita, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

0.818%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

112 people

0.744%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

101 people

As of 2024, 0.818% of Fruita, CO residents (112 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fruita, CO was 0.744%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fruita, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
327 ± 162
Gulf War (1990s)
269 ± 221
Gulf War (2001-)
168 ± 126

Fruita, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fruita, CO.

Economy

The economy of Fruita, CO employs 6.37k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fruita, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,115 people), Construction (579 people), and Educational Services (576 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($110,913), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($96,000), and Utilities ($93,092).

Employment

Occupations

6.37k

2024 Value

± 740

3.88%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fruita, CO grew at a rate of 3.88%, from 6.13k employees to 6.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fruita, CO, are Sales & Related Occupations (753 people), Management Occupations (656 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (597 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fruita, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.37k

2024 Value

± 740

3.88%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fruita, CO grew at a rate of 3.88%, from 6.13k employees to 6.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fruita, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,115 people), Construction (579 people), and Educational Services (576 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fruita, CO, though some of these residents may live in Fruita, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,782

Median earning men ± $10,316

$42,938

Median earning women ± $13,702

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($111,279), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($94,308), and Wholesale Trade ($88,088).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,483), Wholesale Trade ($61,597), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,086).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fruita, CO was $398,200 in 2024, which is 1.2 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $361,500 to $398,200, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Fruita, CO is 79.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fruita, CO have an average commute time of 20.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fruita, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$398,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,576

$4,212

Median Property Taxes

±$574

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fruita, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fruita, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79.9%

Homeownership

2024

71.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.9% of the housing units in Fruita, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fruita, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$87,184

Median Household Income

± $3,356

5.27k

Number of Households

± 612

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.27k households in Fruita, CO grew to $87,184 from the previous year's value of $77,680.

The following chart displays the households in Fruita, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fruita, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.9%)
Worked At Home (10.3%)
Carpooled (5.62%)

In 2024, 79.9% of workers in Fruita, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.62%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fruita, CO have a shorter commute time (20.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.34% of the workforce in Fruita, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fruita, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fruita, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fruita, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fruita, CO (555 out of 13.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fruita, CO is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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