Fruita

Population: 13,578
Median household income: $77,680
Median home value: $361,500

Fruita, a community in Mesa County, Colorado, has 13,578 residents. The median household income of $77,680 is above the Mesa County median ($71,485).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fruita's population grew 2.6% from 13,236 to 13,578, while its median home value rose 61.7% from $223,500 to $361,500.

78.8% of workers drive to work alone. 80.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,578
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $77,680
Median home value: $361,500
Median gross rent: $1,275
Housing units: 5,331
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,23613,578

Median household income

$58,531$77,680

Median home value

$223,500$361,500

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,275

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,236	$58,531	$223,500	$1,169
2020	14,068	$50,800	$245,100	$1,204
2021	13,296	$64,029	$259,300	$1,280
2022	13,462	$71,550	$331,700	$1,338
2023	13,578	$77,680	$361,500	$1,275

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	745	5.5%
5 to 17	3,000	22.1%
18 to 24	586	4.3%
25 to 34	1,596	11.8%
35 to 44	1,823	13.4%
45 to 54	1,672	12.3%
55 to 64	1,300	9.6%
65 to 74	1,449	10.7%
75 and over	1,407	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,358	83.7%
Black or African American	162	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64	0.5%
Asian	43	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	98	0.7%
Two or more races	583	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,270	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree23.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	512	5.5%
High school graduate	2,828	30.6%
Some college or associate's	3,028	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,208	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	671	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,778	78.8%
Carpooled	556	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	124	2.0%
Bicycle	56	0.9%
Worked from home	527	8.7%
Other means	19	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,622	29.3%
15 to 29 min	3,187	57.6%
30 to 44 min	415	7.5%
45 to 59 min	68	1.2%
60+ min	241	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 3.9% (521 of 13,494)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,705	72.0%
Nonfamily households	1,441	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,146	96.5%
Vacant	185	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,143	80.5%
Renter-occupied	1,003	19.5%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,302	80.7%
1-unit, attached	253	4.7%
2 to 4 units	306	5.7%
5 to 19 units	14	0.3%
20 or more units	158	3.0%
Mobile home & other	298	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0828745
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 39.1556, -108.7296