Clifton vs Fruita

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Fruita: population, income, housing, and more.

Clifton and Fruita are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clifton has the higher population (19,746 vs 13,578 in Fruita). Fruita has the higher median household income ($77,680 vs $54,301 in Clifton). Fruita has the higher median home value ($361,500 vs $234,200 in Clifton).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Fruita
Population	19,746	13,578
Median age	35.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,301	$77,680
Median home value	$234,200	$361,500
Median gross rent	$1,035	$1,275
Housing units	7,794	5,331
Homeownership rate	72.3%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Fruita
Population	20,748 → 19,746 (-4.8%)	13,236 → 13,578 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$43,452 → $54,301 (+25.0%)	$58,531 → $77,680 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$143,500 → $234,200 (+63.2%)	$223,500 → $361,500 (+61.7%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,035 (+18.6%)	$1,169 → $1,275 (+9.1%)

Clifton

Population

20,74819,746

Median household income

$43,452$54,301

Median home value

$143,500$234,200

Median gross rent

$873$1,035

Fruita

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Fruita
Under 5	7.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.3%	22.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.3%
25 to 34	15.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.7%
75 and over	4.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Fruita
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Fruita
No high school diploma	16.1%	5.5%
High school graduate	34.9%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Fruita
Drove alone	72.3%	78.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	9.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.9%
Worked from home	14.1%	8.7%
Other means	2.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Fruita
1-unit, detached	59.6%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.3%
20 or more units	1.1%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Fruita
Poverty rate	15.4%	3.9%
Average household size	2.59	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1987	1998