Fruitvale vs Palisade

A side-by-side comparison of Fruitvale and Palisade: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fruitvale has the higher population (7,998 vs 2,580 in Palisade). Fruitvale has the higher median household income ($76,339 vs $61,655 in Palisade). Fruitvale has the higher median home value ($299,900 vs $295,200 in Palisade).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitvale	Palisade
Population	7,998	2,580
Median age	41.6 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,339	$61,655
Median home value	$299,900	$295,200
Median gross rent	$1,800	$1,136
Housing units	3,471	1,318
Homeownership rate	92.3%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitvale	Palisade
Population	7,874 → 7,998 (+1.6%)	2,696 → 2,580 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$63,509 → $76,339 (+20.2%)	$34,779 → $61,655 (+77.3%)
Median home value	$202,600 → $299,900 (+48.0%)	$177,100 → $295,200 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,178 → $1,800 (+52.8%)	$801 → $1,136 (+41.8%)

Fruitvale

Population

7,8747,998

Median household income

$63,509$76,339

Median home value

$202,600$299,900

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,800

Palisade

Population

2,6962,580

Median household income

$34,779$61,655

Median home value

$177,100$295,200

Median gross rent

$801$1,136

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitvale	Palisade
Under 5	5.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.2%	12.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.1%
25 to 34	14.5%	7.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	15.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	22.1%
65 to 74	13.2%	14.6%
75 and over	9.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitvale	Palisade
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitvale	Palisade
No high school diploma	6.4%	9.5%
High school graduate	37.6%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitvale	Palisade
Drove alone	72.2%	60.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	2.9%
Public transit	1.8%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	26.4%
Other means	2.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitvale	Palisade
1-unit, detached	90.7%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Fruitvale	Palisade
Poverty rate	10.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.40	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	20	38
Median year structure built	1984	1981