Fruita.
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Colorado·Mesa County
2 tracts·14K people·$398K median·1,720/mi²
White 85 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 4 · Black 1 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 55 · Living alone 26 · Other 20
Health 34 · Leisure 21 · Retail 15 · Public admin 10 · Professional 9 · Manufacturing 9 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 14 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 11 · Work from home 10 · Walk 2 · Bike 2 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fruita is $398,200 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Fruita has 13,691 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.5; the population is 84.8% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Multiracial, 1.2% Black, 1.2% Other and 0.4% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 33.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.1% (Census ACS).
Rim Rock Elementary School (51%), Monument Ridge Elementary School (47%) and Shelledy Elementary School (44%) lead the elementary schools; Fruita Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (34%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,472/month, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fruita is $87,184 a year, 1% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Fruita, median rent is $1,472/month and the median home value is $398,200 (Census ACS).
Fruita reported 0.5 violent crimes and 9.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 18°F; there are 29 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 9 inches; snowfall averages 22 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fruita are lightning (99), drought (84) and wildfire (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fruita, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).