Colorado · Census place 28745
Fruita city, CO
Quick answer
Fruita city has 13,578 residents, ranking #54 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $77,680, the median home is worth $361,500 and median gross rent runs $1,275 a month.
- Population
- 13,578Fruita city residents
- Median household income
- $77,680Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $361,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,275Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fruita city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fruita city median would spend about 19.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 80.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Black Forest CDP 14,658
- Federal Heights city 14,160
- Lone Tree city 14,136
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- Sterling city 13,273
- Superior town 13,136
- Castle Pines city 12,573
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