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About Fruita, Colorado
Fruita

Fruita () is a home rule municipality located in western Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 13,395 at the 2020 United States census. Fruita is a part of the Grand Junction, Colorado Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies within the Grand Valley. The geography is identified by the bordering Colorado River (historically known as the Grand River) on the southern edge of the town, the Uncompahgre Plateau known for its pinyon-juniper landscape, and the Book Cliffs range on the northern edge of the Grand Valley. Originally home to the Ute people, farmers settled the town after founder William Pabor in 1884. Ten years later, Fruita was incorporated.

Fruita started out as a fruit-producing region. Today it is well known for its outdoor sports such as mountain biking, hiking, disc golfing and rafting, its proximity to the Colorado National Monument, and its annual festivals, such as Mike the Headless Chicken. Fruita has been the winner of the Governor's Smart Growth and Development Award for four consecutive years. The city motto is "Honor the Past, Envision the Future".

Gender
Gender Fruita Colorado Country
Female 53.6% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 46.4% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.054%46%Female53.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.05%3%15%4%21%20%16%11%4%1%$35K to $50K21.2%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Fruita Colorado Country
Less than $10,000 4.9% 4.5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3% 3.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 15.2% 6.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 4.3% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 21.2% 11% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.6% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 15.7% 13.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 11.4% 18.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.1% 8.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 0.5% 9.6% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.02%8%29%31%9%14%6%0%1%Other College31%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Fruita Colorado Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 29% 21% 27.0%
Other College 31% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 26% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 11% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Fruita Colorado  Country
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Education
 Fruita Colorado  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade2358572921273121209991426206119022121
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.086%1%3%1%9%0%2%0%White85.5%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Fruita Colorado Country
White 85.5% 67.5% 60.1%
African American 1% 3.9% 12.2%
American Indian 2.6% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 0.5% 3.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.5% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 8.6% 21.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Fruita Colorado  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0022.54567.590Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite85.567.560.113.912.22.60.50.60.53.15.600.10.20.20.20.31.52.92.88.621.718.2