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Fruita, Colorado Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 6,478. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,878 (+6.2% change)
Males: 3,064 (47.3%), Females: 3,414 (52.7%)

Mesa County

Zip code: 81521

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $32,929
Median house value: $115,500

Population by Race

Races in Fruita:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.3%)
  • Hispanic (11.9%)
  • Other race (5.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (20.1%), English (13.8%), Irish (12.4%), United States (7.4%), Italian (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%).

Elevation: 4503 feet

Land area: 5.9 square miles

Map of Fruita, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fruita

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fruita city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

2.1% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Africa, 0.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,108 (+48.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Fruita:

  • FAMILY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL – CAH (228 NORTH CHERRY ST PO BOX 130)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fruita:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fruita:

  • WALKER FIELD (about 15 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Abbreviation: GJT)
  • MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 74 miles; MONTROSE, CO; Abbreviation: MTJ)
  • TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 101 miles; TELLURIDE, CO; Abbreviation: TEX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fruita:

  • MACK MESA (about 12 miles; MACK, CO; Abbreviation: C07)
  • HAWKINS FIELD (about 50 miles; DELTA, CO; Abbreviation: D17)
  • BLAKE FIELD (about 54 miles; DELTA, CO; Abbreviation: 1V9)

Amtrak station near Fruita:

  • 13 miles: GRAND JUNCTION (339 S. 1ST ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fruita:

  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 100 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 128 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 142 miles; DURANGO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 168 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • SNOW COLLEGE (about 198 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
  • UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 221 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)

Schools

Public high school in Fruita:

  • FRUITA MONUMENT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,686; Location: 1102 WILDCAT AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fruita:

  • FRUITA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 715; Location: 239 N MAPLE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SHELLEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 708; Location: 353 NORTH MESA; Grades: PK – 05)

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