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{{Short description|Census-designated place in Mesa County, CO, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|name                     = Fruitvale, Colorado
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|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Colorado |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_08.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 28, 2022}}</ref>
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.895
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 8271
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|postal_code              = 81504
|area_code                = [[Area code 970|970]]
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'''Fruitvale''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in and governed by [[Mesa County, Colorado|Mesa County]], [[Colorado]], United States. It is part of the [[Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 8,271 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 7,675 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref name=2010DEC>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/|title=2010: DEC Summary File 1|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 24, 2020}}</ref> The [[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]] [[post office]] ([[Zip Code]] 81504) serves Fruitvale postal addresses.<ref name=ZIPcode/>

==Geography==
Fruitvale is in central Mesa County, bordered to the west by the city of Grand Junction and to the east and south by unincorporated [[Clifton, Colorado|Clifton]]. [[Interstate 70]] forms the northern edge of the Fruitvale CDP, and [[U.S. Route 6]] forms the southern edge. The CDP has an area of {{convert|2.9|sqmi}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location                = Fruitvale, Colorado
|single line             = Y
|Jan high F              = 38
|Feb high F              = 46
|Mar high F              = 56
|Apr high F              = 65
|May high F              = 75
|Jun high F              = 86
|Jul high F              = 92
|Aug high F              = 90
|Sep high F              = 81
|Oct high F              = 68
|Nov high F              = 51
|Dec high F              = 41
|year high F             = 65.75
|Jan low F               = 17
|Feb low F               = 24
|Mar low F               = 33
|Apr low F               = 39
|May low F               = 48
|Jun low F               = 57
|Jul low F               = 63
|Aug low F               = 61
|Sep low F               = 52
|Oct low F               = 41
|Nov low F               = 29
|Dec low F               = 19
|year low F              = 40.25
|source 1 = Intellicast<ref>{{cite web
| title = Historic Averages
| url =http://www.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?location=USCO9890
 | accessdate = November 7, 2015}}</ref>
|date=November 2015
}}

==Demographics==
<!-- As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,936 people, 2,656 households, and 2,098 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|2,233.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,747 housing units at an average density of {{convert|884.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.62% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.76% of the population.

There were 2,656 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,438, and the median income for a family was $48,920. Males had a median income of $35,500 versus $22,702 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,044.  About 2.8% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
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{{Historical populations
|title  = Fruitvale CDP, Colorado
|type   = US
|align  = left
|source = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|1990|5222
|2000|6936
|2010|7675
|2020|8271
}}

The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the {{nowrap|Fruitvale CDP}} for the {{nowrap|[[1990 United States census]].}}{{clear left}}

===2020 census===

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Fruitvale had a population of 8,271. The median age was 43.0 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.4 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A28800&in=state%3A08|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A28800&in=state%3A08|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A28800&in=state%3A08|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 3,272 households in Fruitvale, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.4% were married-couple households, 15.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 3,412 housing units, of which 4.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/>
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| [[White Americans|White]] || 6,877 || 83.1%
|-
| [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 59 || 0.7%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 73 || 0.9%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 89 || 1.1%
|-
| [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 8 || 0.1%
|-
| Some other race || 344 || 4.2%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 821 || 9.9%
|-
| ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 1,185 || 14.3%
|}
==See also==
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* [[List of census-designated places in Colorado]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://thediggings.com/places/co0772408269 Fruitvale, Colorado Mining Claims And Mines ]
* [https://www.mesacounty.us/ Mesa County website]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Mesa County, Colorado]]
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