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Fruita, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fruita, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,397. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FRUITA-CO · Fruita, CO 1 ZIPs · 15,397 pop · #6751/25278 · Mesa County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $88,458
  • RANK-UPPER #6751/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Palisade
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,397
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $422,900

Nearest income peer: Palisade, CO ( $958 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Fruita

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fruita on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fruita, CO sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 27%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,397
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,458
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 81521 (15,397 residents). Household income $88,458 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fruita as a pure owner town.

Within Colorado, Lake George is the closest lower-income city and Capulin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fruita.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 81521, is all of Fruita

There is no split to weigh here: 81521 holds every one of Fruita's 15,397 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Fruita's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 369 establishments, 3,337 employees , annual payroll $153,495k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 81521 (369 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (57) · also Accommodation and food services · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Fruita, CO

These ZIP codes sit in Mesa County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fruita. See the Mesa County roll-up →

Fruita lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Mesa County: Loma, Collbran and Mack earn more and Grand Junction, Clifton and Whitewater earn less. Clifton marks the far end of that range at $50,283, 43% below Fruita.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
81521 15,397 $88,458 369 40
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Fruita roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Fruita, .