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Fruita, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Fruita is a Census city of 13,691 people across 8.01 square miles of land, in Mesa County. Median household income is $87,184, 79.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fruita
What Fruita is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.01 sq mi
- Water area0.29 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,709
- County holding the largest share of its areaMesa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fruita
- Population13,691
- Median age41.5
- Population under 183,756
- Share under 1827.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,624
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent
- Households5,273
- Family households3,735
- Share of households that are families70.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fruita
Income and work in Fruita
- Median household income$87,184
- Per capita income$40,059
- Civilian labor force6,526
- Employed6,366
- Unemployed160 plus or minus 129
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over9,311
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fruita
- Housing units5,455
- Occupied units5,273
- Vacant units182 plus or minus 154
- Vacancy rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied4,212
- Renter occupied1,061 plus or minus 275
- Ownership rate79.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$398,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,472 plus or minus $340
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units4,729
- Share single family86.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more439 plus or minus 187
- Share in buildings of two or more8.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes287 plus or minus 150
- Median year structure built1999
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fruita gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,654
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,916 plus or minus 483
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more675 plus or minus 233
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Drove alone79.9 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home10.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fruita (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$7,143,200
- Average approval$446,450
- Median approval$125,000
- Largest approval$1,344,000
- Jobs supported173
- Jobs per approval10.8
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fruita, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fruita (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$4,165,000
- Average approval$694,167
- Median approval$459,500
- Largest approval$1,709,000
- Jobs supported30
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fruita, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fruita
- NFIP communityCity of Fruita
- NFIP community number080194
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/12
The City of Fruita participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080194 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mesa County, not Fruita
Mesa County context, not Fruita figures
- Establishments in Mesa County4,827
- Covered employment, Mesa County66,864
- Average annual pay, Mesa County$57,309
- Housing units permitted, Mesa County1,014
Every figure in this section is published for Mesa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fruita.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fruita questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fruita, Colorado?
13,691, in 5,273 households. Fruita city covers 8.01 square miles of land, which is 1,709 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fruita in?
Mesa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fruita?
$87,184. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $398,200. Median gross rent is $1,472 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fruita businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $7.1 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $125,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $4.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fruita, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fruita borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fruita. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fruita in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fruita appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fruita, city of, community 080194, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fruita figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mesa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fruita.
Is zoning published for Fruita?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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