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Mesa County

Population in 2010: 7,675. Population change since 2000: +10.7%
Males: 3,781  (49.3%)
Females: 3,894  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  41.5 years
Colorado median age:  40.6 years

Zip codes: 81504.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $58,321 (it was $44,438 in 2000)
Fruitvale:

$58,321
Colorado:

$55,430
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $27,022

Fruitvale CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $226,966 (it was $119,300 in 2000)
Fruitvale:

$226,966
Colorado:

$237,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $206,099; Detached houses: $217,370; Townhouses or other attached units: $144,674; Mobile homes: $107,265

Median gross rent in 2009: $933.

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  • White alone - 6,627 (86.3%)
  • Hispanic - 794 (10.3%)
  • Two or more races - 109 (1.4%)
  • American Indian alone - 67 (0.9%)
  • Asian alone - 47 (0.6%)
  • Black alone - 28 (0.4%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 2 (0.03%)
  • Other race alone - 1 (0.01%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Fruitvale: 96.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (28.2%), English (13.1%), Irish (10.8%), United States (6.7%), French (4.4%), Norwegian (3.3%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4660 feet

Land area: 3.11 square miles.

Population density: 2471 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fruitvale:

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fruitvale CDP:

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 71.3%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

148 residents are foreign born (0.7% Europe, 0.6% Latin America, 0.5% Asia, 0.3% North America).

This place:  2.1%
Colorado:  8.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $935 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $882 (0.5%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boulder, CO (183.4 miles , pop. 94,673).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (185.9 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (433.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Clifton, CO (1.2 miles ), Grand Junction, CO (2.1 miles ), Orchard Mesa, CO (2.1 miles ), Palisade, CO (2.6 miles ), Whitewater-Kahnah Creek, CO (2.8 miles ), Redlands, CO (2.9 miles ), Fruita, CO (3.7 miles ), De Beque, CO (4.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.09 N, Longitude: 108.48 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,031 (-29.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 390 (11.9%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 970

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.8%
Colorado:

7.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (17%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (12%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Information (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Earthquake activity:

Fruitvale-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/13/1994 at 06:01:23, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/27/2000 at 21:58:18, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.8 miles away from Fruitvale center
On 1/31/2002 at 18:17:45, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/20/1995 at 12:46:16, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 06:54:59, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from Fruitvale center
On 8/9/2001 at 22:38:54, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Mesa County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 2, Flood: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Fruitvale:

  • ST MARY'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
  • GRAND JUNCTION VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 6 miles away; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)

Amtrak station near Fruitvale:

  • 6 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/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fruitvale:

  • Mesa State College (about 5 miles; Grand Junction, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,126)
  • Western State College of Colorado (about 93 miles; Gunnison, CO; FT enrollment: 2,025)
  • Fort Lewis College (about 131 miles; Durango, CO; FT enrollment: 3,463)
  • San Juan College (about 162 miles; Farmington, NM; FT enrollment: 3,028)
  • Snow College (about 168 miles; Ephraim, UT; FT enrollment: 2,666)
  • Colorado School of Mines (about 180 miles; Golden, CO; FT enrollment: 4,383)
  • Adams State College (about 181 miles; Alamosa, CO; FT enrollment: 2,076)

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Shopping Center: The Mesa Pointe Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Mesa County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  PM10 PM2.5 Ozone 

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 39.1. This is worse than average.
City:

39.1
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 29.1. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

29.1
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.67. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.67
U.S.:

9.59
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 35.8. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

35.8
U.S.:

28.3


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.7%
(5.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 24.7% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Colorado:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.5%
Whole state:  64.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fruitvale, CO


17 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Fruitvale compared to Colorado state average:

Fruitvale, Colorado environmental map by EPA

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Fruitvale travel time to work - commute


Fruitvale mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (94%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Mesa County Colorado:




2008 Presidential Election results in Mesa County Colorado:


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Religion statistics for Fruitvale (based on Mesa County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 28.58%
Here28.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameLDS (Mormon) ChurchCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of God
Adherents17.7%16.0%8.5%8.2%6.9%
Congregations13.4%3.6%6.3%8.9%8.0%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristLutheran ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther
Adherents5.1%3.5%3.2%2.8%28.0%
Congregations5.4%0.9%3.6%1.8%48.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 22
Mesa County:

1.58 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Mesa County:

0.29 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

0.45 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47
Mesa County:

3.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 101
Here:

7.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

5.6%
Colorado:

5.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Mesa County:

19.9%
Colorado:

18.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

11.1%
State:

9.6%

8.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,805 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.52%
Colorado average:

10.77%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($298 average AGI)
Mesa County:

0.07%
Colorado average:

0.18%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Garfield County, CO  0.51% ($48,260 average AGI)
from Delta County, CO  0.30% ($33,014)
from Jefferson County, CO  0.26% ($42,254)


6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.09%
Colorado average:

10.03%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($150 average AGI)
Mesa County:

0.04%
Colorado average:

0.12%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Garfield County, CO  0.32% ($36,248 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, CO  0.20% ($30,568)
to Montrose County, CO  0.20% ($34,978)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fruitvale:

  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
  • KEXO (1230 AM; 1 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KTMM (1340 AM; 1 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fruitvale:

  • KJYE (92.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K256AD (99.1 FM; PALISADE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • K205CK (88.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K214CA (90.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • K210CE (89.9 FM; MESA, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KEKB (99.9 FM; FRUITA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBKL (107.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KMGJ (93.1 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M.B.C. GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMXY (104.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KMOZ-FM (100.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING INC)
  • KMSA (91.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MESA STATE COLLEGE)
  • KPRN (89.5 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC.)
  • KLFV (90.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KAFM (88.1 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: GRAND VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO CO, INC)
  • KZKS-FM1 (105.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KCIC (88.5 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: PEAR PARK BAPTIST SCHOOLS)
  • KZKS (105.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KKNN (95.1 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSTR-FM (96.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: LEGGETT BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KPRU (103.3 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC)

TV broadcast stations around Fruitvale:

  • KFQX (Channel 4; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: JOHN HARVEY REES)
  • KREX-TV (Channel 5; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KKCO (Channel 11; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: EAGLE III BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K25FZ (Channel 25; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KRMJ (Channel 18; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KJCT (Channel 8; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: THE PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING COMPANY)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Up Mp 444.1 Bond Ssub 1.0 Mi E (Lat: 39.080667 Lon: -108.480111), Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPKV365
    Assigned Frequencies: 160.455 MHz, 457.125 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/04/2002, Expiration Date: 08/01/2012, Certifier: L J Kopiasz
    Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas St Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-0486, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED86$193,06830$149,901438$178,37514$86,91915$144,6729$94,124
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$213,6583$112,96729$182,1092$8,0952$110,8001$80,070
APPLICATIONS DENIED7$146,0079$210,304107$186,04010$36,29612$144,5505$109,574
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN9$203,5585$153,53491$197,0204$77,1931$138,5802$70,065
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$011$187,0691$96,8901$150,1801$117,790
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0011.02 , 0017.03

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5$212,31019$213,3640$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$197,6603$212,4830$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$153,2106$207,4670$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$190,8700$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$130,8852$236,8951$90,080
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0011.02 , 0017.03

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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Fruitvale on our top lists:

  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other financial specialists (population 5,000+)"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Mathematical science occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Protective service occupations: (population 5,000+)"
  • #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
  • #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"

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