What percentage of people rent in Fruita, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Fruita, CO, 2020–2024
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20.1% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Fruita, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,061 renting households against 4,212 that own their home.

In Fruita, the share of households that rent went from 29.1% in 2015–2019 to 20.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.1% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 1,061 (±275)
Median renter income: $48,393 (±$14,697)

Who rents and who owns in Fruita

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fruita	Mesa County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.1% (±5.1 points)	27.5% (±1.3 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,061 (±275)	18,123 (±872)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,212 (±393)	47,707 (±879)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,393 (±$14,697)	$46,953 (±$3,354)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,641 (±$6,933)	$87,671 (±$2,593)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Fruita, the renter share is lower than in Mesa County (27.5%).

It is also lower than in Colorado (33.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Mesa County, Fruita ranks 5 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 239 of 339.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fruita has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	29.1% (±5.6 points)	20.1% (±5.1 points)	−9.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,169 (±$212)	$1,472 (±$340)	+25.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,531 (±$6,357)	$87,184 (±$3,356)	+49.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fruita

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fruita
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fruita	—	20.1% (±5.1 points)	—
Loma	5.4 mi	19.9% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
Redlands	6.3 mi	8.6% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Grand Junction	9.8 mi	36.5% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Orchard Mesa	14 mi	12.3% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Fruitvale	14 mi	7.4% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Clifton	15 mi	26.6% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Palisade	20 mi	33.4% (±11.1 points)	Higher
De Beque	30 mi	22.5% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Redlands, CO (8.6%), Orchard Mesa, CO (12.3%), Fruitvale, CO (7.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grand Junction, CO (36.5%), Clifton, CO (26.6%), Palisade, CO (33.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Mesa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Grand Junction	36.5% (±2.0 points)
2	Palisade	33.4% (±11.1 points)
3	Clifton	26.6% (±3.9 points)
4	De Beque	22.5% (±12.6 points)
5	Fruita	20.1% (±5.1 points)
6	Loma	19.9% (±24.3 points)
7	Collbran	14.3% (±13.5 points)
8	Orchard Mesa	12.3% (±4.4 points)
9	Redlands	8.6% (±3.6 points)
10	Fruitvale	7.4% (±3.2 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fruita

How many renters are there in Fruita?

Fruita has an estimated 1,061 (±275) renting households, 20.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fruita?

In Fruita, the share of households that rent went from 29.1% in 2015–2019 to 20.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Fruita?

A renting household in Fruita has 2.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fruita?

The median renting household in Fruita, CO has an income of $48,393 (±$14,697) a year, against $89,641 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fruita city, Colorado (place:28745, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.