ZIP 81521 · Fruita
Who lives in ZIP code 81521 (Fruita, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fruita, CO · Mesa County
uszips 2026
People16,613
Median age43.2
Household income$88,458
Home value$421,958
Median rent$1,398/mo
Poverty3.7%
College degree+34.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Junction, CO
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 35 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,436
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.2% are 65 or older; 74.1% are adults.
Household income
42.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,487.
Education (adults 25+)
47.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.1%
- Never married
- 21.4%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 57.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.2%
- Rent burden
- 34.8%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 2.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.4%
- Veterans
- 9.7%
- With a disability
- 10.4%
- No health insurance
- 8.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.