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Rifle, CO vs Fruita, CO

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- Fruita is 0% more densely populated than Rifle.
- People are 1.4% less likely to be married in Fruita.
- The Median Age is 9.3 years older in Fruita.
 Rifle, COFruita, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,296329,725,481
 Female Population47.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.438.4
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 Population - 20109,344  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,478285,036,114
 Population - 19904,636  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock120.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now110.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,744.293.4
 Land Area7.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rifle, COFruita, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock7.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Rifle, COFruita, COUnited States
 White59.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rifle, COFruita, COUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.3%50.2%
 Never Married26.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.652.60
 Households3,420  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,59280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households768  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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Reviews for Fruita    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I moved my Family to Fruit in January of 2013---It has been a very good community to live. It is a pedestrian friendly community and we feel very safe. Only one local  More

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My mother, sister and grandparents lived in Mack close to the railroad and stock pens. They say that our grandparents ran a restaurant/bar near their. Said that the  More

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Over 15 years ago

local politics are controlled by larger city (denver) liberal anti American views. We all know what America stands for and what it is supposed to be, and neither the  More

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