Fruitdale is a district of

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, though some portions are still unincorporated as a

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. The population of the CDP was 989 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Fruitdale is located at (37.312743, -121.935837). It is bordered on the north, west, and east by

, and on the south by

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

Fruitdale first appeared as a

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in the 2000 U.S. Census created from part of Burbank CDP.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Fruitdale had a population of 989. The population density was . The racial makeup of Fruitdale was 527 (53.3%)

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, 30 (3.0%)

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, 14 (1.4%) Native American, 146 (14.8%) Asian, 10 (1.0%)

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, 94 (9.5%) from other races, and 168 (17.0%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 273 persons (27.6%). The census reported that 96.3% of the population lived in households and 3.7% were institutionalized. There were 410 households, out of which 101 (24.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 148 (36.1%) were married-couple households, 40 (9.8%) were

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couple households, 117 (28.5%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 105 (25.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 156 households (38.0%) were one person, and 77 (18.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32. There were 214

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(52.2% of all households). The age distribution was 160 people (16.2%) under the age of 18, 47 people (4.8%) aged 18 to 24, 306 people (30.9%) aged 25 to 44, 291 people (29.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 185 people (18.7%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 43.8years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. There were 431 housing units at an average density of , of which 410 (95.1%) were occupied. Of these, 181 (44.1%) were owner-occupied, and 229 (55.9%) were occupied by renters.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Fruitdale had a population of 935. The population density was . The racial makeup of Fruitdale was 633 (67.7%)

, 31 (3.3%)

, 11 (1.2%) Native American, 110 (11.8%) Asian, 4 (0.4%)

, 88 (9.4%) from other races, and 58 (6.2%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 244 persons (26.1%). The Census reported that 861 people (92.1% of the population) lived in households, 26 (2.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 48 (5.1%) were institutionalized. There were 361 households, out of which 92 (25.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 135 (37.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 39 (10.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 25 (6.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 24 (6.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (1.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 118 households (32.7%) were made up of individuals, and 29 (8.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39. There were 199

(55.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.11. The population was spread out, with 171 people (18.3%) under the age of 18, 80 people (8.6%) aged 18 to 24, 271 people (29.0%) aged 25 to 44, 325 people (34.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 88 people (9.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males. There were 379 housing units at an average density of , of which 195 (54.0%) were owner-occupied, and 166 (46.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.9%. 507 people (54.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 354 people (37.9%) lived in rental housing units.

Landmarks

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Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, commonly known as Valley Medical Center or simply Valley Medical, is a prominent 731-bed public tertiary referral hospital, tertiary, teaching hospital, teaching, and research hospital in Santa Clara County, Cal ...

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