Fruitdale is a district of

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, located in

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, though some portions are still unincorporated as a

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. The population of the CDP was 935 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Sobrato Pavilion at the Valley Medical Center 1643 (cropped)

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

2010

The

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

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, 31 (3.3%)

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, 11 (1.2%) Native American, 110 (11.8%)

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, 4 (0.4%)

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, 88 (9.4%) from

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

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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

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(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.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 895 people, 348 households, and 212 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,279.9/km² (3,364.9/mi²). There were 356 housing units at an average density of 509.1/km² (1,338.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.54%

, 1.90%

, 1.12% Native American, 5.47%

, 0.34%

, 7.15% from

, and 7.49% from two or more races.

of any race were 16.76% of the population. There were 348 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.07. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 39.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $94,224. Males had a median income of $45,781 versus $37,031 for females. The

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for the CDP was $30,724. About 3.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

Landmarks

San Jose City College San José City College (SJCC) is a public community college in San Jose, California. Founded in 1921, SJCC is located in the West San Jose neighborhood of Fruitdale. History The college was founded in 1921, opening its doors to students in Sep ...

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 San Jose, California. Lo ...

References

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