Fruitridge Pocket is home to 6,095 people in California. 30.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Density works out to 10,296 people per square mile. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. That trails the California median by roughly 37%. 57% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,528, below the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.5%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)1.8%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.1%(80)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War16.7%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 228 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fruitridge Pocket, decade by decade
Fruitridge Pocket population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
5,800
$39,318
$325,261
4.6%
92.2
2020
6,102
$37,801
$238,650
12.0%
88.7
2024
6,095
$62,528
$362,200
21.9%
89.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
