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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Fruitvale East median real estate price is $274,469, which is less expensive than 93.6% of Washington neighborhoods and 66.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in Fruitvale East is currently $1,352, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 94.1% of Washington neighborhoods.

Fruitvale East is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Yakima, Washington.

Fruitvale East real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Fruitvale East neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

Fruitvale East has a 9.8% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 60.8% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Yakima, the Fruitvale East neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the Fruitvale East neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.6% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

People

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 96.1% of the adult residents in the Fruitvale East neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the Fruitvale East neighborhood about it; they already know. 21.2% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.6% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.

Also, one of the unique characteristics of the Fruitvale East neighborhood revealed by analysis is that the per capita income of residents here is lower than that found in 95.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the Fruitvale East neighborhood has more Mexican and Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 65.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 0.5% have Czechoslovakian ancestry.

Fruitvale East is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 56.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 95.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the Fruitvale East neighborhood in Yakima are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 50.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 94.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the Fruitvale East neighborhood, 34.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 19.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing (18.9%), and 17.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Fruitvale East neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 56.6% of households. Some people also speak English (43.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the Fruitvale East neighborhood in Yakima, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (65.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.0%), and residents who report German roots (3.7%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (1.1%). In addition, 27.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Fruitvale East neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (81.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (15.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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