About Fruitland

Fruitland is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 3,798 people and just one neighborhood, Fruitland is the 45th largest community in Idaho.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Fruitland is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.6% of the Fruitland workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Fruitland is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Fruitland who work in sales jobs (11.59%), office and administrative support jobs (9.17%), and food service (6.56%).

Another important characteristic of Fruitland is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.81 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small city, Fruitland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Fruitland Information and Demographics

In Fruitland, just 8.23% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Fruitland in 2000 was $14,488, which is middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $57,952 for a family of four.

Fruitland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fruitland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fruitland is White, followed by Asian. Fruitland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.98% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Fruitland include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Fruitland is English. Some people also speak Spanish.