Fruitland is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 6,742 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fruitland is the 33rd largest community in Idaho.Fruitland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fruitland is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fruitland who work in management occupations (11.81%), teaching (9.94%), and sales jobs (9.87%). Of important note, Fruitland is also a city of artists. Fruitland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Fruitland’s character. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fruitland spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.44 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small city, Fruitland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Fruitland citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.28% of adults in Fruitland have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fruitland in 2022 was $33,180, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,720 for a family of four. However, Fruitland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fruitland is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fruitland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fruitland residents report their race to be 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 20.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fruitland include English, German, Basque, Scottish, and Swiss. The most common language spoken in Fruitland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
