Fruitland Park is a city of 8,740 people in Florida. The median age is 55.7, about 17 years above the US median. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 5,554 people. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 6%. 95% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,656, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 193%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fruitland Park
What changed most since 1990
Population2,709 → 8,740(+223%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$129,844 → $382,400(+195%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age35.3 → 55.7(+20.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)40.6%(359)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(324)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.9%(432)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 884 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
Fruitland Park, decade by decade
Fruitland Park 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
1990
2,709
$57,287
$129,844
6.9%
11.0
2000
3,186
$73,600
$130,431
8.5%
28.4
2010
4,078
$73,853
$248,010
13.7%
44.4
2020
8,325
$70,984
$299,616
30.9%
45.8
2024
8,740
$82,656
$382,400
36.0%
48.2
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.
