CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fruitland Park

Florida · 2,709 residents · 7.10 sq mi

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With 2,709 people, Fruitland Park is a city in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $54,100. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. The population has fallen 15% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,709

−15%vs 2000

vs 3,186 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−1%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.10 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(162)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(223)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(187)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(190)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(185)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(393)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(441)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547%(189)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(288)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(314)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(120)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,869

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,403 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,951

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,400 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.5%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,100

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$435

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $465 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(2,790)

Black7.1%(226)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(81)

Asian1.3%(42)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(2,669)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(84)

Asian1%(27)

Other0.5%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.5%(42)

Dominican0.4%(33)

Puerto Rican0.4%(32)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(81)

Asian Indian0.4%(32)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(8)

Ancestry

English15.7%(1,372)

Irish13.2%(1,151)

German13.2%(1,150)

American9.4%(822)

Italian6.5%(570)

Dutch3.7%(326)

Polish3.1%(273)

French2.9%(257)

Scotch-Irish2.8%(242)

Russian1%(84)

Czech0.9%(79)

Scottish0.8%(73)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.8%(69)

British0.6%(53)

Hungarian0.6%(52)

Ukrainian0.6%(52)

Welsh0.6%(49)

Swedish0.5%(40)

Norwegian0.4%(38)

West Indian0.4%(38)

Lithuanian0.4%(32)

Belgian0.4%(31)

Brazilian0.3%(27)

Subsaharan African0.3%(26)

Jamaican0.2%(20)

Slovak0.2%(17)

Armenian0.2%(16)

Croatian0.2%(16)

Latvian0.2%(16)

French Canadian0.2%(15)

Romanian0.2%(15)

Swiss0.2%(15)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.3%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 15.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32%(1,215)

Married57.7%(2,189)

Widowed1.9%(73)

Divorced8.4%(318)

Women 15+

Never married20.5%(806)

Married49.3%(1,938)

Widowed9.6%(377)

Divorced20.6%(809)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−13.8 ptssince 2013

from 21.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

37.7%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

11.1%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.0%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.1%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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