CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fruitland

Iowa · 493 residents · 1.80 sq mi

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Fruitland is home to 493 people in Iowa. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Households here earn about 38% more than in Iowa as a whole. The population has fallen 30% since 2000. The typical home is worth $58,000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

493

−30%vs 2000

vs 703 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.80 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.6%(57)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.8%(58)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(22)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(73)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.3%(100)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.2%(65)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(40)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.6%(13)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.2%(6)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,307

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,931

−41%vs 2000

vs $20,270 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.6%

+14.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,000

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$367

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $563 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.3%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.2% in 2000

12.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(674)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(26)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(493)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.3%(161)

Central American0.4%(4)

Salvadoran0.4%(4)

Puerto Rican0.1%(1)

Ancestry

German37.4%(392)

Irish15.4%(162)

English5.7%(60)

American4.4%(46)

Scottish1.8%(19)

French0.9%(9)

Czech0.7%(7)

French Canadian0.7%(7)

Swiss0.7%(7)

Danish0.5%(5)

Dutch0.5%(5)

Italian0.5%(5)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.3%(3)

Swedish0.3%(3)

Welsh0.3%(3)

Hungarian0.2%(2)

Norwegian0.2%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.1%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

−13.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married14.7%(53)

Married62.8%(226)

Widowed6.7%(24)

Divorced15.8%(57)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(127)

Married56.5%(236)

Widowed2.9%(12)

Divorced10.3%(43)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 4.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

82.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 80.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 6.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

89.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 86.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% 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)51.1%(24)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era12.8%(6)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 47 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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