With 2,398 people, Fruitland is a city in North Carolina. The median age is 53.7, about 15 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The typical home is worth $133,100. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 34%. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,025, below the US median
Fruitland's population equals 2.0% of Henderson County's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.3% of the county's.
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.1%(53)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.2%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 108 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, decade by decade
Fruitland 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
2010
2,031
$52,548
$195,789
19.2%
31.4
2020
2,257
$50,201
$103,751
19.8%
43.6
2024
2,398
$48,025
$133,100
21.0%
40.0
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.
