Moving to Fruitland, Iowa

Population: 703. Estimated population in July 2024: 859 (+22.2% change)
Males: 357 (50.8%), Females: 346 (49.2%)

Muscatine County

Zip code: 52749

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $57,250
Median house value: $114,700

Population by Race

Races in Fruitland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.7%)
  • Other race (2.3%)

Ancestries: German (40.1%), Irish (17.9%), United States (12.7%), English (7.0%), Swedish (3.0%), Dutch (2.7%).

Elevation: 545 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Map of Fruitland, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fruitland

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fruitland city

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +256 (+57.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fruitland:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fruitland:

  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 41 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
  • QUAD CITY INTL (about 44 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 54 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fruitland:

  • MUSCATINE MUNI (about 2 miles; MUSCATINE, IA; Abbreviation: MUT)
  • MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; TIPTON, IA; Abbreviation: 8C4)
  • MERCER COUNTY (about 29 miles; ALEDO, IL; Abbreviation: C00)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fruitland:

  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 36 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 40 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 40 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)