It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Fruitland has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Fruitland has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fruitland than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fruitland may be for you.
Fruitland is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Fruitland isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Fruitland is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Fruitland. 65.67% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Fruitland in 2022 was $55,195, which is wealthy relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $220,780 for a family of four.
Fruitland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fruitland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fruitland residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Fruitland include German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.
The most common language spoken in Fruitland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Navajo and Native American languages.
