Fruitland is a tiny town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 771 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fruitland is the 122nd largest community in New Mexico. Fruitland has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Fruitland, where the median household income is $138,500.00.Fruitland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fruitland is a town of construction workers and builders, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fruitland who work in management occupations (27.12%), healthcare suport services (16.67%), and maintenance occupations (9.15%). In addition, Fruitland is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Fruitland is worth considering. In Fruitland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.99 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. 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. Being a small town, Fruitland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Fruitland ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Fruitland, 44.65% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Fruitland in 2022 was $50,844, which is wealthy relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $203,376 for a family of four. 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 Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian. The most common language spoken in Fruitland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Navajo and Native American languages.
