Fruithurst vs Heflin

A side-by-side comparison of Fruithurst and Heflin: population, income, housing, and more.

Fruithurst and Heflin are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Heflin has the higher population (3,462 vs 528 in Fruithurst). Fruithurst has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $46,569 in Heflin). Heflin has the higher median home value ($155,800 vs $94,500 in Fruithurst).

Population, income & housing

	Fruithurst	Heflin
Population	528	3,462
Median age	34.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$46,569
Median home value	$94,500	$155,800
Median gross rent	$766	$739
Housing units	165	1,462
Homeownership rate	73.4%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruithurst	Heflin
Population	247 → 528 (+113.8%)	3,437 → 3,462 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$42,917 → $55,417 (+29.1%)	$26,786 → $46,569 (+73.9%)
Median home value	$71,500 → $94,500 (+32.2%)	$116,600 → $155,800 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $766 (+6.5%)	$528 → $739 (+40.0%)

Fruithurst

Population

247528

Median household income

$42,917$55,417

Median home value

$71,500$94,500

Median gross rent

$719$766

Heflin

Population

3,4373,462

Median household income

$26,786$46,569

Median home value

$116,600$155,800

Median gross rent

$528$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruithurst	Heflin
Under 5	11.9%	7.7%
5 to 17	22.2%	16.6%
18 to 24	1.1%	2.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	6.6%	14.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	7.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.1%
65 to 74	6.3%	12.8%
75 and over	10.2%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruithurst	Heflin
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruithurst	Heflin
No high school diploma	14.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	47.7%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruithurst	Heflin
Drove alone	86.2%	84.1%
Carpooled	13.8%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruithurst	Heflin
1-unit, detached	59.4%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	35.2%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Fruithurst	Heflin
Poverty rate	13.8%	16.7%
Average household size	3.80	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	40	33
Median year structure built	1978	1968