Fruitville vs South Venice

A side-by-side comparison of Fruitville and South Venice: population, income, housing, and more.

Fruitville and South Venice are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Venice has the higher population (17,399 vs 15,828 in Fruitville). Fruitville has the higher median household income ($86,500 vs $72,322 in South Venice). Fruitville has the higher median home value ($379,600 vs $293,600 in South Venice).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitville	South Venice
Population	15,828	17,399
Median age	46.6 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$86,500	$72,322
Median home value	$379,600	$293,600
Median gross rent	$1,882	$1,790
Housing units	7,785	8,664
Homeownership rate	61.0%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitville	South Venice
Population	14,068 → 15,828 (+12.5%)	13,907 → 17,399 (+25.1%)
Median household income	$75,693 → $86,500 (+14.3%)	$57,092 → $72,322 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$258,700 → $379,600 (+46.7%)	$191,000 → $293,600 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,501 → $1,882 (+25.4%)	$1,336 → $1,790 (+34.0%)

Fruitville

Population

14,06815,828

Median household income

$75,693$86,500

Median home value

$258,700$379,600

Median gross rent

$1,501$1,882

South Venice

Population

13,90717,399

Median household income

$57,092$72,322

Median home value

$191,000$293,600

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitville	South Venice
Under 5	5.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	11.5%	11.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.9%	16.2%
65 to 74	13.1%	16.9%
75 and over	12.9%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitville	South Venice
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	85.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	2.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitville	South Venice
No high school diploma	7.0%	8.3%
High school graduate	25.2%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitville	South Venice
Drove alone	79.2%	75.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	16.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitville	South Venice
1-unit, detached	64.2%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.8%
20 or more units	17.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Fruitville	South Venice
Poverty rate	7.9%	9.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1989	1985