Fruitland vs New Plymouth

A side-by-side comparison of Fruitland and New Plymouth: population, income, housing, and more.

Fruitland and New Plymouth are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fruitland has the higher population (6,405 vs 1,863 in New Plymouth). Fruitland has the higher median household income ($62,703 vs $59,875 in New Plymouth). Fruitland has the higher median home value ($286,300 vs $199,200 in New Plymouth).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitland	New Plymouth
Population	6,405	1,863
Median age	34.9 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,703	$59,875
Median home value	$286,300	$199,200
Median gross rent	$950	$988
Housing units	2,604	801
Homeownership rate	73.5%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitland	New Plymouth
Population	5,264 → 6,405 (+21.7%)	1,493 → 1,863 (+24.8%)
Median household income	$47,446 → $62,703 (+32.2%)	$41,622 → $59,875 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$154,400 → $286,300 (+85.4%)	$115,400 → $199,200 (+72.6%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $950 (+28.7%)	$710 → $988 (+39.2%)

Fruitland

Population

5,2646,405

Median household income

$47,446$62,703

Median home value

$154,400$286,300

Median gross rent

$738$950

New Plymouth

Population

1,4931,863

Median household income

$41,622$59,875

Median home value

$115,400$199,200

Median gross rent

$710$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitland	New Plymouth
Under 5	6.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	21.9%	20.3%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.9%
25 to 34	16.1%	16.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	8.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.0%
75 and over	7.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitland	New Plymouth
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	75.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	21.7%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitland	New Plymouth
No high school diploma	12.7%	6.6%
High school graduate	33.8%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitland	New Plymouth
Drove alone	85.9%	81.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.2%	3.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitland	New Plymouth
1-unit, detached	64.2%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Fruitland	New Plymouth
Poverty rate	7.1%	9.0%
Average household size	2.67	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1995	1976