Fruitland vs Payette

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

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

Payette has the higher population (8,358 vs 6,405 in Fruitland). Fruitland has the higher median household income ($62,703 vs $55,455 in Payette). Fruitland has the higher median home value ($286,300 vs $247,700 in Payette).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitland	Payette
Population	6,405	8,358
Median age	34.9 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,703	$55,455
Median home value	$286,300	$247,700
Median gross rent	$950	$846
Housing units	2,604	3,004
Homeownership rate	73.5%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitland	Payette
Population	5,264 → 6,405 (+21.7%)	7,487 → 8,358 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$47,446 → $62,703 (+32.2%)	$47,607 → $55,455 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$154,400 → $286,300 (+85.4%)	$118,200 → $247,700 (+109.6%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $950 (+28.7%)	$760 → $846 (+11.3%)

Fruitland

Population

5,2646,405

Median household income

$47,446$62,703

Median home value

$154,400$286,300

Median gross rent

$738$950

Payette

Population

7,4878,358

Median household income

$47,607$55,455

Median home value

$118,200$247,700

Median gross rent

$760$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitland	Payette
Under 5	6.8%	9.8%
5 to 17	21.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	16.1%	16.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.2%
75 and over	7.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitland	Payette
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	67.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	5.1%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	21.7%	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitland	Payette
No high school diploma	12.7%	14.8%
High school graduate	33.8%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitland	Payette
Drove alone	85.9%	90.2%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	2.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitland	Payette
1-unit, detached	64.2%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	3.3%
20 or more units	7.7%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Fruitland	Payette
Poverty rate	7.1%	13.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1995	1973