Fruitland vs West Liberty

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

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

West Liberty has the higher population (3,795 vs 1,107 in Fruitland). Fruitland has the higher median household income ($101,375 vs $66,132 in West Liberty). Fruitland has the higher median home value ($219,000 vs $169,500 in West Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitland	West Liberty
Population	1,107	3,795
Median age	30.5 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$101,375	$66,132
Median home value	$219,000	$169,500
Median gross rent	—	$871
Housing units	351	1,374
Homeownership rate	95.4%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitland	West Liberty
Population	1,036 → 1,107 (+6.9%)	3,757 → 3,795 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$79,583 → $101,375 (+27.4%)	$54,365 → $66,132 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $219,000 (+28.2%)	$125,300 → $169,500 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $729 (+6.7%)	$889 → $871 (-2.0%)

Fruitland

Population

1,0361,107

Median household income

$79,583$101,375

Median home value

$170,800$219,000

Median gross rent

$683$729

West Liberty

Population

3,7573,795

Median household income

$54,365$66,132

Median home value

$125,300$169,500

Median gross rent

$889$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitland	West Liberty
Under 5	5.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	27.7%	22.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	18.9%	17.0%
35 to 44	8.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	14.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	7.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.7%	7.1%
75 and over	4.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitland	West Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	41.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	54.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitland	West Liberty
No high school diploma	10.0%	26.0%
High school graduate	29.5%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitland	West Liberty
Drove alone	90.7%	70.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	24.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitland	West Liberty
1-unit, detached	97.4%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Fruitland	West Liberty
Poverty rate	2.0%	7.7%
Average household size	3.17	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1993	1978