Fruitland vs Wilton

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

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

Wilton has the higher population (2,943 vs 1,107 in Fruitland). Fruitland has the higher median household income ($101,375 vs $71,898 in Wilton). Fruitland has the higher median home value ($219,000 vs $162,000 in Wilton).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitland	Wilton
Population	1,107	2,943
Median age	30.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$101,375	$71,898
Median home value	$219,000	$162,000
Median gross rent	—	$829
Housing units	351	1,362
Homeownership rate	95.4%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitland	Wilton
Population	1,036 → 1,107 (+6.9%)	2,843 → 2,943 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$79,583 → $101,375 (+27.4%)	$52,538 → $71,898 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $219,000 (+28.2%)	$121,000 → $162,000 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $729 (+6.7%)	$687 → $829 (+20.7%)

Fruitland

Population

1,0361,107

Median household income

$79,583$101,375

Median home value

$170,800$219,000

Median gross rent

$683$729

Wilton

Population

2,8432,943

Median household income

$52,538$71,898

Median home value

$121,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$687$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitland	Wilton
Under 5	5.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	27.7%	13.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	11.7%
25 to 34	18.9%	11.1%
35 to 44	8.7%	7.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	7.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	5.7%	12.0%
75 and over	4.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitland	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitland	Wilton
No high school diploma	10.0%	0.8%
High school graduate	29.5%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitland	Wilton
Drove alone	90.7%	86.2%
Carpooled	7.3%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitland	Wilton
1-unit, detached	97.4%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Fruitland	Wilton
Poverty rate	2.0%	7.0%
Average household size	3.17	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1993	1974