Fruitland vs Kirtland

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

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

Kirtland has the higher population (575 vs 521 in Fruitland). Fruitland has the higher median household income ($138,500 vs $91,111 in Kirtland). Kirtland has the higher median home value ($280,000 vs $160,000 in Fruitland).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitland	Kirtland
Population	521	575
Median age	51.7 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$138,500	$91,111
Median home value	$160,000	$280,000
Median gross rent	—	$943
Housing units	239	174
Homeownership rate	100.0%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	15.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitland	Kirtland
Population	610 → 521 (-14.6%)	917 → 575 (-37.3%)
Median household income	$108,662 → $138,500 (+27.5%)	$84,583 → $91,111 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $160,000 (+108.6%)	$216,000 → $280,000 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,025 → $943 (-8.0%)

Fruitland

Population

610521

Median household income

$108,662$138,500

Median home value

$76,700$160,000

Kirtland

Population

917575

Median household income

$84,583$91,111

Median home value

$216,000$280,000

Median gross rent

$1,025$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitland	Kirtland
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.5%
18 to 24	15.7%	3.0%
25 to 34	4.8%	16.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	17.4%
45 to 54	22.5%	3.8%
55 to 64	33.4%	18.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	7.7%
75 and over	0.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitland	Kirtland
White (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	34.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.2%	36.7%
Asian	0.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	22.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitland	Kirtland
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	21.6%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitland	Kirtland
Drove alone	100.0%	65.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	25.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitland	Kirtland
1-unit, detached	35.1%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	64.9%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Fruitland	Kirtland
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.4%
Average household size	3.22	3.64
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	2003	1993