Fruitland vs North Light Plant

A side-by-side comparison of Fruitland and North Light Plant: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Light Plant has the higher population (573 vs 521 in Fruitland). North Light Plant has the higher median home value ($191,400 vs $160,000 in Fruitland). Since 2019, North Light Plant's population has grown faster (+93.6% vs -14.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitland	North Light Plant
Population	521	573
Median age	51.7 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$138,500	—
Median home value	$160,000	$191,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,110
Housing units	239	170
Homeownership rate	100.0%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	15.5%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitland	North Light Plant
Population	610 → 521 (-14.6%)	296 → 573 (+93.6%)
Median household income	$108,662 → $138,500 (+27.5%)	$56,250 → $53,684 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $160,000 (+108.6%)	$127,600 → $191,400 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,125 → $1,110 (-1.3%)

Fruitland

Population

610521

Median household income

$108,662$138,500

Median home value

$76,700$160,000

North Light Plant

Population

296573

Median household income

$56,250$53,684

Median home value

$127,600$191,400

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,110

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitland	North Light Plant
Under 5	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	39.3%
18 to 24	15.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.8%	41.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	7.0%
45 to 54	22.5%	4.9%
55 to 64	33.4%	4.9%
65 to 74	13.8%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitland	North Light Plant
White (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	17.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.2%	9.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	24.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	48.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitland	North Light Plant
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	21.6%	70.3%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitland	North Light Plant
Drove alone	100.0%	90.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitland	North Light Plant
1-unit, detached	35.1%	33.5%
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%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	64.9%	66.5%

Poverty & households

	Fruitland	North Light Plant
Poverty rate	0.0%	59.3%
Average household size	3.22	4.01
Mean commute (minutes)	31	36
Median year structure built	2003	1991