Fruitland vs Laurel Park

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

Fruitland and Laurel Park are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fruitland has the higher population (2,417 vs 2,391 in Laurel Park). Laurel Park has the higher median household income ($89,107 vs $46,113 in Fruitland). Laurel Park has the higher median home value ($393,400 vs $136,500 in Fruitland).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitland	Laurel Park
Population	2,417	2,391
Median age	53.3 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,113	$89,107
Median home value	$136,500	$393,400
Median gross rent	$798	$1,605
Housing units	1,354	1,332
Homeownership rate	73.0%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	59.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitland	Laurel Park
Population	2,373 → 2,417 (+1.9%)	2,680 → 2,391 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$39,681 → $46,113 (+16.2%)	$73,598 → $89,107 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$88,700 → $136,500 (+53.9%)	$270,800 → $393,400 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $798 (+35.0%)	$826 → $1,605 (+94.3%)

Fruitland

Population

2,3732,417

Median household income

$39,681$46,113

Median home value

$88,700$136,500

Median gross rent

$591$798

Laurel Park

Population

2,6802,391

Median household income

$73,598$89,107

Median home value

$270,800$393,400

Median gross rent

$826$1,605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitland	Laurel Park
Under 5	1.9%	1.6%
5 to 17	12.6%	11.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	6.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	7.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	13.9%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	17.1%	22.8%
75 and over	13.2%	19.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitland	Laurel Park
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	94.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitland	Laurel Park
No high school diploma	18.3%	2.1%
High school graduate	31.4%	12.4%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	27.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitland	Laurel Park
Drove alone	84.6%	83.4%
Carpooled	4.5%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	8.1%
Other means	5.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitland	Laurel Park
1-unit, detached	51.8%	63.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	17.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	46.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fruitland	Laurel Park
Poverty rate	11.3%	7.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1990	1981