Fruitvale vs Myrtle Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Fruitvale and Myrtle Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Fruitvale and Myrtle Springs are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Myrtle Springs has the higher population (717 vs 454 in Fruitvale). Myrtle Springs has the higher median home value ($319,700 vs $179,100 in Fruitvale). Since 2019, Myrtle Springs's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs -15.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitvale	Myrtle Springs
Population	454	717
Median age	51.5 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	—
Median home value	$179,100	$319,700
Median gross rent	$663	—
Housing units	240	384
Homeownership rate	70.2%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	44.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitvale	Myrtle Springs
Population	540 → 454 (-15.9%)	563 → 717 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$39,063 → $53,750 (+37.6%)	$52,708 → $41,170 (-21.9%)
Median home value	$119,100 → $179,100 (+50.4%)	$212,500 → $319,700 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $663 (-10.3%)	$711 → $868 (+22.1%)

Fruitvale

Population

540454

Median household income

$39,063$53,750

Median home value

$119,100$179,100

Median gross rent

$739$663

Myrtle Springs

Population

563717

Median household income

$52,708$41,170

Median home value

$212,500$319,700

Median gross rent

$711$868

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitvale	Myrtle Springs
Under 5	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.1%	26.8%
18 to 24	11.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.4%	15.3%
35 to 44	7.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.0%	17.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	5.7%
65 to 74	20.5%	6.6%
75 and over	8.1%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitvale	Myrtle Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitvale	Myrtle Springs
No high school diploma	30.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.7%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	40.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitvale	Myrtle Springs
Drove alone	85.4%	92.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	0.0%
Public transit	3.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitvale	Myrtle Springs
1-unit, detached	59.2%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	15.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Fruitvale	Myrtle Springs
Poverty rate	10.6%	12.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	34	17
Median year structure built	1969	1995