Population: 270. Estimated population in July 2020: 281 (+4.1% change)
Males: 134 (49.6%), Females: 136 (50.4%)
Cleburne County
Zip code: 36262
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $27,813
Median house value: $45,400
Races in Fruithurst:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (38.1%), Irish (5.9%), German (4.4%), English (3.7%), Dutch (3.0%).
Elevation: 1079 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Fruithurst
- High school or higher: 53.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fruithurst city
- Never married: 24.2%
- Now married: 52.8%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 7.3%
2.6% Foreign born (2.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+52.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fruithurst:
- HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BREMEN, GA)
- POLK MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; CEDARTOWN, GA)
- NORTHEAST ALABAMA REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 24 miles; ANNISTON, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fruithurst:
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 31 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 45 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 47 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fruithurst:
- WEST GEORGIA RGNL – O V GRAY FIELD (about 22 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; Abbreviation: CTJ)
- MCMINN (about 27 miles; WEAVER, AL; Abbreviation: 25A)
- CORNELIUS-MOORE FIELD (about 29 miles; CEDARTOWN, GA; Abbreviation: 4A4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fruithurst:
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 26 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,241)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; KENNESAW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
- LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,881)
- SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,559)
Public primary/middle school in Fruithurst:
- FRUITHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 235; Location: 222 SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG – 06)