Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

190,162

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.84% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.22%

2.68% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$123,324

2.98% 1-year growth

Health

93.8% of the population of Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT has health coverage, with 63.5% on employee plans, 5.61% on Medicaid, 7.2% on Medicare, 16.6% on non-group plans, and 0.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Utah see 1,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,785 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 248 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

1,785 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Utah

Primary care physicians in Utah see an average of 1,785 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,785 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Utah in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 37.1% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.53% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.25%

Uninsured

63.5%

Employer Coverage

5.61%

Medicaid

7.2%

Medicare

16.6%

Non-Group

0.84%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT grew by 10% from 5.68% to 6.25%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT employs 83.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT were Construction (7,109 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,375 people), and Computer Systems Design (5,249 people), and the highest paying industries were Offices of optometrists ($382,339), Ordnance ($230,156), and Software publishers ($223,835).

Males in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT have an average income that is 1.8 times higher than the average income of females, which is $61,500. The income inequality in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT (measured using the Gini index) is 0.508, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

33,893

Women

40.4%

49,946

Men

59.6%

The workforce of Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT in 2024 was 83,839 people, with 40.4% woman, and 59.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

83.8k

2024 Value

4.3%

1 Year growth

± 4.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT grew at a rate of 4.3%, from 80.4k employees to 83.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT, are Other managers (3,321 people), Software developers (2,545 people), and Customer service representatives (2,452 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

83.8k

2024 Value

4.3%

1 Year growth

± 4.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT grew at a rate of 4.3%, from 80.4k employees to 83.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT, are Construction (7,109 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,375 people), and Computer Systems Design (5,249 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT, though some of these residents may live in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$72,866

Median earning men ± $2,682

$32,178

Median earning women ± $845

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($120,601), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,558), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,684).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,584), Information ($44,432), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,020).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT are White (2 and 100%).

The largest universities in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT by number of degrees awarded are Newlane University (2 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1 and 50%), Philosophy (1 and 50%), and General Psychology (0 and 0%).

Completions

Concentrations

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Most Common

1 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Newlane University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

2 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Newlane University with 2 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT, which is 1 times more than the 1 female students who received degrees in the same year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.425% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.64% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (33.7k), Some college (31.6k), and Primary Education (26.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT was $616,300 in 2024, which is 1.85 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $564,200 to $616,300, a 9.23% increase. The homeownership rate in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT is 82%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$616,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,511

$43,851

Median Property Taxes

±$1,332

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82%

Homeownership

2024

69.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82% of the housing units in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$123,324

Median Household Income

± $3,614

53.5k

Number of Households

± 1,608

In 2024, the median household income of the 53.5k households in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT grew to $123,324 from the previous year's value of $119,756.

The following chart displays the households in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.508

2024 Wage GINI in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT

0.514

2023 Wage GINI in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT was 0.508 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.18% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.4%)
Worked At Home (20.8%)
Carpooled (9.36%)

In 2024, 67.4% of workers in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.8%) and those who carpooled to work (9.36%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.52% of the workforce in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT (9.88k out of 189k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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