Spanish Fork, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

44,946

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

28.3

4.04% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.62%

2.38% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$104,844

6.44% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$481,500

Population & Diversity

Spanish Fork, UT is home to a population of 44.9k people, from which 96.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.62% of Spanish Fork, UT residents were born outside of the country (2.52k people).

In 2024, there were 14.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (36k people) in Spanish Fork, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.46k White (Hispanic) and 1.97k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Spanish Fork, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Spanish Fork, UT was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Spanish Fork, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spanish Fork, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
36k ± 974
White (Hispanic)
2.46k ± 638
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.97k ± 506

14.4%

Hispanic Population

6.46k people

14.4% of the people in Spanish Fork, UT are hispanic (6.46k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Spanish Fork, UT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

5.62%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.52k people

4.76%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.08k people

As of 2024, 5.62% of Spanish Fork, UT residents (2.52k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Spanish Fork, UT was 4.76%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Spanish Fork, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
337 ± 150
Gulf War (1990s)
229 ± 96
Vietnam
225 ± 81

Spanish Fork, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Spanish Fork, UT.

Economy

The economy of Spanish Fork, UT employs 21.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Spanish Fork, UT were Manufacturing (2,636 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,614 people), and Retail Trade (2,597 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($100,625), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($95,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,928).

Employment

Occupations

21.4k

2024 Value

± 1,031

3.81%

1 Year growth

± 6.64%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spanish Fork, UT grew at a rate of 3.81%, from 20.6k employees to 21.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Spanish Fork, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,857 people), Management Occupations (2,481 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,794 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Spanish Fork, 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

21.4k

2024 Value

± 1,031

3.81%

1 Year growth

± 6.64%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spanish Fork, UT grew at a rate of 3.81%, from 20.6k employees to 21.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Spanish Fork, UT, are Manufacturing (2,636 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,614 people), and Retail Trade (2,597 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Spanish Fork, UT, though some of these residents may live in Spanish Fork, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,137

Median earning men ± $3,593

$32,607

Median earning women ± $2,227

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($108,015), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,488), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,865).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($60,673), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,241), and Public Administration ($46,964).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Spanish Fork, UT was $481,500 in 2024, which is 1.45 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $444,200 to $481,500, a 8.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Spanish Fork, UT is 80.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Spanish Fork, UT have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Spanish Fork, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$481,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,051

$9,933

Median Property Taxes

±$620

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 Spanish Fork, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Spanish Fork, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.4%

Homeownership

2024

70.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.4% of the housing units in Spanish Fork, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Spanish Fork, 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.

$104,844

Median Household Income

± $6,066

12.4k

Number of Households

± 741

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.4k households in Spanish Fork, UT grew to $104,844 from the previous year's value of $98,497.

The following chart displays the households in Spanish Fork, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Spanish Fork, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.7%)
Worked At Home (15%)
Carpooled (11.1%)

In 2024, 71.7% of workers in Spanish Fork, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15%) and those who carpooled to work (11.1%).

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

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spanish Fork, UT have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.993% of the workforce in Spanish Fork, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Spanish Fork, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Spanish Fork, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Spanish Fork, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spanish Fork, UT (2.93k out of 44.2k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Spanish Fork, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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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