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Spanish Fork

Utah · 48,837 residents (2025 est.) · 16.8 sq mi
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The short version

Spanish Fork is a city of 44,946 people in Utah. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 24,700 people. The median age is 28.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. There are 2,678 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 92%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
44,946
+122%since 2000
from 20,246 in 2000
48,837 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,678 / sq mi
+51%since 2009
from 1,773 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
28.3
+17%since 2000
from 24.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
16.8 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
8K18K28K38K48K19902000201020202024Spanish Fork
202445K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 59.4%(4,247)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 99.7%(4,350)
US avg: 6%
10 to 1410.4%(4,680)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 199.2%(4,155)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(3,131)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.2%(6,366)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.3%(6,429)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.5%(4,712)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 646.7%(3,021)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 745.9%(2,638)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842%(908)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.7%(309)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$104,844
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,705 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,679
+123%since 2000
from $15,127 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
69.8%
+35.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 4.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.350
+12%since 2010
from 0.314 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance3.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$481,500
+92%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $137,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,489
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $659 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
80.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 78.5% in 2000
19.6% rent
Vacancy rate
2.1%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.59 people
−7%since 2009
from 3.87 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.9%
−8.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.5%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 35.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.6
+39%since 2009
from 3.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
82
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic93.5%(18,925)
Black0.2%(38)
Hispanic / Latino4.3%(861)
Asian0.3%(62)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic80%(35,976)
Black0.7%(295)
Hispanic / Latino14.4%(6,457)
Asian0.4%(167)
Other4.6%(2,051)
Diversity Score
42
+31%since 2009
from 32 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.9%(3,985)
South American2.8%(1,274)
Salvadoran1%(439)
Ecuadorian0.9%(407)
Chilean0.8%(363)
Peruvian0.4%(201)
Venezuelan0.3%(146)
Guatemalan0.3%(140)
Spaniard0.2%(87)
Honduran0.2%(71)
Argentine0.2%(68)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.1%(66)
Cuban0.1%(48)
Paraguayan0.1%(23)
Asian origin
Korean0.1%(63)
Chinese0.1%(40)
Laotian0%(21)
Mongolian0%(14)
Japanese0%(12)
Malaysian0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.8%(340)
Guamanian0.4%(177)
Chuukese0.2%(93)
Fijian0.2%(71)
Marshallese0.1%(48)
Tongan0.1%(27)
Ancestry
English35.6%(15,989)
German8.1%(3,621)
American5.9%(2,643)
Scottish4%(1,815)
Irish4%(1,784)
Danish3.7%(1,675)
Swedish3.2%(1,425)
Welsh2%(909)
Dutch1.7%(777)
Norwegian1.6%(715)
Italian1.4%(648)
French1.3%(578)
+ 26 more ancestry groups with data
Swiss1.1%(510)
British0.8%(369)
Polish0.6%(286)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(271)
Arab0.3%(154)
Canadian0.3%(145)
Czech0.2%(93)
Lebanese0.1%(52)
Australian0.1%(51)
Austrian0.1%(50)
Portuguese0.1%(47)
Greek0.1%(39)
Serbian0.1%(38)
West Indian0.1%(34)
Haitian0.1%(34)
Syrian0.1%(29)
Israeli0.1%(27)
Russian0.1%(27)
Lithuanian0.1%(23)
Hungarian0%(21)
Brazilian0%(11)
Finnish0%(8)
Slovak0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.3%
+17.4 ptssince 2000
from 21.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 91.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.2%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.0 min
+53%since 2000
from 13.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 74.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.1%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 15.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.0%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
1.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 5.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2011
from 69.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.1%
+5.1 ptssince 2020
from 67.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.4%
+11.3 ptssince 2009
from 31.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Female
49.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Foreign born
5.7%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 6.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.5%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 12.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.0%
+7.0 ptssince 2017
from 90.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 97.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.7%
+5.3 ptssince 2020
from 84.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 87.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 10.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.8%(4,996)
Married62.7%(10,188)
Widowed1.8%(295)
Divorced4.7%(767)
Women 15+
Never married25.9%(3,992)
Married62.6%(9,651)
Widowed3.8%(581)
Divorced7.8%(1,199)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.5%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 12.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.7%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 70.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
9.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 8.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 11.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
82.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 83.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
20.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 19.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.5%(337)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.5%(327)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(290)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.4%(35)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,038 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Spanish Fork, Utah?

Spanish Fork, Utah has about 44,946 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Spanish Fork, Utah?

The typical household in Spanish Fork, Utah earns about $104,844 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Spanish Fork, Utah expensive?

In Spanish Fork, Utah, the median home is worth about $481,500, and the typical rent is about $1,489 a month.

How educated are people in Spanish Fork, Utah?

About 39.3% of adults age 25 and over in Spanish Fork, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Spanish Fork, Utah?

About 6.6% of people in Spanish Fork, Utah live below the federal poverty line.

Has Spanish Fork, Utah grown since 1990?

Yes, Spanish Fork, Utah has grown since 1990. The population has added about 33,674 residents, a change of about 299 percent over that period.

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