COMPARING TWO PLACES
Helper vs Spanish Fork
PLACE A
Helper, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Spanish Fork, Utah
Helper is 96% smaller than Spanish Fork. Spanish Fork earns more, with a median household income $47,969 higher. Spanish Fork has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -4%).
HELPERSPANISH FORKDIFFERENCE
Total population2,12648,837−96% vs Spanish Fork
Population density1,1752,910−1,735
Population growth-4.0%22.8%−26.8 pts
Median age44.428.3+16.1
Male51.7%50.4%+1.3 pts
Female48.3%49.6%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.1%5.7%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%80.0%+5.6 pts
Black0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.0%14.4%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other3.3%4.6%−1.2 pts
Median household income$56,875$104,844−$47,969
Per capita income$30,906$33,679−$2,773
Poverty rate17.6%6.6%+10.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.350+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%39.3%−19.3 pts
Graduate degree2.4%11.2%−8.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%2.3%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation59.6%71.4%−11.8 pts
Median home value$209,800$481,500−$271,700
Median gross rent$846$1,489−$643
Owner-occupied75.6%80.4%−4.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%2.1%+10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households47.0%41.5%+5.6 pts
Average commute29.820.0+9.9
Worked from home7.5%15.0%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured5.2%6.5%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025