COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spanish Fork vs Salem
PLACE A
Spanish Fork, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Salem, South Carolina
Spanish Fork is 37758% larger than Salem. Spanish Fork earns more, with a median household income $42,701 higher. Spanish Fork has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -11%).
SPANISH FORKSALEMDIFFERENCE
Total population48,837129+37758% vs Salem
Population density2,910141+2,769
Population growth22.8%-11.1%+33.9 pts
Median age28.349.5−21.2
Male50.4%53.7%−3.3 pts
Female49.6%46.3%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born5.7%2.3%+3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.0%90.4%−10.4 pts
Black0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.4%3.4%+11.0 pts
Asian0.4%2.3%−1.9 pts
Other4.6%4.0%+0.6 pts
Median household income$104,844$62,143+$42,701
Per capita income$33,679$30,697+$2,982
Poverty rate6.6%11.5%−4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.395−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%9.1%+30.3 pts
Graduate degree11.2%6.1%+5.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation71.4%56.3%+15.1 pts
Median home value$481,500$167,500+$314,000
Median gross rent$1,489$500+$989
Owner-occupied80.4%80.6%−0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.1%26.5%−24.4 pts
Rent-burdened households41.5%64.3%−22.8 pts
Average commute20.027.2−7.3
Worked from home15.0%3.5%+11.5 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured6.5%11.9%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025