COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wellington vs Spanish Fork
PLACE A
Wellington, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Spanish Fork, Utah
Wellington is 96% smaller than Spanish Fork. Spanish Fork earns more, with a median household income $47,794 higher. Spanish Fork has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -13%).
WELLINGTONSPANISH FORKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,77048,837−96% vs Spanish Fork
Population density1,2842,910−1,626
Population growth-13.4%22.8%−36.2 pts
Median age38.528.3+10.2
Male48.8%50.4%−1.6 pts
Female51.2%49.6%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born8.3%5.7%+2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic52.0%80.0%−28.1 pts
Black3.8%0.7%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.1%14.4%+24.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other5.1%4.6%+0.5 pts
Median household income$57,050$104,844−$47,794
Per capita income$28,415$33,679−$5,264
Poverty rate22.4%6.6%+15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.350+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%39.3%−18.4 pts
Graduate degree7.2%11.2%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.2%2.3%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation69.3%71.4%−2.0 pts
Median home value$87,400$481,500−$394,100
Median gross rent$468$1,489−$1,021
Owner-occupied72.9%80.4%−7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%2.1%+24.4 pts
Rent-burdened households9.3%41.5%−32.1 pts
Average commute13.920.0−6.0
Worked from home3.1%15.0%−11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured29.0%6.5%+22.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025