American Fork vs Eagle Mountain

A side-by-side comparison of American Fork and Eagle Mountain: population, income, housing, and more.

American Fork and Eagle Mountain are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eagle Mountain has the higher population (49,514 vs 35,312 in American Fork). Eagle Mountain has the higher median household income ($105,576 vs $95,823 in American Fork). Eagle Mountain has the higher median home value ($469,500 vs $467,900 in American Fork).

Population, income & housing

	American Fork	Eagle Mountain
Population	35,312	49,514
Median age	27.8 yrs	22.1 yrs
Median household income	$95,823	$105,576
Median home value	$467,900	$469,500
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,995
Housing units	11,253	12,031
Homeownership rate	67.6%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.0%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	American Fork	Eagle Mountain
Population	30,399 → 35,312 (+16.2%)	32,412 → 49,514 (+52.8%)
Median household income	$77,857 → $95,823 (+23.1%)	$83,290 → $105,576 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$286,800 → $467,900 (+63.1%)	$280,700 → $469,500 (+67.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,665 (+42.4%)	$1,577 → $1,995 (+26.5%)

American Fork

Population

30,39935,312

Median household income

$77,857$95,823

Median home value

$286,800$467,900

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,665

Eagle Mountain

Population

32,41249,514

Median household income

$83,290$105,576

Median home value

$280,700$469,500

Median gross rent

$1,577$1,995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	American Fork	Eagle Mountain
Under 5	8.1%	14.9%
5 to 17	23.0%	29.2%
18 to 24	12.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	17.7%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	15.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.9%
55 to 64	6.9%	3.3%
65 to 74	5.6%	1.8%
75 and over	3.7%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	American Fork	Eagle Mountain
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	80.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.5%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	American Fork	Eagle Mountain
No high school diploma	5.2%	4.4%
High school graduate	17.6%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	American Fork	Eagle Mountain
Drove alone	70.3%	68.9%
Carpooled	10.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.4%
Walked	1.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	16.4%	19.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	American Fork	Eagle Mountain
1-unit, detached	63.0%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	12.2%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	6.4%
20 or more units	6.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	American Fork	Eagle Mountain
Poverty rate	7.6%	3.9%
Average household size	3.23	4.18
Mean commute (minutes)	21	32
Median year structure built	1995	2010