American Fork vs Pleasant Grove

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

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

Pleasant Grove has the higher population (37,544 vs 35,312 in American Fork). Pleasant Grove has the higher median household income ($96,347 vs $95,823 in American Fork). American Fork has the higher median home value ($467,900 vs $454,300 in Pleasant Grove).

Population, income & housing

	American Fork	Pleasant Grove
Population	35,312	37,544
Median age	27.8 yrs	28.2 yrs
Median household income	$95,823	$96,347
Median home value	$467,900	$454,300
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,588
Housing units	11,253	12,072
Homeownership rate	67.6%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.0%	40.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	American Fork	Pleasant Grove
Population	30,399 → 35,312 (+16.2%)	38,380 → 37,544 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$77,857 → $95,823 (+23.1%)	$72,327 → $96,347 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$286,800 → $467,900 (+63.1%)	$296,900 → $454,300 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,665 (+42.4%)	$1,139 → $1,588 (+39.4%)

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

Pleasant Grove

Population

38,38037,544

Median household income

$72,327$96,347

Median home value

$296,900$454,300

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	American Fork	Pleasant Grove
Under 5	8.1%	8.6%
5 to 17	23.0%	22.9%
18 to 24	12.2%	12.4%
25 to 34	17.7%	15.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	6.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.6%	5.9%
75 and over	3.7%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	American Fork	Pleasant Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.9%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	American Fork	Pleasant Grove
No high school diploma	5.2%	4.3%
High school graduate	17.6%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	American Fork	Pleasant Grove
Drove alone	70.3%	71.1%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.7%
Walked	1.2%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	16.4%	15.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	American Fork	Pleasant Grove
1-unit, detached	63.0%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	12.2%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	15.8%
20 or more units	6.1%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	American Fork	Pleasant Grove
Poverty rate	7.6%	5.2%
Average household size	3.23	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1995	1999