American Fork vs Spanish Fork

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

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

Spanish Fork has the higher population (43,632 vs 35,312 in American Fork). Spanish Fork has the higher median household income ($98,497 vs $95,823 in American Fork). American Fork has the higher median home value ($467,900 vs $444,200 in Spanish Fork).

Population, income & housing

	American Fork	Spanish Fork
Population	35,312	43,632
Median age	27.8 yrs	27.2 yrs
Median household income	$95,823	$98,497
Median home value	$467,900	$444,200
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,417
Housing units	11,253	12,200
Homeownership rate	67.6%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.0%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	American Fork	Spanish Fork
Population	30,399 → 35,312 (+16.2%)	39,371 → 43,632 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$77,857 → $95,823 (+23.1%)	$78,490 → $98,497 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$286,800 → $467,900 (+63.1%)	$273,600 → $444,200 (+62.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,665 (+42.4%)	$1,128 → $1,417 (+25.6%)

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

Spanish Fork

Population

39,37143,632

Median household income

$78,490$98,497

Median home value

$273,600$444,200

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	American Fork	Spanish Fork
Under 5	8.1%	10.3%
5 to 17	23.0%	26.0%
18 to 24	12.2%	11.0%
25 to 34	17.7%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	6.9%	6.6%
65 to 74	5.6%	5.6%
75 and over	3.7%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	American Fork	Spanish Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.5%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	American Fork	Spanish Fork
No high school diploma	5.2%	5.8%
High school graduate	17.6%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	American Fork	Spanish Fork
Drove alone	70.3%	73.1%
Carpooled	10.3%	10.8%
Public transit	0.9%	0.7%
Walked	1.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.4%	13.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	American Fork	Spanish Fork
1-unit, detached	63.0%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	12.2%	11.9%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	6.1%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	American Fork	Spanish Fork
Poverty rate	7.6%	6.5%
Average household size	3.23	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1995	2000