American Fork vs Springville

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

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

Springville has the higher population (35,474 vs 35,312 in American Fork). American Fork has the higher median household income ($95,823 vs $88,516 in Springville). American Fork has the higher median home value ($467,900 vs $429,200 in Springville).

Population, income & housing

	American Fork	Springville
Population	35,312	35,474
Median age	27.8 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$95,823	$88,516
Median home value	$467,900	$429,200
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,472
Housing units	11,253	10,865
Homeownership rate	67.6%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.0%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	American Fork	Springville
Population	30,399 → 35,312 (+16.2%)	32,952 → 35,474 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$77,857 → $95,823 (+23.1%)	$69,139 → $88,516 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$286,800 → $467,900 (+63.1%)	$260,200 → $429,200 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,665 (+42.4%)	$1,091 → $1,472 (+34.9%)

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

Springville

Population

32,95235,474

Median household income

$69,139$88,516

Median home value

$260,200$429,200

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,472

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	American Fork	Springville
Under 5	8.1%	10.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	25.5%
18 to 24	12.2%	9.8%
25 to 34	17.7%	16.1%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	6.9%	7.3%
65 to 74	5.6%	5.9%
75 and over	3.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	American Fork	Springville
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	76.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.8%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	American Fork	Springville
No high school diploma	5.2%	5.2%
High school graduate	17.6%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	American Fork	Springville
Drove alone	70.3%	70.3%
Carpooled	10.3%	12.9%
Public transit	0.9%	1.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	16.4%	14.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	American Fork	Springville
1-unit, detached	63.0%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	12.2%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	7.2%
20 or more units	6.1%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	American Fork	Springville
Poverty rate	7.6%	7.5%
Average household size	3.23	3.34
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1995	1995