City profile · Utah · Census ACS 2023

Spanish Fork, UT

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Spanish Fork - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

43,632
Residents
$98,497
Median income
$444,200
Median home
$1,460
Median rent (state)

Spanish Fork - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Spanish Fork lands in the 77th percentile for household income and the 73rd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

77th
percentile, household income
81st
percentile, home value
57th
percentile, median rent
73rd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Spanish Fork, UT

Spanish Fork is a small city in Utah, home to 43,632 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Spanish Fork brings in $98,497 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 4.4%. Home values in Spanish Fork run a median of $444,200, and the median resident age is 27.2 years. Educational attainment runs 38.2% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 69.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 492 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 74% from five years earlier. Spanish Fork reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 780.0 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Utah tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Utah at 98.9 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,460 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Utah's average monthly utility costs around $178 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 95.3 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

43,632 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Utah

Median Household Income

$98,497 /yr

Poverty 4.4%

Cost of Living Index (state)

98.9 (US=100)

Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Utah average

How does Spanish Fork compare to other US cities?

Where Spanish Fork sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 77% higher than other cities
Home value 81% pricier than other cities
Median rent 57% pricier than other cities
Safety 73% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Utah alone, Spanish Fork ranks #18 of 67 Utah cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Spanish Fork against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Utah only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Utah-relative analysis

Bachelor's Degree or Higher sits close to the middle of Utah's city distribution

Among the 310 Utah cities PlainCities tracks with reported bachelor's degree or higher data, Spanish Fork ranks #89 - the 71st percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Spanish Fork only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#91 of 293
69th percentile in Utah
Median Gross Rent
#136 of 310
45th percentile in Utah
Median Home Value
#117 of 301
61st percentile in Utah
Poverty Rate
#143 of 310
52nd percentile in Utah
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#89 of 310
71st percentile in Utah

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Utah only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

77thIncome percentile
73rdSafety percentile

77th percentile nationally for median household income · 73rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Spanish Fork's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Spanish Fork's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 60 Avg. percentile National median
Spanish Fork's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Spanish Fork's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$444,200 19th percentile more affordable than 19% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Spanish Fork $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Spanish Fork, UT Spanish Fork, UT's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Spanish Fork, UT-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Spanish Fork, UT median $98,497/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Spanish Fork, UT's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Spanish Fork, UT. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 38.2%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 4.4%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 69.4%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
43,632
Median Income
$98,497
Median Home Value
$444,200
Median Age
27.2
Poverty Rate
4.4%
Labor force participation
69.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
38.2%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
780.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
75.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
704.8
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
15
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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42,000 residents44,000 residents46,000 residents48,000 residents50,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 42,762 residents 48,837 residents ▲ +14.2%
Spanish Fork's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
492
housing units authorized
Single-Family
396
detached homes
Multifamily
96
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
11.3
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 282
2020 424
2021 481
2022 614
2023 526
2024 492

Permit volume increased 74% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
73.1%
Carpool
10.8%
Public Transit
0.7%
Walk
0.7%
Work from Home
13.8%
Other
0.9%

Based on 20,189 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Utah - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$85
avg/month
Natural Gas
$48
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$178
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Utah state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Utah state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Spanish Fork sits in

Cost of Living Index
98.9
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,460/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
95.3 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

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44,070 people
Riverton
44,944 people
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45,093 people
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37,544 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Spanish Fork's 43,632 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Linden, NJ
43,614 people
Waxahachie, TX
43,591 people
Leominster, MA
43,697 people
Pittsfield, MA
43,559 people
Lombard, IL
43,722 people
Channelview, TX
43,536 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Spanish Fork's $98,497 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Olivia, PA
$98,511 median income
Hope Valley, RI
$98,481 median income
Plum, PA
$98,475 median income
Sadsburyville, PA
$98,519 median income
University Heights, OH
$98,474 median income
Navarre, FL
$98,522 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Spanish Fork, UT Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Spanish Fork, UT - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 86.7% 8.6% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13.7% White 86.7% Black or African American 0.6% Asian 0.3% American Indian 0.4% Native Hawaiian 0.5% Some other race 2.9% Two or more races 8.6% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Spanish Fork compares to nearby Utah cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Spanish Fork (this city) 43,632 $98,497
Saratoga Springs 44,070 $123,619
Riverton 44,944 $119,093
Bountiful 45,093 $103,723
Census ACS 5-year FIPS UT FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Spanish Fork, UT?

What is the population of Spanish Fork, UT? +

The population of Spanish Fork, UT stands at 43,632 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Spanish Fork, UT? +

The median household income in Spanish Fork is $98,497 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Spanish Fork? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Spanish Fork; the closest available measure is the Utah state average, a cost of living index of 98.9 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Utah vary by metro area.

Is Spanish Fork, UT safe? +

Spanish Fork has a total crime rate of 780.0 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Spanish Fork, UT? +

Spanish Fork's median home value sits at $444,200, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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