Spanish Fork is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 44,102 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Spanish Fork is the 21st largest community in Utah. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Spanish Fork, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Spanish Fork, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Spanish Fork’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Spanish Fork does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $93,989.00.
Also of interest is that Spanish Fork has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.19% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Spanish Fork is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Spanish Fork really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Spanish Fork perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
The citizens of Spanish Fork are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.74% of adults in Spanish Fork have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Spanish Fork in 2022 was $30,832, which is middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,328 for a family of four. However, Spanish Fork contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Spanish Fork is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Spanish Fork home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spanish Fork residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Spanish Fork also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.98% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Spanish Fork include English, German, Scottish, Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Spanish Fork is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.