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鈥檚 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.