American Fork is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 21,925 people and four constituent neighborhoods, American Fork is the 26th largest community in Utah.

American Fork is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, American Fork is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in American Fork who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.35%), sales jobs (12.04%), and management occupations (7.58%).

Also of interest is that American Fork has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For most residents of American Fork, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98% of people in American Fork drive alone to work on most days, making American Fork a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of American Fork's landscape.

Being a small city, American Fork does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

American Fork Information and Demographics

The education level of American Fork citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 29.57% of adults in American Fork have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in American Fork in 2000 was $16,293, which is middle income relative to Utah, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,172 for a family of four. However, American Fork contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call American Fork home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in American Fork is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in American Fork include English, German, Danish, Scottish, European, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in American Fork is English. Some people also speak Spanish.