Santaquin is a somewhat small city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 16,898 people and three associated neighborhoods, Santaquin is the 52nd largest community in Utah. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Santaquin, 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 Santaquin, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Santaquin’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Santaquin does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $91,301.00.

Also of interest is that Santaquin 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: 11.77% 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, Santaquin 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, Santaquin really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Santaquin 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 population of Santaquin overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Santaquin, 24.74% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Santaquin in 2018 was $26,459, which is low income relative to Utah, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,836 for a family of four. However, Santaquin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Santaquin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Santaquin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Santaquin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Santaquin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.95% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Santaquin include English, German, European, Danish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Santaquin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.