Central Heights-Midland City vs Payson

A side-by-side comparison of Central Heights-Midland City and Payson: population, income, housing, and more.

Central Heights-Midland City and Payson are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Payson has the higher population (16,494 vs 2,678 in Central Heights-Midland City). Central Heights-Midland City has the higher median household income ($75,347 vs $65,175 in Payson). Payson has the higher median home value ($343,200 vs $123,400 in Central Heights-Midland City).

Population, income & housing

	Central Heights-Midland City	Payson
Population	2,678	16,494
Median age	38.0 yrs	58.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,347	$65,175
Median home value	$123,400	$343,200
Median gross rent	$1,264	$1,355
Housing units	1,202	9,824
Homeownership rate	79.1%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Heights-Midland City	Payson
Population	2,774 → 2,678 (-3.5%)	15,545 → 16,494 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$42,559 → $75,347 (+77.0%)	$51,280 → $65,175 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$110,500 → $123,400 (+11.7%)	$236,300 → $343,200 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$907 → $1,264 (+39.4%)	$966 → $1,355 (+40.3%)

Central Heights-Midland City

Population

2,7742,678

Median household income

$42,559$75,347

Median home value

$110,500$123,400

Median gross rent

$907$1,264

Payson

Population

15,54516,494

Median household income

$51,280$65,175

Median home value

$236,300$343,200

Median gross rent

$966$1,355

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Heights-Midland City	Payson
Under 5	6.5%	4.1%
5 to 17	23.3%	12.1%
18 to 24	13.5%	4.9%
25 to 34	4.6%	8.5%
35 to 44	17.8%	6.5%
45 to 54	7.2%	9.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	16.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	21.4%
75 and over	6.5%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Heights-Midland City	Payson
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	31.4%	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Heights-Midland City	Payson
No high school diploma	11.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	39.7%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Heights-Midland City	Payson
Drove alone	64.1%	71.5%
Carpooled	20.0%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Heights-Midland City	Payson
1-unit, detached	66.5%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	32.8%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Central Heights-Midland City	Payson
Poverty rate	20.9%	8.3%
Average household size	2.76	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	14	18
Median year structure built	1974	1992