Payson vs Star Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Payson and Star Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Payson and Star Valley 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 2,517 in Star Valley). Star Valley has the higher median household income ($66,075 vs $65,175 in Payson). Since 2019, Star Valley's population has grown faster (+57.0% vs +6.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Payson	Star Valley
Population	16,494	2,517
Median age	58.9 yrs	66.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,175	$66,075
Median home value	$343,200	—
Median gross rent	$1,355	$966
Housing units	9,824	1,973
Homeownership rate	77.2%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Payson	Star Valley
Population	15,545 → 16,494 (+6.1%)	1,603 → 2,517 (+57.0%)
Median household income	$51,280 → $65,175 (+27.1%)	$28,058 → $66,075 (+135.5%)
Median home value	$236,300 → $343,200 (+45.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,355 (+40.3%)	$323 → $966 (+199.1%)

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

Star Valley

Population

1,6032,517

Median household income

$28,058$66,075

Median gross rent

$323$966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Payson	Star Valley
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.1%	0.9%
18 to 24	4.9%	4.4%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	6.5%	0.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	3.2%
55 to 64	16.9%	26.6%
65 to 74	21.4%	30.1%
75 and over	16.4%	24.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Payson	Star Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	1.4%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Payson	Star Valley
No high school diploma	7.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	25.8%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Payson	Star Valley
Drove alone	71.5%	68.4%
Carpooled	17.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	15.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	15.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Payson	Star Valley
1-unit, detached	75.2%	42.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	9.3%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	47.9%

Poverty & households

	Payson	Star Valley
Poverty rate	8.3%	6.9%
Average household size	2.06	1.60
Mean commute (minutes)	18	10
Median year structure built	1992	2000