Payson vs Quincy

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

Payson and Quincy are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Quincy has the higher population (39,188 vs 1,030 in Payson). Payson has the higher median household income ($62,262 vs $56,372 in Quincy). Quincy has the higher median home value ($146,100 vs $118,000 in Payson).

Population, income & housing

	Payson	Quincy
Population	1,030	39,188
Median age	34.9 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,262	$56,372
Median home value	$118,000	$146,100
Median gross rent	$967	$824
Housing units	409	19,026
Homeownership rate	84.1%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Payson	Quincy
Population	1,107 → 1,030 (-7.0%)	40,280 → 39,188 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$59,926 → $62,262 (+3.9%)	$46,189 → $56,372 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$95,100 → $118,000 (+24.1%)	$116,300 → $146,100 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $967 (+62.5%)	$710 → $824 (+16.1%)

Payson

Population

1,1071,030

Median household income

$59,926$62,262

Median home value

$95,100$118,000

Median gross rent

$595$967

Quincy

Population

40,28039,188

Median household income

$46,189$56,372

Median home value

$116,300$146,100

Median gross rent

$710$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Payson	Quincy
Under 5	8.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	21.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.3%
75 and over	5.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Payson	Quincy
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Payson	Quincy
No high school diploma	4.1%	7.7%
High school graduate	42.0%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Payson	Quincy
Drove alone	89.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	3.9%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	5.9%	7.3%
Other means	0.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Payson	Quincy
1-unit, detached	85.1%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Payson	Quincy
Poverty rate	10.2%	15.4%
Average household size	2.77	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	24	14
Median year structure built	1973	1959