Highland vs Payson

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

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

Payson has the higher population (22,205 vs 19,625 in Highland). Highland has the higher median household income ($178,662 vs $84,286 in Payson). Highland has the higher median home value ($846,900 vs $388,200 in Payson).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Payson
Population	19,625	22,205
Median age	26.2 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$178,662	$84,286
Median home value	$846,900	$388,200
Median gross rent	$2,100	$1,393
Housing units	5,005	6,941
Homeownership rate	92.9%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.9%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Payson
Population	18,726 → 19,625 (+4.8%)	19,842 → 22,205 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$139,453 → $178,662 (+28.1%)	$67,272 → $84,286 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$559,600 → $846,900 (+51.3%)	$231,000 → $388,200 (+68.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,655 → $2,100 (+26.9%)	$1,017 → $1,393 (+37.0%)

Highland

Population

18,72619,625

Median household income

$139,453$178,662

Median home value

$559,600$846,900

Median gross rent

$1,655$2,100

Payson

Population

19,84222,205

Median household income

$67,272$84,286

Median home value

$231,000$388,200

Median gross rent

$1,017$1,393

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Payson
Under 5	6.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	31.6%	23.8%
18 to 24	11.3%	12.3%
25 to 34	7.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.6%	9.2%
55 to 64	8.0%	8.4%
65 to 74	5.4%	6.9%
75 and over	3.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Payson
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	77.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	1.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.8%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Payson
No high school diploma	1.0%	7.5%
High school graduate	7.2%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	44.9%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Payson
Drove alone	64.7%	73.8%
Carpooled	6.7%	11.2%
Public transit	0.4%	1.1%
Walked	2.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	23.2%	12.2%
Other means	2.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Payson
1-unit, detached	90.4%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.1%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Payson
Poverty rate	2.1%	6.5%
Average household size	4.10	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	2004	1994