Mapleton vs Payson

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

Mapleton 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 12,340 in Mapleton). Mapleton has the higher median household income ($127,860 vs $84,286 in Payson). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($734,100 vs $388,200 in Payson).

Population, income & housing

	Mapleton	Payson
Population	12,340	22,205
Median age	31.4 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$127,860	$84,286
Median home value	$734,100	$388,200
Median gross rent	$1,392	$1,393
Housing units	3,463	6,941
Homeownership rate	87.0%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.0%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mapleton	Payson
Population	9,872 → 12,340 (+25.0%)	19,842 → 22,205 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$112,730 → $127,860 (+13.4%)	$67,272 → $84,286 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$429,900 → $734,100 (+70.8%)	$231,000 → $388,200 (+68.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,164 → $1,392 (+19.6%)	$1,017 → $1,393 (+37.0%)

Mapleton

Population

9,87212,340

Median household income

$112,730$127,860

Median home value

$429,900$734,100

Median gross rent

$1,164$1,392

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)

	Mapleton	Payson
Under 5	5.4%	7.0%
5 to 17	28.7%	23.8%
18 to 24	12.1%	12.3%
25 to 34	6.1%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.2%
55 to 64	10.0%	8.4%
65 to 74	6.6%	6.9%
75 and over	6.1%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mapleton	Payson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	77.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mapleton	Payson
No high school diploma	2.4%	7.5%
High school graduate	16.6%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mapleton	Payson
Drove alone	68.6%	73.8%
Carpooled	10.2%	11.2%
Public transit	1.1%	1.1%
Walked	1.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	17.9%	12.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mapleton	Payson
1-unit, detached	90.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Mapleton	Payson
Poverty rate	3.2%	6.5%
Average household size	3.62	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	2004	1994