Payson vs Springville

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

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

Springville has the higher population (35,474 vs 22,205 in Payson). Springville has the higher median household income ($88,516 vs $84,286 in Payson). Springville has the higher median home value ($429,200 vs $388,200 in Payson).

Population, income & housing

	Payson	Springville
Population	22,205	35,474
Median age	29.3 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$84,286	$88,516
Median home value	$388,200	$429,200
Median gross rent	$1,393	$1,472
Housing units	6,941	10,865
Homeownership rate	82.2%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Payson	Springville
Population	19,842 → 22,205 (+11.9%)	32,952 → 35,474 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$67,272 → $84,286 (+25.3%)	$69,139 → $88,516 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$231,000 → $388,200 (+68.1%)	$260,200 → $429,200 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,017 → $1,393 (+37.0%)	$1,091 → $1,472 (+34.9%)

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

Springville

Population

32,95235,474

Median household income

$69,139$88,516

Median home value

$260,200$429,200

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,472

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Payson	Springville
Under 5	7.0%	10.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	25.5%
18 to 24	12.3%	9.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	16.1%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.2%	9.3%
55 to 64	8.4%	7.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	5.9%
75 and over	4.2%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Payson	Springville
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	76.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.8%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.9%	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Payson	Springville
No high school diploma	7.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	28.1%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Payson	Springville
Drove alone	73.8%	70.3%
Carpooled	11.2%	12.9%
Public transit	1.1%	1.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.2%	14.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Payson	Springville
1-unit, detached	77.6%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	7.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Payson	Springville
Poverty rate	6.5%	7.5%
Average household size	3.30	3.34
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1994	1995