Payson

Population: 1,030
Median household income: $62,262
Median home value: $118,000

Payson is a community in Adams County, Illinois, home to 1,030 residents. The median household income of $62,262 is below the Adams County median ($64,962).

Between 2019 and 2023, Payson's population declined 7.0% from 1,107 to 1,030, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $95,100 to $118,000.

10.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.77 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,030
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,262
Median home value: $118,000
Median gross rent: $967
Housing units: 409
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1071,030

Median household income

$59,926$62,262

Median home value

$95,100$118,000

Median gross rent

$595$967

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,107	$59,926	$95,100	$595
2020	1,398	$62,813	$97,200	$792
2021	1,354	$63,162	$95,500	$725
2022	1,276	$64,313	$114,500	$783
2023	1,030	$62,262	$118,000	$967

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	8.1%
5 to 17	224	21.7%
18 to 24	69	6.7%
25 to 34	140	13.6%
35 to 44	110	10.7%
45 to 54	114	11.1%
55 to 64	149	14.5%
65 to 74	89	8.6%
75 and over	52	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	966	93.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	4.1%
High school graduate	275	42.0%
Some college or associate's	227	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	94	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone89.6%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	484	89.6%
Carpooled	21	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	5.9%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	95	18.7%
15 to 29 min	286	56.3%
30 to 44 min	82	16.1%
45 to 59 min	11	2.2%
60+ min	34	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 10.2% (105 of 1,030)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	75.0%
Nonfamily households	93	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	372	91.0%
Vacant	37	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	313	84.1%
Renter-occupied	59	15.9%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	348	85.1%
1-unit, attached	9	2.2%
2 to 4 units	6	1.5%
5 to 19 units	3	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43	10.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1758265
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8169, -91.2443