Payson

Population: 22,205
Median household income: $84,286
Median home value: $388,200

Payson, a community in Utah County, Utah, has 22,205 residents. At $84,286, its median household income sits below Utah County's $96,877.

Between 2019 and 2023, Payson's population grew 11.9% from 19,842 to 22,205, while its median home value rose 68.1% from $231,000 to $388,200.

The median resident is 29.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,205
Median age: 29.3 yrs
Median household income: $84,286
Median home value: $388,200
Median gross rent: $1,393
Housing units: 6,941
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,842	$67,272	$231,000	$1,017
2020	20,181	$69,014	$250,700	$1,103
2021	21,093	$75,682	$278,100	$1,244
2022	21,529	$81,387	$339,400	$1,258
2023	22,205	$84,286	$388,200	$1,393

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,547	7.0%
5 to 17	5,278	23.8%
18 to 24	2,723	12.3%
25 to 34	3,146	14.2%
35 to 44	3,117	14.0%
45 to 54	2,053	9.2%
55 to 64	1,858	8.4%
65 to 74	1,543	6.9%
75 and over	940	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,144	77.2%
Black or African American	26	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	0.4%
Asian	104	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	172	0.8%
Some other race	112	0.5%
Two or more races	588	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,968	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	946	7.5%
High school graduate	3,553	28.1%
Some college or associate's	4,794	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,654	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	710	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,763	73.8%
Carpooled	1,173	11.2%
Public transit	117	1.1%
Walked	62	0.6%
Bicycle	38	0.4%
Worked from home	1,278	12.2%
Other means	87	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,829	30.6%
15 to 29 min	4,083	44.2%
30 to 44 min	1,417	15.3%
45 to 59 min	354	3.8%
60+ min	557	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.30
Poverty rate: 6.5% (1,437 of 22,037)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,507	82.5%
Nonfamily households	1,167	17.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,674	96.2%
Vacant	267	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,485	82.2%
Renter-occupied	1,189	17.8%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,387	77.6%
1-unit, attached	451	6.5%
2 to 4 units	311	4.5%
5 to 19 units	390	5.6%
20 or more units	149	2.1%
Mobile home & other	253	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4958730
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.0359, -111.7388