COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elberta vs Payson
PLACE A
Elberta, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Payson, Utah
Elberta is 99% smaller than Payson. Elberta earns more, with a median household income $24,470 higher. Payson has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -12%).
ELBERTAPAYSONDIFFERENCE
Total population31724,630−99% vs Payson
Population density4241,871−1,448
Population growth-11.6%15.3%−26.9 pts
Median age53.029.5+23.5
Male54.6%55.1%−0.5 pts
Female45.4%44.9%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%76.8%+10.5 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%17.9%−17.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other12.6%4.0%+8.6 pts
Median household income$114,375$89,905+$24,470
Per capita income$64,773$30,564+$34,209
Poverty rate0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.352+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%27.9%+7.9 pts
Graduate degree20.4%6.4%+14.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.8%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation46.7%69.8%−23.1 pts
Median home value$267,600$429,600−$162,000
Median gross rent$813$1,549−$736
Owner-occupied95.7%82.1%+13.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate61.7%4.5%+57.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.3%−41.3 pts
Average commute12.823.1−10.4
Worked from home6.8%14.5%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured13.8%10.3%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025