COMPARING TWO PLACES
Meadow vs Payson
PLACE A
Meadow, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Payson, Utah
Meadow is 97% smaller than Payson. Payson earns more, with a median household income $40,563 higher. Payson has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 1%).
MEADOWPAYSONDIFFERENCE
Total population62324,630−97% vs Payson
Population density3871,871−1,484
Population growth1.3%15.3%−14.0 pts
Median age33.329.5+3.8
Male57.5%55.1%+2.3 pts
Female42.5%44.9%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born17.0%7.2%+9.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.0%76.8%−54.8 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino78.0%17.9%+60.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Median household income$49,342$89,905−$40,563
Per capita income$27,311$30,564−$3,253
Poverty rate10.0%7.3%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.352+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%27.9%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree1.9%6.4%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%5.8%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation66.4%69.8%−3.4 pts
Median home value$80,900$429,600−$348,700
Median gross rent$721$1,549−$828
Owner-occupied73.1%82.1%−9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.5%4.5%+15.0 pts
Rent-burdened households10.2%41.3%−31.1 pts
Average commute37.823.1+14.6
Worked from home9.4%14.5%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured26.3%10.3%+16.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025