COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Pleasant vs Payson
PLACE A
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Payson, Utah
Mount Pleasant is 83% smaller than Payson. Payson earns more, with a median household income $38,085 higher. Payson has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -5%).
MOUNT PLEASANTPAYSONDIFFERENCE
Total population4,10824,630−83% vs Payson
Population density4,1041,871+2,232
Population growth-4.7%15.3%−20.0 pts
Median age51.029.5+21.5
Male45.3%55.1%−9.9 pts
Female54.7%44.9%+9.9 pts
Foreign-born1.1%7.2%−6.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%76.8%+21.6 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%17.9%−17.6 pts
Asian0.1%0.2%−0.1 pts
Other1.2%4.0%−2.8 pts
Median household income$51,820$89,905−$38,085
Per capita income$32,677$30,564+$2,113
Poverty rate11.1%7.3%+3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.352+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%27.9%−10.2 pts
Graduate degree4.8%6.4%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%5.8%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation55.1%69.8%−14.7 pts
Median home value$143,000$429,600−$286,600
Median gross rent$721$1,549−$828
Owner-occupied65.8%82.1%−16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.9%4.5%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households25.8%41.3%−15.4 pts
Average commute28.123.1+5.0
Worked from home11.0%14.5%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured1.6%10.3%−8.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025