COMPARING TWO PLACES
Price vs Payson
PLACE A
Price, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Payson, Utah
Price is 66% smaller than Payson. Payson earns more, with a median household income $36,702 higher. Payson has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -6%).
PRICEPAYSONDIFFERENCE
Total population8,36824,630−66% vs Payson
Population density1,6621,871−209
Population growth-5.7%15.3%−21.1 pts
Median age36.729.5+7.2
Male48.0%55.1%−7.1 pts
Female52.0%44.9%+7.1 pts
Foreign-born1.9%7.2%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.8%76.8%−0.0 pts
Black1.1%1.1%Even
Hispanic / Latino16.8%17.9%−1.1 pts
Asian0.4%0.2%+0.2 pts
Other4.9%4.0%+0.9 pts
Median household income$53,203$89,905−$36,702
Per capita income$27,816$30,564−$2,748
Poverty rate17.7%7.3%+10.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4360.352+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%27.9%−8.8 pts
Graduate degree6.4%6.4%−0.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%5.8%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation57.9%69.8%−11.9 pts
Median home value$225,600$429,600−$204,000
Median gross rent$855$1,549−$694
Owner-occupied61.3%82.1%−20.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%4.5%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households45.6%41.3%+4.3 pts
Average commute15.823.1−7.3
Worked from home6.4%14.5%−8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.9%−0.8 pts
Uninsured5.9%10.3%−4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025