COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salina vs Payson
PLACE A
Salina, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Payson, Utah
Salina is 95% smaller than Payson. Payson earns more, with a median household income $47,309 higher. Payson has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -22%).
SALINAPAYSONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,12724,630−95% vs Payson
Population density1,0501,871−821
Population growth-22.3%15.3%−37.6 pts
Median age34.629.5+5.1
Male46.3%55.1%−8.9 pts
Female53.7%44.9%+8.9 pts
Foreign-born0.7%7.2%−6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.5%76.8%−31.4 pts
Black0.1%1.1%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%17.9%−14.2 pts
Asian0.1%0.2%−0.1 pts
Other50.7%4.0%+46.7 pts
Median household income$42,596$89,905−$47,309
Per capita income$23,320$30,564−$7,244
Poverty rate32.6%7.3%+25.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.352+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%27.9%−14.6 pts
Graduate degree5.2%6.4%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%5.8%+3.9 pts
Labor force participation52.2%69.8%−17.6 pts
Median home value$98,300$429,600−$331,300
Median gross rent$746$1,549−$803
Owner-occupied53.0%82.1%−29.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.6%4.5%+12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households48.0%41.3%+6.7 pts
Average commute26.123.1+3.0
Worked from home6.4%14.5%−8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured24.7%10.3%+14.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025