COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sigurd vs Payson
PLACE A
Sigurd, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Payson, Utah
Sigurd is 98% smaller than Payson. Payson earns more, with a median household income $9,548 higher. Payson has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -6%).
SIGURDPAYSONDIFFERENCE
Total population43124,630−98% vs Payson
Population density4031,871−1,468
Population growth-5.6%15.3%−20.9 pts
Median age34.729.5+5.2
Male50.2%55.1%−4.9 pts
Female49.8%44.9%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%76.8%+17.5 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%17.9%−14.0 pts
Asian1.1%0.2%+1.0 pts
Other0.7%4.0%−3.3 pts
Median household income$80,357$89,905−$9,548
Per capita income$28,130$30,564−$2,434
Poverty rate5.4%7.3%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.352Even
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%27.9%−15.7 pts
Graduate degree2.0%6.4%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.8%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation73.8%69.8%+4.0 pts
Median home value$270,300$429,600−$159,300
Median gross rent$957$1,549−$592
Owner-occupied89.8%82.1%+7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%4.5%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.3%−41.3 pts
Average commute14.823.1−8.3
Worked from home5.8%14.5%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured16.2%10.3%+5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025