COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wagon Wheel vs Payson
PLACE A
Wagon Wheel, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Payson, Utah
Wagon Wheel is 93% smaller than Payson. Payson earns more, with a median household income $21,410 higher.
WAGON WHEELPAYSONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,71624,630−93% vs Payson
Population density6771,871−1,194
Population growth12.3%15.3%−3.0 pts
Median age52.629.5+23.1
Male45.8%55.1%−9.3 pts
Female54.2%44.9%+9.3 pts
Foreign-born5.8%7.2%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.1%76.8%−3.7 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%17.9%−12.1 pts
Asian1.8%0.2%+1.6 pts
Other19.3%4.0%+15.3 pts
Median household income$68,495$89,905−$21,410
Per capita income$33,794$30,564+$3,230
Poverty rate7.8%7.3%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3200.352−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%27.9%−3.3 pts
Graduate degree9.7%6.4%+3.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.8%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation49.6%69.8%−20.2 pts
Median home value$320,400$429,600−$109,200
Median gross rent$1,309$1,549−$240
Owner-occupied69.0%82.1%−13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.0%4.5%+31.5 pts
Rent-burdened households58.7%41.3%+17.4 pts
Average commute15.923.1−7.3
Worked from home7.8%14.5%−6.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured3.5%10.3%−6.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024