COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whiteriver vs Payson
PLACE A
Whiteriver, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Payson, Utah
Whiteriver is 82% smaller than Payson. Payson earns more, with a median household income $52,465 higher. Payson has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 10%).
WHITERIVERPAYSONDIFFERENCE
Total population4,54524,630−82% vs Payson
Population density2901,871−1,582
Population growth10.1%15.3%−5.2 pts
Median age30.929.5+1.4
Male52.3%55.1%−2.8 pts
Female47.7%44.9%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born0.5%7.2%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.9%76.8%−75.9 pts
Black0.6%1.1%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%17.9%−16.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other96.9%4.0%+92.9 pts
Median household income$37,440$89,905−$52,465
Per capita income$12,412$30,564−$18,152
Poverty rate42.2%7.3%+34.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.352+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%27.9%−23.8 pts
Graduate degree0.7%6.4%−5.7 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%5.8%+3.9 pts
Labor force participation36.8%69.8%−33.0 pts
Median home value$59,500$429,600−$370,100
Median gross rent$568$1,549−$981
Owner-occupied50.9%82.1%−31.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%4.5%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households14.8%41.3%−26.4 pts
Average commute21.623.1−1.6
Worked from home0.5%14.5%−13.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured32.3%10.3%+22.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024