Arizona · Census place 53700
Payson town, AZ
Quick answer
Payson town has 16,494 residents, ranking #47 of 467 places in Arizona. Median household income is $65,175, the median home is worth $343,200 and median gross rent runs $1,355 a month.
- Population
- 16,494Payson town residents
- Median household income
- $65,175Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $343,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,355Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 58.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Payson town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Payson town median would spend about 24.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.3% of residents and 77.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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