Utah · Census place 58730
Payson city, UT
Quick answer
Payson city has 22,205 residents, ranking #42 of 334 places in Utah. Median household income is $84,286, the median home is worth $388,200 and median gross rent runs $1,393 a month.
- Population
- 22,205Payson city residents
- Median household income
- $84,286Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $388,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,393Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Payson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Payson city median would spend about 19.8% 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 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 82.2% 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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