Demographics of Payson city, Utah

Payson city, Utah had 24,630 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,285 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Payson city, in four figures

24,630
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 23,039 ±66.; +15.4%
Change since July 2020: +3,285 people.; 29.5 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,905 ±$6,542
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Payson city, Utah's population grew 15.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Payson city, Utah's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Payson city, Utah's population grew 15.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Payson city, Utah's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,345	100.0	100.0
2021	22,194	104.0	100.2
2022	22,633	106.0	100.7
2023	24,281	113.8	101.6
2024	24,575	115.1	102.5
2025	24,630	115.4	103.1

Population of Payson city, Utah on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	21,345	—
2021	22,194	+849
2022	22,633	+439
2023	24,281	+1,648
2024	24,575	+294
2025	24,630	+55

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.5 ±2.0: for men 27.1 ±2.7 and for women 32.2 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Payson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Utah	United States
Under 5	1,462 ±239	6.3% ±1.0	6.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,621 ±595	24.4% ±2.6	20.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,876 ±447	12.5% ±1.9	11.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,289 ±576	27.3% ±2.5	28.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,408 ±446	19.1% ±1.9	20.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,383 ±289	10.3% ±1.3	11.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,905 ±$6,542, and income per person $30,564 ±$1,881, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,166 ±$774 in Utah and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Payson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Utah	United States
Under $25,000	647 ±201	9.5% ±2.9	9.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	671 ±193	9.8% ±2.8	13.8% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,297 ±299	19.0% ±4.3	15.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,378 ±248	20.2% ±3.5	14.2% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,587 ±257	23.2% ±3.6	21.6% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	890 ±233	13.0% ±3.3	11.9% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	356 ±104	5.2% ±1.5	13.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Payson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Utah	United States
All ages	1,663 ±620	7.3% ±2.7	8.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	187 to 731	2.7% to 10.3%	8.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	998 ±358	7.9% ±2.8	8.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	206 ±91	6.4% ±2.7	7.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Payson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Payson city	Utah	United States
Housing units	7,146 ±361	1,223,468 ±257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±0.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±1.9	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.1% ±3.1	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.9% ±3.4	29.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$429,600 ±$15,766	$489,400 ±$1,629	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,549 ±$128	$1,496 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Payson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Utah	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,119 ±789	17.9% ±3.4	15.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,700 ±850	76.8% ±3.7	74.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21 to 497	0.1% to 2.2%	1.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7 to 71	< 0.1% to 0.3%	2.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 94	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 296	0% to 1.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 203	< 0.1% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	640 ±276	2.8% ±1.2	4.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Payson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Utah	United States
Born in the state	15,768 ±880	68.4% ±3.8	60.7% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,484 ±674	23.8% ±2.9	29.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 210	0.1% to 0.9%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,667 ±559	7.2% ±2.4	8.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	526 ±157	2.3% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,141 ±555	5.0% ±2.4	5.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Payson city among the places of Utah

42nd of 97 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Utah page.

Places of Utah near Payson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Magna metro township	30,031 ±50
South Salt Lake city	26,352 ±46
Farmington city	25,389 ±73
Clinton city	23,612 ±33
North Salt Lake city	23,474 ±35
Payson city	23,039 ±66
Hurricane city	22,771 ±26
North Ogden city	21,947 ±75
West Haven city	21,563 ±60
Highland city	20,119 ±61
Brigham City city	19,992 ±58

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Payson city, Utah

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026