Demographics of Payson town, Arizona

Payson town, Arizona had 16,693 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +300 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 town, in four figures

16,693
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,622 ±31.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +300 people.; 60.9 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,710 ±$6,943
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 town, Arizona's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Payson town, Arizona'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

About this chart

The figures

Payson town, Arizona's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Payson town, Arizona'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	16,393	100.0	100.0
2021	16,499	100.6	100.2
2022	16,644	101.5	100.7
2023	16,748	102.2	101.6
2024	16,776	102.3	102.5
2025	16,693	101.8	103.1

Population of Payson town, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,393	—
2021	16,499	+106
2022	16,644	+145
2023	16,748	+104
2024	16,776	+28
2025	16,693	−83

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 60.9 ±2.3: for men 58.4 ±5.5 and for women 62.4 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Payson town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	638 ±206	3.8% ±1.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,919 ±425	11.5% ±2.6	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	738 ±204	4.4% ±1.2	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,475 ±389	14.9% ±2.3	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,257 ±506	25.6% ±3.0	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,595 ±595	39.7% ±3.6	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,710 ±$6,943, and income per person $42,466 ±$4,037, in 2024 dollars. The median is $79,964 ±$407 in Arizona and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Payson town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	1,400 ±324	17.0% ±3.9	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,351 ±282	16.4% ±3.3	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,810 ±435	22.0% ±5.2	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,530 ±318	18.6% ±3.8	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,170 ±280	14.2% ±3.3	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	461 ±166	5.6% ±2.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	502 ±187	6.1% ±2.3	11.6% ±0.1	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Payson town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	1,803 ±553	11.0% ±3.4	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	134 to 690	5.7% to 26.6%	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	486 ±210	8.9% ±3.7	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	905 ±273	10.8% ±3.2	10.7% ±0.2	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

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Payson town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Payson town	Arizona	United States
Housing units	10,249 ±444	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.2% ±1.6	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.8% ±4.0	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.7% ±4.7	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.3% ±4.2	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$382,400 ±$22,211	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,345 ±$106	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±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

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Payson town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,050 ±547	12.3% ±3.3	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,658 ±635	82.2% ±3.8	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 129	0% to 0.8%	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	22 to 164	0.1% to 1.0%	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	32 to 168	0.2% to 1.0%	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 272	0% to 1.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	219 to 847	1.3% to 5.1%	4.4% ±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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Payson town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	5,362 ±724	32.3% ±4.4	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,414 ±737	62.7% ±4.4	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 45	0% to 0.3%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	830 ±261	5.0% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	617 ±219	3.7% ±1.3	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	88 to 338	0.5% to 2.0%	6.7% ±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 town among the places of Arizona

47th of 94 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Places of Arizona near Payson town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rio Rico CDP	22,017 ±552
Nogales city	19,841 ±21
New River CDP	18,240 ±1,451
Eloy city	17,433 ±32
Coolidge city	16,636 ±39
Payson town	16,622 ±31
Flowing Wells CDP	16,559 ±1,821
Vail CDP	16,315 ±1,953
Douglas city	15,981 ±41
Tanque Verde CDP	15,866 ±1,130
Fort Mohave CDP	15,715 ±1,150

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