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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Payson is $23,784, which is lower than the state average of $25,537 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Payson median household income is $42,987, which has grown by 27.79% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 23.10% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Payson residents spend 23.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #114

Payson, AZ	23,784 USD
Arizona	25,537 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Payson, AZ	24,963 USD
Arizona	29,620 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Payson, AZ	29,968 USD
Arizona	33,118 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Payson, AZ	21,083 USD
Arizona	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #159

Payson, AZ	42,987 USD
Arizona	49,928 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Payson, AZ	52,087 USD
Arizona	67,557 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #117

Payson, AZ	27.79%
Arizona	23.10%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Payson, AZ		Arizona		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.95%	$13,549, see rank	19.57%	$18,470	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	54.75%	$19,080, see rank	31.36%	$18,683	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.17%	$2,762, see rank	2.46%	$3,462	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	35.34%	$27,289, see rank	19.60%	$24,698	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Payson, AZ	51,711 USD
Arizona	59,088 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Payson, AZ	62,526 USD
Arizona	77,415 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Payson, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
White	$42,775, see rank	$51,717	$56,900
Hispanic	$33,326, see rank	$38,567	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,000, see rank	$31,549	$37,170
One Race, Other	$50,194, see rank	$36,660	$40,300
Two or More Races	$48,836, see rank	$46,722	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Payson, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
less than 25	$14,722, see rank	$25,790	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,585, see rank	$53,575	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,895, see rank	$59,068	$65,027
65 or over	$39,803, see rank	$40,054	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Payson, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,223, see rank	5,121,781	248,775,628
Male¹	6,056, 45.80%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,078, 50.83%, see rank	65.31%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,078, 50.83%, see rank	64.70%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,836, 92.14%, see rank	89.68%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	242, 7.86%, see rank	10.32%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,978, 49.17%, see rank	34.69%	30.72%
Female¹	7,167, 54.20%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,666, 37.20%, see rank	54.98%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,666, 37.20%, see rank	54.89%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,397, 89.91%, see rank	90.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	269, 10.09%, see rank	9.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,501, 62.80%, see rank	45.02%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Payson, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,939, 100%	2,720,076	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,921, 79.39%, see rank	76.37%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	535, 10.83%, see rank	11.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.02%	5.06%
Walked	11, 0.22%, see rank	2.02%	2.78%
Other Means	167, 3.38%, see rank	2.72%	1.79%
Worked at Home	305, 6.18%, see rank	5.58%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Payson, AZ	23.8 minutes
Arizona	24.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Payson, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,233	2,754,982	143,435,233
Male¹	2,836, 54.19%, see rank	53.18%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	667, 23.52%, see rank	32.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	698, 24.61%, see rank	17.63%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	472, 16.64%, see rank	19.48%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	40, 1.41%, see rank	0.91%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	409, 14.42%, see rank	9.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	373, 13.15%, see rank	13.85%	17.94%
Female¹	2,397, 45.81%, see rank	46.82%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,034, 43.14%, see rank	38.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	642, 26.78%, see rank	22.32%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	594, 24.78%, see rank	34.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	80, 3.34%, see rank	4.62%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Payson, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,233, 100%	2,754,982	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	278, 5.31%, see rank	1.55%	1.96%
Construction	501, 9.57%, see rank	6.56%	6.17%
Manufacturing	215, 4.11%, see rank	7.33%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	51, 0.97%, see rank	2.40%	2.75%
Retail Trade	563, 10.76%, see rank	12.28%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	214, 4.09%, see rank	4.93%	4.93%
Information	26, 0.50%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	261, 4.99%, see rank	7.97%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	381, 7.28%, see rank	11.67%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,605, 30.67%, see rank	22.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	631, 12.06%, see rank	10.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	327, 6.25%, see rank	5.66%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	180, 3.44%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Payson, AZ	%	Arizona	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,988	13.28%, see rank	18.24%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	381	8.81%, see rank	13.33%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.