Payson Metro Area

  1. Payson Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Payson Metro Area Statistics
  3. Payson Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Payson Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Payson Metro Area Family Information
  6. Payson Metro Area Education Information
  7. Payson Metro Area Business Information
  8. Payson Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Payson Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Payson Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Payson Metro Area Counties
  12. Payson Metro Area Cities


Payson Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Payson Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 51,335
  • Land Area (2000): 12,348.294 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 72.607 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 28,189
Payson Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 57,482 55.87%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 666 0.65%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 44,744 43.49%

Payson Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Payson Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Payson Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 15,572 14,426 1,147 7.36% 74
1991 16,601 15,327 1,274 7.67% 77
1992 17,053 15,199 1,854 10.87% 109
1993 17,900 16,205 1,695 9.47% 95
1994 18,966 17,378 1,587 8.37% 84
1995 19,478 17,852 1,627 8.35% 84
1996 19,194 17,534 1,660 8.65% 87
1997 19,492 17,960 1,532 7.86% 79
1998 19,591 18,072 1,519 7.75% 78
1999 18,787 17,409 1,379 7.34% 73
2000 20,275 19,222 1,052 5.19% 52
2001 20,316 19,155 1,161 5.72% 57
2002 20,975 19,418 1,557 7.42% 74
2003 20,995 19,480 1,515 7.22% 72
2004 20,703 19,397 1,306 6.31% 63
2005 20,561 19,357 1,204 5.86% 59
2006 20,829 19,782 1,047 5.02% 50
2007 21,071 20,157 914 4.34% 44
2008 21,703 20,580 1,123 5.17% 52
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 21,414 20,299 1,115 5.21% 52
Feb 2008 21,184 20,195 989 4.67% 47
Mar 2008 21,300 20,339 961 4.51% 45
Apr 2008 21,405 20,554 851 3.98% 40
May 2008 21,636 20,756 880 4.07% 41
Jun 2008 22,034 20,861 1,173 5.32% 53
Jul 2008 21,943 20,665 1,278 5.82% 58
Aug 2008 22,115 20,725 1,390 6.29% 63
Sep 2008 22,296 20,830 1,466 6.58% 66
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Payson Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 3,688 18.72%
2. Public Administration 2,096 10.64%
3. Mining 1,812 9.20%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 1,302 6.61%
5. Educational Services 1,024 5.20%
6. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 686 3.48%
7. Health Care 644 3.27%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 618 3.14%
9. Repair and Maintenance 592 3.00%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 550 2.79%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 522 2.65%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 518 2.63%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 474 2.41%
14. Truck Transportation 450 2.28%
15. Metal Manufactuing 378 1.92%
16. Department and Other General Stores 366 1.86%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 366 1.86%
18. Utilities 340 1.73%
19. Finance and Insurance 282 1.43%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 248 1.26%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 2,700 16.47%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 2,128 12.98%
3. Educational Services 1,972 12.03%
4. Public Administration 1,354 8.26%
5. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 810 4.94%
6. Social Assistance 702 4.28%
7. Department and Other General Stores 646 3.94%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 586 3.57%
9. Finance and Insurance 542 3.31%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 522 3.18%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 406 2.48%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 372 2.27%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 364 2.22%
14. Construction 352 2.15%
15. Mining 254 1.55%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 186 1.13%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 158 0.96%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 156 0.95%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 144 0.88%
20. U.S. Postal Service 142 0.87%

Payson Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,042 5.29%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 944 4.79%
3. Law Enforcement Workers 936 4.75%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 918 4.66%
5. Other Management Occupations 912 4.63%
6. Other Construction Trades 898 4.56%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 876 4.45%
8. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 758 3.85%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 714 3.62%
10. Other Production Occupations 644 3.27%
11. Carpenters 598 3.03%
12. Construction Laborers 494 2.51%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 480 2.44%
14. Electricians 480 2.44%
15. Other Protective Service Workers 454 2.30%
16. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 432 2.19%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 406 2.06%
18. Extraction Workers 398 2.02%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 392 1.99%
20. Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 366 1.86%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 908 5.54%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 886 5.40%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 830 5.06%
4. Cashiers 774 4.72%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 740 4.51%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 738 4.50%
7. Waiters and Waitresses 654 3.99%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 590 3.60%
9. Other Management Occupations 588 3.59%
10. Health Technologists and Technicians 586 3.57%
11. Registered Nurses 536 3.27%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 502 3.06%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 486 2.96%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 448 2.73%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 446 2.72%
16. Child Care Workers 442 2.70%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 410 2.50%
18. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 400 2.44%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 384 2.34%
20. Personal Appearance Workers 312 1.90%

Payson Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 33,534 41.93%
15-35 hours 8,053 10.07%
1-14 hours 2,056 2.57%
No regular hours 36,331 45.43%

Payson Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,980 5.81%
5 AM-5:29 AM 1,641 4.82%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 2,218 6.51%
6 AM-6:29 AM 2,612 7.67%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 3,322 9.75%
7 AM-7:29 AM 4,437 13.02%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 6,399 18.78%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3,170 9.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,181 3.47%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,470 4.32%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 646 1.90%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 274 0.80%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,245 6.59%
4 PM-11:59 PM 2,472 7.26%

Payson Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 2,786 8.18%
5-9 8,532 25.04%
10-14 7,460 21.90%
15-19 4,975 14.60%
20-24 3,079 9.04%
25-29 855 2.51%
30-34 2,259 6.63%
35-39 276 0.81%
40-44 168 0.49%
45-59 1,088 3.19%
60-89 890 2.61%
At least 90 1,699 4.99%

Payson Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 92 0.27% 27,595 81.00%
30-44 16 0.05% 2,687 7.89%
45-59 16 0.05% 1,072 3.15%
At least 60 0 0.00% 2,589 7.60%

Payson Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 98 0.28%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 5,234 14.72%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 26,827 75.44%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 78 0.22%
Color 4 Box Other 402 1.13%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 124 0.35%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,304 3.67%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 1,496 4.21%

Payson Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Payson Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 40,330 (100,800 people)
Families (2000): 28,432 (84,698 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 7,585
People at same address in 1995: 52,848
Payson Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 5,002 12.37%
$10,000-$14,999 4,057 10.04%
$15,000-$19,999 3,742 9.26%
$20,000-$24,999 3,644 9.01%
$25,000-$29,999 3,270 8.09%
$30,000-$34,999 2,772 6.86%
$35,000-$39,999 2,522 6.24%
$40,000-$44,999 2,469 6.11%
$45,000-$49,999 1,915 4.74%
$50,000-$59,999 3,276 8.10%
$60,000-$74,999 3,253 8.05%
$75,000-$99,999 2,348 5.81%
$100,000-$124,999 913 2.26%
$125,000-$149,999 378 0.94%
$150,000-$199,999 410 1.01%
$200,000 or more 452 1.12%

Payson Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 5,203 25.83%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 7,309 36.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 723 3.59%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,448 12.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 77 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,160 10.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 26 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,163 5.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 12 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 581 2.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 7 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 429 2.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.01%

Payson Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 26,627 24.67%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 12,958 12.01%
Public Assistance 1,913 1.77%
Retirement 11,485 10.64%
Self Employment 4,891 4.53%
Social Security 16,464 15.25%
Supplemental Security 2,032 1.88%
Wage / Salary 25,232 23.38%
Other 6,334 5.87%

Payson Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 15,098 66.40%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 7,640 33.60%

Payson Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4,515 11.40%
Color 1 Box Married 25,022 63.18%
Color 2 Box Never Married 8,372 21.14%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,696 4.28%

Payson Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 5,386 12.87%
Color 1 Box Married 24,711 59.04%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,448 15.41%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5,310 12.69%

Payson Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Payson Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Payson Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 4,986 6.47%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 13,275 17.23%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 22,256 28.88%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 22,174 28.78%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 4,548 5.90%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 6,007 7.80%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,807 4.94%

Payson Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 871 1.70% 278 0.54% 1,149 2.24%
Kindergarten 1,324 2.58% 118 0.23% 1,442 2.81%
Grades 1-4 6,118 11.92% 374 0.73% 6,492 12.65%
Grades 5-8 6,010 11.71% 453 0.88% 6,463 12.59%
Grades 9-12 5,876 11.45% 270 0.53% 6,146 11.97%
Undergrad college 3,048 5.94% 246 0.48% 3,294 6.42%
Graduate or professional school 364 0.71% 114 0.22% 478 0.93%
Total 23,611 45.99% 1,853 3.61% 25,464 49.60%

Payson Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Payson Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Payson Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 125 122
2004 127 119

Payson Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Payson Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Payson Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 83,202 82.58%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 17,550 17.42%

Payson Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Payson Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 434
Payson Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Payson Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Payson Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 6,694 13.04%
10-19 Years 7,359 14.34%
20-29 Years 4,282 8.34%
30-39 Years 5,726 11.15%
40-49 Years 7,002 13.64%
50-59 Years 6,939 13.52%
60-69 Years 6,295 12.26%
70-79 Years 4,744 9.24%
80-89 Years 1,996 3.89%
90+ Years 298 0.58%

Payson Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 25,249 49.18%
Color 1 Box Female 26,086 50.82%

Payson Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 35,391 68.94%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 8,546 16.65%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 6,412 12.49%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 541 1.05%
Color 2 Box Asian 211 0.41%
Color 1 Box African-American 174 0.34%
Color 6 Box Other Race 36 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 24 0.05%

Payson Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 15,928 22.67%
2. English 12,195 17.36%
3. Irish 11,090 15.78%
4. United States Or American 6,318 8.99%
5. French Non-Basque 3,274 4.66%
6. Italian 2,614 3.72%
7. Scottish 2,281 3.25%
8. Norwegian 2,220 3.16%
9. Dutch 2,208 3.14%
10. Scotch Irish 2,094 2.98%

Payson Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 79,308 81.80%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 9,480 9.78%
3. Other Native North American 6,178 6.37%
4. German 590 0.61%
5. Italian 154 0.16%
6. French 138 0.14%
7. Navajo 136 0.14%
8. Polish 132 0.14%
9. Serbo Croatian 126 0.13%
10. Scandinavian 108 0.11%

Payson Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 99,239 96.45%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,698 1.65%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,955 1.90%

Payson Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Payson Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Payson Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Gila County    

Payson Metro Area Cities Back to top