Payson

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  2. Payson Statistics
  3. Payson Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Payson Employment Information
  5. Payson Family Information
  6. Payson Education Information
  7. Payson Public Benefits Information
  8. Payson Criminal Information
  9. Payson Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Payson Zip Codes


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Payson Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 17,349
  • Land Area (2000): 1,940.275 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.001 square kilometers
Payson Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 12,259 2002 14,485 2004 14,719
2000 13,518 2003 14,458 2005 14,966
2001 14,089     2006 15,292

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Houses (2000): 10,497
Payson Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 11,080 62.50%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 47 0.27%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 6,602 37.24%

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Payson Employment Information Back to top
Payson Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 956 26.15%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 329 9.00%
3. Public Administration 325 8.89%
4. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 158 4.32%
5. Educational Services 158 4.32%
6. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 145 3.97%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 134 3.67%
8. Repair and Maintenance 127 3.47%
9. Department and Other General Stores 117 3.20%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 117 3.20%
11. Finance and Insurance 87 2.38%
12. Health Care 85 2.32%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 83 2.27%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 77 2.11%
15. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 68 1.86%
16. Utilities 58 1.59%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 49 1.34%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 46 1.26%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 46 1.26%
20. Other Transportation 42 1.15%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 555 18.17%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 408 13.36%
3. Educational Services 288 9.43%
4. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 192 6.29%
5. Public Administration 146 4.78%
6. Finance and Insurance 136 4.45%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 132 4.32%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 122 3.99%
9. Social Assistance 118 3.86%
10. Department and Other General Stores 117 3.83%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 68 2.23%
12. Construction 63 2.06%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 58 1.90%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 56 1.83%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 46 1.51%
16. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 42 1.38%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 39 1.28%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 32 1.05%
19. Other Transportation 32 1.05%
20. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 30 0.98%

Payson Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 233 6.37%
2. Other Management Occupations 225 6.15%
3. Carpenters 218 5.96%
4. Other Construction Trades 193 5.28%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 169 4.62%
6. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 144 3.94%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 143 3.91%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 111 3.04%
9. Law Enforcement Workers 109 2.98%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 108 2.95%
11. Construction Laborers 106 2.90%
12. Top Executives 94 2.57%
13. Other Installation / Maintenance 92 2.52%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 88 2.41%
15. Other Production Occupations 83 2.27%
16. Cashiers 79 2.16%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 76 2.08%
18. Other Protective Service Workers 71 1.94%
19. Vehicle Mechanics 69 1.89%
20. Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 65 1.78%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 190 6.22%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 174 5.70%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 150 4.91%
4. Cashiers 148 4.85%
5. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 135 4.42%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 124 4.06%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 122 3.99%
8. Other Management Occupations 121 3.96%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 121 3.96%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 116 3.80%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 113 3.70%
12. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 100 3.27%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 94 3.08%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 86 2.82%
15. Other Food Preparation and Servers 81 2.65%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 80 2.62%
17. Registered Nurses 80 2.62%
18. Other Personal Care, Not child care 71 2.32%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 68 2.23%
20. Child Care Workers 62 2.03%

Payson Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,594 38.98%
15-35 hours 1,743 12.14%
1-14 hours 411 2.86%
No regular hours 6,604 46.01%

Payson Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 223 3.58%
5 AM-5:29 AM 230 3.69%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 285 4.57%
6 AM-6:29 AM 464 7.45%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 570 9.15%
7 AM-7:29 AM 851 13.66%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,322 21.21%
8 AM-8:29 AM 734 11.78%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 277 4.44%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 328 5.26%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 104 1.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 46 0.74%
Noon-3:59 PM 397 6.37%
4 PM-11:59 PM 401 6.43%

Payson Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 619 9.93%
5-9 2,018 32.38%
10-14 1,613 25.88%
15-19 664 10.65%
20-24 351 5.63%
25-29 104 1.67%
30-34 254 4.08%
35-39 59 0.95%
40-44 13 0.21%
45-59 128 2.05%
60-89 112 1.80%
At least 90 297 4.77%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 7 0.11% 5,362 86.04%
30-44 0 0.00% 326 5.23%
45-59 0 0.00% 128 2.05%
At least 60 0 0.00% 409 6.56%

Payson Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 41 0.62%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 853 12.92%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,977 75.36%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 14 0.21%
Color 4 Box Other 64 0.97%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 7 0.11%
Color 6 Box Walked 276 4.18%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 372 5.63%

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Payson Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,483 (17,496 people)
Families (2000): 5,286 (14,435 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,405
People at same address in 1995: 7,214
Payson Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 627 8.38%
$10,000-$14,999 733 9.80%
$15,000-$19,999 678 9.06%
$20,000-$24,999 695 9.29%
$25,000-$29,999 581 7.76%
$30,000-$34,999 578 7.72%
$35,000-$39,999 511 6.83%
$40,000-$44,999 517 6.91%
$45,000-$49,999 333 4.45%
$50,000-$59,999 616 8.23%
$60,000-$74,999 632 8.45%
$75,000-$99,999 475 6.35%
$100,000-$124,999 188 2.51%
$125,000-$149,999 75 1.00%
$150,000-$199,999 119 1.59%
$200,000 or more 125 1.67%

Payson Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,897 25.65%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,161 42.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 284 3.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 803 10.86%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 33 0.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 659 8.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 10 0.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 322 4.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 135 1.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 4 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 85 1.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Payson Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,758 22.69%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,124 14.90%
Public Assistance 208 0.99%
Retirement 2,523 12.03%
Self Employment 1,119 5.34%
Social Security 3,357 16.01%
Supplemental Security 311 1.48%
Wage / Salary 4,464 21.29%
Other 1,106 5.27%

Payson Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,177 71.62%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,259 28.38%

Payson Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 694 9.90%
Color 1 Box Married 4,738 67.61%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,245 17.77%
Color 3 Box Widowed 331 4.72%

Payson Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,109 14.52%
Color 1 Box Married 4,770 62.45%
Color 2 Box Never Married 850 11.13%
Color 3 Box Widowed 909 11.90%

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Payson Education Information Back to top
Payson Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 554 3.96%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,827 13.06%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,011 28.67%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,458 31.87%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 884 6.32%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,408 10.07%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 846 6.05%

Payson 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 119 0.69% 67 0.39% 186 1.07%
Kindergarten 146 0.84% 31 0.18% 177 1.02%
Grades 1-4 877 5.06% 43 0.25% 920 5.30%
Grades 5-8 884 5.10% 32 0.18% 916 5.28%
Grades 9-12 816 4.70% 19 0.11% 835 4.81%
Undergrad college 579 3.34% 48 0.28% 627 3.61%
Graduate or professional school 85 0.49% 41 0.24% 126 0.73%
Total 3,506 20.21% 281 1.62% 3,787 21.83%

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Payson Public Benefits Information Back to top
Payson Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 15,593 89.49%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,831 10.51%

Payson 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 Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 1
Payson Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 1.387 0.408 0.000 0.163 1.958 0.163 3.589 30.345 1.958 36.055
2000 1.775 0.370 0.000 0.148 2.293 0.148 8.063 32.845 1.036 42.092
2001 1.703 0.639 0.071 0.213 2.626 0.284 8.375 27.823 2.058 38.541
2002 2.002 0.207 0.069 0.069 2.347 0.552 5.178 27.960 1.174 34.864
2003 1.937 0.069 0.000 0.138 2.144 0.415 4.565 29.672 1.591 35.828
2004 1.698 0.340 0.000 0.136 2.174 0.136 3.465 23.371 1.019 27.855
2005 0.735 0.267 0.000 0.134 1.136 0.067 3.742 22.985 0.668 27.395
2006 0.654 0.131 0.065 0.065 0.916 0.131 6.539 18.310 0.916 25.765

Payson Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 13 27
2005 13 29
2006 15 29
2007 15 32

Payson Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 466
2000 600
2001 580
2002 539

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Payson Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Payson Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,792 10.33%
10-19 Years 2,111 12.17%
20-29 Years 1,151 6.63%
30-39 Years 1,687 9.72%
40-49 Years 2,310 13.31%
50-59 Years 2,326 13.41%
60-69 Years 2,698 15.55%
70-79 Years 2,177 12.55%
80-89 Years 948 5.46%
90+ Years 149 0.86%

Payson Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,400 48.42%
Color 1 Box Female 8,949 51.58%

Payson Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 15,970 92.05%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 838 4.83%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 257 1.48%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 155 0.89%
Color 2 Box Asian 76 0.44%
Color 1 Box African-American 32 0.18%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 11 0.06%
Color 6 Box Other Race 10 0.06%

Payson Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,279 25.27%
2. English 2,888 17.06%
3. Irish 2,689 15.88%
4. United States Or American 1,064 6.28%
5. French Non-Basque 727 4.29%
6. Italian 601 3.55%
7. Norwegian 566 3.34%
8. Scottish 519 3.07%
9. Dutch 502 2.97%
10. Scotch Irish 493 2.91%

Payson Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 15,806 93.92%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 532 3.16%
3. German 132 0.78%
4. Other Native North American 72 0.43%
5. Polish 66 0.39%
6. Yiddish 40 0.24%
7. Italian 37 0.22%
8. Scandinavian 25 0.15%
9. French 24 0.14%
10. Vietnamese 13 0.08%

Payson Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 17,046 96.15%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 356 2.01%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 327 1.84%

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Payson 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 Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
85541 85547