Moving to Payson, Arizona

About Payson, Arizona
Payson

Payson (Navajo: Ndzistsooí) is a town in northern Gila County, Arizona, United States. Due to Payson's location being very near to the geographic center of Arizona, it has been called "The Heart of Arizona". The town is surrounded by the Tonto National Forest, the largest of the six national forests in Arizona—and the ninth largest national forest in the United States.

Payson boasts a lively festival calendar, including The World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo, established in 1884, as well as the Arizona State Old Time Fiddlin' Championship which celebrates the area's musical heritage.

As of the 2020 census, the population of Payson was 16,361.

Gender
Gender Payson Arizona Country
Female 53.5% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 46.5% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.054%47%Female53.5%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.05%3%10%11%16%25%13%9%5%5%$50K to $75K25.1%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Payson Arizona Country
Less than $10,000 4.5% 5.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.8% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.7% 8.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.7% 9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.9% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 25.1% 18.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.6% 13.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.6% 15% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.4% 6.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.7% 6.4% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.01%5%26%33%10%14%8%2%1%Other College33%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Payson Arizona Country
< 9th Grade 1% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 26% 24% 27.0%
Other College 33% 25% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Payson Arizona  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K4.55.95.82.83.74.19.78.68.510.798.615.913.31225.118.617.212.613.212.88.61515.65.46.17.14.76.48.3
Education
 Payson Arizona  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade1555772624273325201099141920889222111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.085%1%4%1%9%0%1%0%White84.8%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Payson Arizona Country
White 84.8% 54.1% 60.1%
African American 0.7% 4.3% 12.2%
American Indian 3.6% 3.8% 0.6%
Asian 1.3% 3.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.2% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.9% 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 8.6% 31.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Payson Arizona  Country
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