Payson, Utah demographics

Payson, UT demographics: median age 29.5; 27.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Payson city, Utah · Incorporated city · GEOID 4958730. The survey estimates a population of 23,039 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Payson is 29.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 6,826 households (±348). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	29.5 ±2.0	32.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Under 18	7,083 ±641	30.7% ±2.8 pp	27.8%	22.0%
18–34	6,267 ±622	27.2% ±2.7 pp	26.5%	22.8%
35–64	7,306 ±586	31.7% ±2.5 pp	33.9%	38.0%
65 and older	2,383 ±289	10.3% ±1.3 pp	11.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Male	12,703 ±584	55.1% ±2.5 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	10,336 ±577	44.9% ±2.5 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
White alone	18,865 ±787	81.9% ±3.4 pp	78.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	276 ±240 · low precision	1.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	150 ±117 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	39 ±32 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	125 ±171 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,259 ±473	5.5% ±2.1 pp	6.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,325 ±612	10.1% ±2.7 pp	9.7%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,920 ±795	82.1% ±3.4 pp	84.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,119 ±789	17.9% ±3.4 pp	15.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,826
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,472 ±315	65.5% ±3.2 pp	58.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	633 ±219	9.3% ±3.2 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	656 ±208	9.6% ±3.0 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	791 ±205	11.6% ±2.9 pp	20.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	274 ±130	4.0% ±1.9 pp	7.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,826
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,983 ±211	43.7% ±2.1 pp	37.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,843 ±378	56.3% ±4.7 pp	62.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,826
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	791 ±205	11.6% ±2.9 pp	20.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,997 ±306	29.3% ±4.2 pp	31.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,332 ±269	19.5% ±3.8 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,219 ±247	17.9% ±3.5 pp	14.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	707 ±203	10.4% ±2.9 pp	9.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	306 ±108	4.5% ±1.6 pp	5.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	474 ±209	6.9% ±3.0 pp	3.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Native	21,372 ±559	92.8% ±2.4 pp	91.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,667 ±559	7.2% ±2.4 pp	8.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 21,577
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
English only	18,304 ±796	84.8% ±3.6 pp	84.1%	77.7%
Spanish	2,879 ±768	13.3% ±3.6 pp	10.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	119 ±134 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	10 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	81 ±105 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	55 ±52 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	70 ±94 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	15 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	44 ±52 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,080
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	957 ±296	7.3% ±2.2 pp	6.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,772 ±455	28.8% ±3.3 pp	22.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,342 ±394	25.6% ±2.8 pp	23.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,363 ±280	10.4% ±2.1 pp	9.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,812 ±365	21.5% ±2.6 pp	24.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	834 ±185	6.4% ±1.4 pp	13.0%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 22,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Same house	20,317 ±612	89.0% ±2.6 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,584 ±505	6.9% ±2.2 pp	7.8%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	534 ±201	2.3% ±0.9 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	347 ±189 · low precision	1.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	51 ±71 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.3% of Payson residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.4% in Utah and 8.4% nationally. 90.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Payson	Utah	U.S.	Compared with Utah
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.3% ±1.8 pp	8.4%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.6% ±6.3 pp	93.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.8% ±1.7 pp	4.6%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Payson . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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