Payson, UT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 37%

Household income 8%

Unemployment 38%

Index	Payson	Utah	National
Income per capita	$18,940	$25,600	$29,829
Median household income	$59,706	$62,518	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$65,375	$75,170	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$36,131	$38,196	$35,192
Median earnings male	$38,293	$37,182	$36,919
Median earnings female	$15,915	$20,734	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.4%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.8%	11.7%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Payson is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in Payson is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Payson is 38% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Payson is 35% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,800$59,706$119,412

City

$41,674$62,518$125,036

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Payson median earnings by income bracket

Payson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.3%	1.6%
Manufacturing sector	19.3%	3.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	16.6%	19.5%
Public administration	5.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.3%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	13.8%	41.8%
Other	22.8%	18.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mapleton, UT	9,014	$97,229	75.8%
Woodland Hills, UT	1,375	$93,375	68.8%
Elk Ridge, UT	3,037	$82,734	49.5%
West Mountain, UT	896	$79,135	43.0%
Salem, UT	7,247	$79,073	42.9%
Payson, UT	19,480	$59,706	7.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Allendale, MI	19,475	$43,889	20.7%
Johnston, IA	19,491	$95,565	72.7%
Mead Valley, CA	19,468	$40,889	26.1%
Salmon Arm, BC	19,494	n/a
Norwood, OH	19,462	$40,306	27.1%
Payson, UT	19,480	$59,706	7.9%

Source: The Payson, UT employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).