PlainZIP

Payson, AZ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Payson, AZ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,877. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PAYSON-AZ · Payson, AZ 1 ZIPs · 21,877 pop · #14775/25278 · Gila County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,383
  • RANK-MID #14775/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Globe
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,877
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $361,200

Nearest income peer: Globe, AZ ( $4,400 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Payson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Payson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Payson, AZ sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,877
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,383
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,383 and poverty 10.1% concentrate in 85541.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Payson as a pure owner town.

Within Arizona, Overgaard is the closest lower-income city and Hackberry the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Payson.

Population concentration

Payson reads through its lone ZIP, 85541

21,877 ACS residents, one ZIP: 85541 is not the leading code inside Payson, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Payson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 637 establishments, 5,239 employees , annual payroll $223,921k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 85541 (637 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (100) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Payson, AZ

These ZIP codes sit in Gila County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Payson. See the Gila County roll-up →

No other city sharing Gila County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Payson. Globe, San Carlos and Miami sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hayden marks the far end of that range at $29,722, 55% below Payson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
85541 21,877 $66,383 637 11
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Payson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Payson, .