What percentage of people rent in Payson, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Payson, AZ, 2020–2024
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24.3% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Payson, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,995 renting households against 6,229 that own their home.

In Payson, the share of households that rent went from 21.2% in 2015–2019 to 24.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.3% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 1,995 (±358)
Median renter income: $61,909 (±$16,695)

Who rents and who owns in Payson

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Payson	Gila County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.3% (±4.3 points)	22.5% (±2.0 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,995 (±358)	5,316 (±527)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,229 (±486)	18,329 (±538)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,909 (±$16,695)	$55,640 (±$8,001)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,308 (±$7,275)	$64,537 (±$3,146)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Payson, the renter share is not measurably different from Gila County (22.5%).

It is also lower than in Arizona (32.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Gila County, Payson ranks 5 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 98 of 213.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Payson has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	21.2% (±3.0 points)	24.3% (±4.3 points)	+3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$966 (±$124)	$1,345 (±$106)	+39.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,280 (±$3,635)	$67,710 (±$6,943)	+32.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Payson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Payson
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Payson	—	24.3% (±4.3 points)	—
Star Valley	5.7 mi	12.9% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pine	12 mi	21.8% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Strawberry	15 mi	4.2% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Tonto Basin	28 mi	9.2% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Camp Verde	38 mi	23.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Montezuma	39 mi	34.8% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rio Verde	41 mi	3.7% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Heber-Overgaard	44 mi	12.9% (±7.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Strawberry, AZ (4.2%), Tonto Basin, AZ (9.2%), Rio Verde, AZ (3.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Gila County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	San Carlos	43.2% (±13.5 points)
2	Miami	42.6% (±12.0 points)
3	Canyon Day	38.1% (±16.0 points)
4	Globe	26.4% (±4.8 points)
5	Payson	24.3% (±4.3 points)
6	Pine	21.8% (±14.4 points)
7	Winkelman	18.9% (±17.6 points)
8	Central Heights-Midland City	18.6% (±11.6 points)
9	Claypool	18.2% (±14.2 points)
10	Hayden	16.0% (±16.2 points)
11	Star Valley	12.9% (±12.5 points)

Showing 11 of 13 places in Gila County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Payson

How many renters are there in Payson?

Payson has an estimated 1,995 (±358) renting households, 24.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Payson?

In Payson, the share of households that rent went from 21.2% in 2015–2019 to 24.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Payson?

A renting household in Payson has 2.3 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Payson?

The median renting household in Payson, AZ has an income of $61,909 (±$16,695) a year, against $70,308 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Payson town, Arizona (place:53700, in state:04).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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