Payson is a medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 16,731 people and five associated neighborhoods, Payson is the 41st largest community in Arizona.

Payson real estate is some of the most expensive in Arizona, although Payson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

A relatively large number of people in Payson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.11% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Payson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Payson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Payson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Payson may be for you.

One of the benefits of Payson is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.06 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small town, Payson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Payson is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.49% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Payson in 2022 was $39,610, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,440 for a family of four. However, Payson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Payson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Payson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Payson residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Payson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Payson include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Payson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.