ZIP 85541 · Payson
Who lives in ZIP code 85541 (Payson, AZ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Payson, AZ · Gila County
uszips 2026
People23,382
Median age61.1
Household income$66,383
Home value$352,017
Median rent$1,260/mo
Poverty10.1%
College degree+22.4%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Payson, AZ (micro)
- Wider region
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
- Time zone
- Mountain (no daylight saving)
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,796
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
39.8% are 65 or older; 85.7% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,918.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.0%
- Never married
- 17.4%
- Divorced
- 18.0%
- Widowed
- 9.6%
- Family size
- 2.52
- Dual-income families
- 35.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.1%
- Rent burden
- 24.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 45.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 12.1%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.5%
- Veterans
- 13.8%
- With a disability
- 20.9%
- No health insurance
- 10.1%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.