Editing Payson, Utah (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1860= 830
|1870= 1436
|1880= 1788
|1890= 2135
|1900= 2636
|1910= 2397
|1920= 3031
|1930= 3045
|1940= 3591
|1950= 3998
|1960= 4237
|1970= 4501
|1980= 8246
|1990= 9510
|2000= 12716
|2010= 18294
|2020= 21101
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 12,716 people, 3,654 households, and 3,058 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,871.8 people per square mile (723.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 3,855 housing units at an average density of 567.5 per square mile (219.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 94.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.24% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.79% of the population.

There were 3,654 households, out of which 51.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47 and the average family size was 3.87.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 38.3% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,539, and the median income for a family was $47,491. Males had a median income of $32,244 versus $20,869 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,588. About 7.0% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Payson's population has doubled in 1990–2010, when the population was 8,700. Payson was at the southern end of Utah valley's real estate boom.
It's currently over 20,000 residents as of the year 2020. {{citation needed|date=August 2020}}