Lowest-income cities in the US
Explore places with the lowest median household income, with uncertainty shown.
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimatesPeriod: 2020–2024 ACS 5-yearRetrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:40+00:00
Ascending median household income: ACS B19013_001E. Low median income is not the same measure as the share of residents in poverty. ACS places, including census-designated places, with at least 20,000 residents in the same ACS release. ACS 5-year pooled estimates; margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. Ranks do not imply statistically significant differences. Missing, suppressed, and annotated/top-coded estimates are excluded.
Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full filtered set.
| Rank | Name | State | Median household income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Laredo city | Texas | $63,915 ±$2,518 | 257,619 |
| 552 | Madera city | California | $63,933 ±$4,743 | 67,831 |
| 553 | Winchester city | Virginia | $63,974 ±$2,269 | 27,913 |
| 554 | Warren city | Michigan | $64,016 ±$2,638 | 137,928 |
| 555 | Kenner city | Louisiana | $64,020 ±$3,799 | 64,904 |
| 556 | Hobbs city | New Mexico | $64,021 ±$6,762 | 40,252 |
| 557 | Hastings city | Nebraska | $64,048 ±$4,817 | 25,008 |
| 558 | Gastonia city | North Carolina | $64,059 ±$3,551 | 82,884 |
| 559 | Altamonte Springs city | Florida | $64,070 ±$3,600 | 46,116 |
| 560 | Provo city | Utah | $64,171 ±$2,463 | 114,766 |
| 561 | Lakeland city | Florida | $64,185 ±$2,146 | 119,961 |
| 562 | Superior city | Wisconsin | $64,216 ±$6,466 | 26,677 |
| 563 | Union City city | New Jersey | $64,310 ±$4,602 | 66,463 |
| 564 | Wausau city | Wisconsin | $64,389 ±$3,515 | 39,996 |
| 565 | Aberdeen city | South Dakota | $64,405 ±$4,807 | 28,189 |
| 566 | Channelview CDP | Texas | $64,422 ±$6,665 | 43,605 |
| 567 | Seymour city | Indiana | $64,426 ±$4,662 | 22,371 |
| 568 | Oxford city | Mississippi | $64,451 ±$5,265 | 26,411 |
| 569 | Atwater city | California | $64,472 ±$5,226 | 32,162 |
| 570 | Dundalk CDP | Maryland | $64,520 ±$2,914 | 65,969 |
| 571 | Chattanooga city | Tennessee | $64,523 ±$1,964 | 185,783 |
| 572 | Belvidere city | Illinois | $64,528 ±$8,521 | 24,752 |
| 573 | High Point city | North Carolina | $64,561 ±$4,028 | 116,245 |
| 574 | Hickory city | North Carolina | $64,576 ±$5,348 | 44,258 |
| 575 | Council Bluffs city | Iowa | $64,578 ±$2,842 | 62,586 |
| 576 | Richmond city | Virginia | $64,587 ±$1,911 | 229,359 |
| 577 | Stonecrest city | Georgia | $64,591 ±$3,915 | 60,501 |
| 578 | Wichita city | Kansas | $64,620 ±$1,440 | 397,945 |
| 579 | Columbus city | Nebraska | $64,626 ±$4,890 | 24,488 |
| 580 | Candler-McAfee CDP | Georgia | $64,699 ±$3,082 | 20,905 |
| 581 | Normal town | Illinois | $64,785 ±$7,661 | 53,569 |
| 582 | Mason City city | Iowa | $64,804 ±$3,257 | 27,050 |
| 583 | Houston city | Texas | $64,813 ±$822 | 2,328,253 |
| 584 | Seguin city | Texas | $64,861 ±$5,014 | 33,754 |
| 585 | Fountainebleau CDP | Florida | $64,908 ±$6,372 | 55,665 |
| 586 | Pasadena city | Texas | $64,927 ±$3,020 | 149,433 |
| 587 | Liberty Triangle CDP | Florida | $64,943 ±$7,214 | 24,888 |
| 588 | Opelika city | Alabama | $65,004 ±$6,526 | 32,820 |
| 589 | Lawrence city | Kansas | $65,009 ±$4,505 | 96,051 |
| 590 | Corvallis city | Oregon | $65,012 ±$3,017 | 59,960 |
| 591 | Norwich city | Connecticut | $65,024 ±$5,019 | 39,973 |
| 592 | San Antonio city | Texas | $65,056 ±$776 | 1,479,835 |
| 593 | Florence-Graham CDP | California | $65,132 ±$3,474 | 60,690 |
| 594 | Redan CDP | Georgia | $65,227 ±$6,184 | 31,017 |
| 595 | West Odessa CDP | Texas | $65,234 ±$9,540 | 32,594 |
| 596 | Florissant city | Missouri | $65,318 ±$3,760 | 51,773 |
| 597 | Dearborn city | Michigan | $65,324 ±$3,496 | 107,423 |
| 598 | Eustis city | Florida | $65,373 ±$7,599 | 24,119 |
| 599 | South Miami Heights CDP | Florida | $65,417 ±$5,988 | 38,766 |
| 600 | Homestead city | Florida | $65,423 ±$3,803 | 82,807 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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