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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Hialeah Gardens city | Florida | $65,439 ±$6,110 | 22,915 |
| 602 | Crestview city | Florida | $65,480 ±$5,238 | 28,773 |
| 603 | Yuma city | Arizona | $65,482 ±$3,394 | 100,139 |
| 604 | North Highlands CDP | California | $65,495 ±$4,671 | 47,957 |
| 605 | Staunton city | Virginia | $65,581 ±$4,919 | 25,948 |
| 606 | Rosenberg city | Texas | $65,668 ±$6,590 | 40,646 |
| 607 | Horizon City city | Texas | $65,737 ±$10,984 | 23,668 |
| 608 | Pittsburgh city | Pennsylvania | $65,742 ±$1,484 | 304,759 |
| 609 | New Brunswick city | New Jersey | $65,810 ±$10,751 | 56,345 |
| 610 | Charleston city | West Virginia | $65,812 ±$4,311 | 47,421 |
| 611 | Terrell city | Texas | $65,842 ±$6,108 | 20,366 |
| 612 | Dubuque city | Iowa | $65,845 ±$2,898 | 59,174 |
| 613 | San Angelo city | Texas | $65,864 ±$2,762 | 99,674 |
| 614 | Amarillo city | Texas | $65,912 ±$1,473 | 201,885 |
| 615 | Des Moines city | Iowa | $65,932 ±$1,922 | 212,421 |
| 616 | Haines City city | Florida | $65,975 ±$3,265 | 34,234 |
| 617 | Ridgeland city | Mississippi | $66,038 ±$2,963 | 24,587 |
| 618 | Springfield city | Illinois | $66,064 ±$3,378 | 113,330 |
| 619 | Columbus city | Ohio | $66,082 ±$974 | 914,802 |
| 620 | Norfolk city | Virginia | $66,109 ±$1,785 | 233,596 |
| 621 | Southgate city | Michigan | $66,118 ±$3,369 | 29,366 |
| 622 | Del Rio city | Texas | $66,158 ±$4,891 | 34,668 |
| 623 | Melrose Park village | Illinois | $66,189 ±$4,214 | 24,549 |
| 624 | Titusville city | Florida | $66,192 ±$5,283 | 49,385 |
| 625 | Davenport city | Iowa | $66,200 ±$1,883 | 100,913 |
| 626 | Green Bay city | Wisconsin | $66,206 ±$2,083 | 106,253 |
| 627 | Indianapolis city (balance) | Indiana | $66,219 ±$993 | 885,860 |
| 628 | Tupelo city | Mississippi | $66,257 ±$3,698 | 37,791 |
| 629 | Easley city | South Carolina | $66,299 ±$8,327 | 24,841 |
| 630 | Foley city | Alabama | $66,336 ±$7,152 | 24,026 |
| 631 | Jefferson City city | Missouri | $66,371 ±$4,731 | 42,488 |
| 632 | Clearwater city | Florida | $66,381 ±$2,396 | 117,247 |
| 633 | Columbia city | Missouri | $66,498 ±$1,794 | 128,548 |
| 634 | Mayfield Heights city | Ohio | $66,524 ±$8,961 | 20,022 |
| 635 | Elizabeth city | New Jersey | $66,555 ±$3,270 | 137,302 |
| 636 | Eugene city | Oregon | $66,562 ±$2,212 | 179,591 |
| 637 | Florida Ridge CDP | Florida | $66,625 ±$3,596 | 20,889 |
| 638 | Auburn city | Maine | $66,647 ±$4,610 | 24,602 |
| 639 | Norristown borough | Pennsylvania | $66,701 ±$5,850 | 35,893 |
| 640 | Salem city | Virginia | $66,725 ±$6,350 | 25,618 |
| 641 | Wilmington city | North Carolina | $66,738 ±$2,914 | 120,805 |
| 642 | Walla Walla city | Washington | $66,748 ±$5,492 | 33,925 |
| 643 | Bellingham city | Washington | $66,755 ±$3,771 | 93,438 |
| 644 | National City city | California | $66,841 ±$4,798 | 58,893 |
| 645 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | Kentucky | $66,849 ±$1,523 | 631,818 |
| 646 | Mankato city | Minnesota | $66,873 ±$3,705 | 45,473 |
| 647 | Lehigh Acres CDP | Florida | $66,890 ±$2,938 | 132,353 |
| 648 | Sanford city | Florida | $66,891 ±$2,764 | 63,730 |
| 649 | Wooster city | Ohio | $66,898 ±$3,954 | 26,971 |
| 650 | Balch Springs city | Texas | $66,942 ±$9,871 | 27,255 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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