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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Golden Gate CDP | Florida | $68,475 ±$6,839 | 29,234 |
| 702 | Nicholasville city | Kentucky | $68,503 ±$5,682 | 32,197 |
| 703 | Fort Walton Beach city | Florida | $68,538 ±$5,185 | 21,025 |
| 704 | Coachella city | California | $68,596 ±$4,684 | 43,307 |
| 705 | East Point city | Georgia | $68,598 ±$9,874 | 38,335 |
| 706 | Cheektowaga CDP | New York | $68,613 ±$2,160 | 76,056 |
| 707 | Oklahoma City city | Oklahoma | $68,656 ±$1,466 | 697,125 |
| 708 | Adelanto city | California | $68,685 ±$6,234 | 37,964 |
| 709 | Dodge City city | Kansas | $68,721 ±$7,051 | 27,613 |
| 710 | East Los Angeles CDP | California | $68,741 ±$3,521 | 111,647 |
| 711 | Springfield city | Oregon | $68,761 ±$2,908 | 61,499 |
| 712 | Rock Hill city | South Carolina | $68,771 ±$3,245 | 75,259 |
| 713 | Texas City city | Texas | $68,776 ±$5,691 | 55,364 |
| 714 | Farmington city | New Mexico | $68,784 ±$4,679 | 46,314 |
| 715 | Duluth city | Minnesota | $68,807 ±$1,814 | 87,093 |
| 716 | Maywood village | Illinois | $68,815 ±$6,614 | 23,201 |
| 717 | Troy city | Ohio | $68,830 ±$6,310 | 26,842 |
| 718 | Raytown city | Missouri | $68,840 ±$5,642 | 29,445 |
| 719 | Bethlehem city | Pennsylvania | $68,879 ±$3,531 | 77,956 |
| 720 | Buenaventura Lakes CDP | Florida | $68,887 ±$10,883 | 32,682 |
| 721 | Sioux City city | Iowa | $68,906 ±$4,550 | 86,101 |
| 722 | Lakewood city | Ohio | $68,954 ±$3,495 | 50,007 |
| 723 | Laplace CDP | Louisiana | $69,030 ±$10,871 | 28,343 |
| 724 | Marshalltown city | Iowa | $69,068 ±$3,067 | 27,626 |
| 725 | Grand Rapids city | Michigan | $69,108 ±$1,869 | 198,535 |
| 726 | Coralville city | Iowa | $69,144 ±$4,099 | 23,234 |
| 727 | Romulus city | Michigan | $69,151 ±$8,013 | 24,831 |
| 728 | Kansas City city | Missouri | $69,166 ±$1,445 | 510,612 |
| 729 | Rock Springs city | Wyoming | $69,168 ±$3,957 | 23,127 |
| 730 | Ormond Beach city | Florida | $69,177 ±$4,129 | 43,976 |
| 731 | Englewood CDP | Florida | $69,222 ±$3,602 | 20,091 |
| 732 | Belton city | Missouri | $69,226 ±$4,993 | 25,008 |
| 733 | Temple Terrace city | Florida | $69,252 ±$5,959 | 27,275 |
| 734 | Parma city | Ohio | $69,295 ±$3,216 | 79,870 |
| 735 | Clarksville city | Tennessee | $69,303 ±$1,681 | 176,456 |
| 736 | Easton city | Pennsylvania | $69,348 ±$6,783 | 29,739 |
| 737 | West Springfield Town city | Massachusetts | $69,371 ±$7,051 | 28,772 |
| 738 | Sebastian city | Florida | $69,409 ±$6,139 | 26,262 |
| 739 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | Kentucky | $69,479 ±$1,691 | 323,725 |
| 740 | Madison Heights city | Michigan | $69,503 ±$3,984 | 28,419 |
| 741 | Kendall West CDP | Florida | $69,554 ±$6,538 | 35,912 |
| 742 | Watertown city | South Dakota | $69,600 ±$6,806 | 23,044 |
| 743 | Hampton city | Virginia | $69,621 ±$2,291 | 137,557 |
| 744 | Newport News city | Virginia | $69,634 ±$2,426 | 184,216 |
| 745 | Milford Mill CDP | Maryland | $69,711 ±$8,065 | 30,829 |
| 746 | College Park city | Maryland | $69,721 ±$10,672 | 34,540 |
| 747 | Kearney city | Nebraska | $69,724 ±$4,868 | 34,246 |
| 748 | Springdale city | Arkansas | $69,787 ±$3,578 | 88,160 |
| 749 | Jacksonville city | Florida | $69,872 ±$1,200 | 977,670 |
| 749 | Valparaiso city | Indiana | $69,872 ±$3,502 | 34,733 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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