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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Suitland CDP | Maryland | $71,585 ±$8,740 | 23,793 |
| 802 | Kendale Lakes CDP | Florida | $71,621 ±$5,142 | 52,622 |
| 803 | West New York town | New Jersey | $71,729 ±$6,715 | 52,004 |
| 804 | Mandan city | North Dakota | $71,780 ±$10,349 | 24,522 |
| 805 | Palm River-Clair Mel CDP | Florida | $71,787 ±$6,213 | 27,844 |
| 806 | East Peoria city | Illinois | $71,833 ±$7,917 | 22,324 |
| 807 | DeLand city | Florida | $71,863 ±$5,140 | 41,611 |
| 808 | Lincoln city | Nebraska | $71,867 ±$1,734 | 294,856 |
| 809 | Kernersville town | North Carolina | $71,918 ±$3,532 | 27,830 |
| 810 | Waukegan city | Illinois | $71,919 ±$3,861 | 89,076 |
| 811 | Wyandotte city | Michigan | $71,987 ±$3,288 | 24,489 |
| 812 | Lompoc city | California | $72,004 ±$6,755 | 43,646 |
| 813 | Landover CDP | Maryland | $72,100 ±$7,886 | 24,514 |
| 814 | Sarasota city | Florida | $72,105 ±$4,968 | 56,970 |
| 815 | South Salt Lake city | Utah | $72,152 ±$5,990 | 26,352 |
| 816 | Hesperia city | California | $72,160 ±$4,601 | 100,775 |
| 817 | Chelsea city | Massachusetts | $72,179 ±$7,994 | 39,908 |
| 818 | Lewiston city | Idaho | $72,197 ±$6,698 | 34,651 |
| 819 | Hurst city | Texas | $72,210 ±$5,953 | 39,861 |
| 820 | Ives Estates CDP | Florida | $72,239 ±$7,667 | 28,506 |
| 820 | Parkland CDP | Washington | $72,239 ±$5,893 | 38,742 |
| 822 | Westchester CDP | Florida | $72,262 ±$6,986 | 52,032 |
| 823 | Carlsbad city | New Mexico | $72,306 ±$13,830 | 31,746 |
| 824 | Oak Ridge city | Tennessee | $72,311 ±$6,124 | 32,693 |
| 825 | Biddeford city | Maine | $72,333 ±$4,175 | 22,498 |
| 826 | Orlando city | Florida | $72,336 ±$2,211 | 319,758 |
| 827 | Coeur d'Alene city | Idaho | $72,338 ±$3,396 | 56,447 |
| 828 | Carson City | Nevada | $72,355 ±$3,090 | 58,384 |
| 829 | Marion Oaks CDP | Florida | $72,392 ±$5,173 | 23,972 |
| 830 | Tulare city | California | $72,410 ±$3,761 | 70,945 |
| 831 | Sanford city | Maine | $72,524 ±$7,262 | 22,247 |
| 832 | Brooklyn Center city | Minnesota | $72,535 ±$3,707 | 32,479 |
| 833 | Mesquite city | Texas | $72,537 ±$2,899 | 149,299 |
| 834 | Monroe city | North Carolina | $72,540 ±$7,677 | 36,759 |
| 835 | Ogden city | Utah | $72,575 ±$2,725 | 87,413 |
| 836 | Palm Bay city | Florida | $72,614 ±$3,753 | 130,132 |
| 837 | Cuyahoga Falls city | Ohio | $72,705 ±$5,336 | 50,909 |
| 838 | Oakland Park city | Florida | $72,708 ±$4,246 | 44,682 |
| 839 | Marietta city | Georgia | $72,725 ±$6,808 | 62,263 |
| 840 | Inglewood city | California | $72,750 ±$3,674 | 104,569 |
| 841 | Moorhead city | Minnesota | $72,761 ±$5,984 | 45,036 |
| 842 | Linda CDP | California | $72,776 ±$2,470 | 23,871 |
| 843 | Cleveland Heights city | Ohio | $72,826 ±$2,986 | 44,497 |
| 844 | Lebanon city | Tennessee | $72,848 ±$6,129 | 44,788 |
| 845 | Miami Beach city | Florida | $72,856 ±$4,086 | 82,031 |
| 846 | Garden City city | Kansas | $72,865 ±$4,970 | 27,819 |
| 847 | Benton city | Arkansas | $72,876 ±$5,151 | 36,595 |
| 848 | Four Corners CDP | Florida | $72,879 ±$4,872 | 65,048 |
| 849 | Reynoldsburg city | Ohio | $72,972 ±$3,465 | 41,224 |
| 850 | Leavenworth city | Kansas | $72,987 ±$3,535 | 37,195 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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