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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Spring Valley CDP | Nevada | $74,511 ±$1,547 | 219,187 |
| 902 | Prescott Valley town | Arizona | $74,569 ±$5,879 | 49,179 |
| 903 | South Gate city | California | $74,571 ±$3,440 | 91,483 |
| 904 | Kettering city | Ohio | $74,681 ±$2,620 | 57,206 |
| 905 | Lochearn CDP | Maryland | $74,707 ±$8,133 | 27,074 |
| 906 | Huntsville city | Alabama | $74,714 ±$2,263 | 222,791 |
| 907 | Lakewood city | Washington | $74,720 ±$4,086 | 62,937 |
| 908 | Clinton city | Mississippi | $74,745 ±$4,805 | 27,195 |
| 909 | Moses Lake city | Washington | $74,752 ±$5,947 | 26,083 |
| 910 | Universal City city | Texas | $74,811 ±$5,711 | 20,189 |
| 911 | Charlottesville city | Virginia | $74,824 ±$5,371 | 45,437 |
| 912 | Lynwood city | California | $74,844 ±$5,843 | 64,578 |
| 913 | Bremerton city | Washington | $74,940 ±$3,707 | 44,830 |
| 914 | Cabot city | Arkansas | $75,000 ±$5,526 | 26,960 |
| 915 | Coconut Creek city | Florida | $75,014 ±$4,945 | 58,330 |
| 916 | Hurricane city | Utah | $75,016 ±$7,182 | 22,771 |
| 917 | Lynn city | Massachusetts | $75,043 ±$3,246 | 101,709 |
| 918 | Ennis city | Texas | $75,074 ±$6,719 | 22,588 |
| 919 | Midvale city | Utah | $75,084 ±$3,649 | 35,989 |
| 920 | Salt Lake City city | Utah | $75,090 ±$2,663 | 208,007 |
| 921 | Hobart city | Indiana | $75,160 ±$7,447 | 29,558 |
| 922 | Arlington city | Texas | $75,171 ±$1,543 | 397,742 |
| 923 | St. Petersburg city | Florida | $75,192 ±$1,875 | 262,732 |
| 924 | Country Club CDP | Florida | $75,212 ±$4,393 | 51,296 |
| 925 | Mesquite city | Nevada | $75,227 ±$5,066 | 22,059 |
| 926 | Paramount city | California | $75,250 ±$6,365 | 52,050 |
| 927 | Yukon city | Oklahoma | $75,273 ±$6,870 | 25,529 |
| 928 | Niles village | Illinois | $75,274 ±$8,113 | 30,064 |
| 929 | McDonough city | Georgia | $75,343 ±$9,372 | 30,947 |
| 930 | Neenah city | Wisconsin | $75,374 ±$3,841 | 27,336 |
| 931 | Tampa city | Florida | $75,475 ±$1,872 | 401,618 |
| 932 | Yuba City city | California | $75,477 ±$5,059 | 69,471 |
| 933 | Salem city | Oregon | $75,487 ±$2,354 | 178,865 |
| 934 | Machesney Park village | Illinois | $75,489 ±$3,066 | 22,630 |
| 935 | Clearfield city | Utah | $75,495 ±$6,364 | 33,523 |
| 936 | Evans city | Colorado | $75,563 ±$7,078 | 22,396 |
| 937 | Lansing village | Illinois | $75,569 ±$6,995 | 28,284 |
| 938 | Lake Magdalene CDP | Florida | $75,594 ±$6,704 | 32,083 |
| 939 | Sand Springs city | Oklahoma | $75,645 ±$5,675 | 20,117 |
| 940 | Waverly CDP | Michigan | $75,700 ±$4,522 | 23,575 |
| 941 | Mount Vernon city | Washington | $75,777 ±$5,049 | 35,377 |
| 942 | Hawthorne city | California | $75,848 ±$3,097 | 85,191 |
| 943 | Holland city | Michigan | $75,865 ±$6,025 | 34,423 |
| 944 | East Providence city | Rhode Island | $75,912 ±$8,060 | 47,281 |
| 945 | Forest Park city | Ohio | $75,956 ±$7,172 | 20,025 |
| 946 | Sioux Falls city | South Dakota | $75,970 ±$2,280 | 201,469 |
| 947 | Denton city | Texas | $76,019 ±$3,990 | 152,866 |
| 948 | Oak Harbor city | Washington | $76,084 ±$2,803 | 24,362 |
| 949 | Greenfield city | Indiana | $76,127 ±$4,651 | 24,940 |
| 950 | Conroe city | Texas | $76,206 ±$4,020 | 102,360 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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