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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Watsonville city | California | $78,393 ±$5,682 | 51,712 |
| 1002 | Middle River CDP | Maryland | $78,398 ±$4,298 | 31,712 |
| 1003 | Berwyn city | Illinois | $78,408 ±$6,616 | 55,595 |
| 1004 | Keene city | New Hampshire | $78,445 ±$8,109 | 22,939 |
| 1005 | Compton city | California | $78,465 ±$4,163 | 92,698 |
| 1006 | Southaven city | Mississippi | $78,483 ±$3,946 | 56,226 |
| 1007 | Lowell city | Massachusetts | $78,658 ±$3,823 | 118,368 |
| 1008 | Bellflower city | California | $78,722 ±$4,435 | 76,819 |
| 1009 | Garner town | North Carolina | $78,756 ±$8,951 | 34,473 |
| 1010 | Mount Vernon city | New York | $78,779 ±$4,023 | 72,427 |
| 1011 | Clayton town | North Carolina | $78,822 ±$4,441 | 29,320 |
| 1012 | Cheyenne city | Wyoming | $78,839 ±$3,109 | 65,239 |
| 1013 | Palm Harbor CDP | Florida | $78,935 ±$3,953 | 61,512 |
| 1014 | Ceres city | California | $79,025 ±$5,389 | 49,342 |
| 1015 | Elko city | Nevada | $79,036 ±$9,484 | 20,696 |
| 1015 | Owasso city | Oklahoma | $79,036 ±$4,191 | 40,151 |
| 1017 | Bristol city | Connecticut | $79,076 ±$5,956 | 61,462 |
| 1018 | Douglasville city | Georgia | $79,107 ±$10,087 | 37,536 |
| 1019 | Huber Heights city | Ohio | $79,131 ±$3,614 | 43,455 |
| 1020 | Kearny town | New Jersey | $79,154 ±$5,962 | 40,614 |
| 1021 | Irondequoit CDP | New York | $79,162 ±$3,047 | 50,657 |
| 1022 | Parkville CDP | Maryland | $79,178 ±$5,226 | 30,549 |
| 1023 | Monroeville municipality | Pennsylvania | $79,218 ±$3,899 | 28,295 |
| 1024 | Ruskin CDP | Florida | $79,235 ±$9,765 | 29,834 |
| 1025 | Gladstone city | Missouri | $79,271 ±$5,864 | 27,207 |
| 1026 | Taunton city | Massachusetts | $79,283 ±$6,517 | 60,433 |
| 1027 | Santa Paula city | California | $79,294 ±$5,218 | 31,376 |
| 1028 | Middletown city | New York | $79,346 ±$8,059 | 30,289 |
| 1029 | Williston city | North Dakota | $79,381 ±$9,437 | 28,056 |
| 1030 | Rosamond CDP | California | $79,386 ±$8,656 | 21,473 |
| 1031 | Middletown city | Connecticut | $79,438 ±$5,516 | 47,958 |
| 1032 | San Pablo city | California | $79,478 ±$3,342 | 31,720 |
| 1033 | Pomona city | California | $79,479 ±$3,248 | 147,943 |
| 1034 | Wadsworth city | Ohio | $79,490 ±$6,815 | 24,492 |
| 1035 | Fort Worth city | Texas | $79,507 ±$966 | 963,194 |
| 1036 | Tarpon Springs city | Florida | $79,529 ±$14,855 | 25,791 |
| 1037 | Portland city | Maine | $79,540 ±$3,774 | 68,854 |
| 1038 | North Las Vegas city | Nevada | $79,542 ±$2,083 | 278,595 |
| 1039 | Florence town | Arizona | $79,644 ±$12,538 | 25,570 |
| 1040 | Long Branch city | New Jersey | $79,653 ±$10,543 | 32,530 |
| 1041 | Tempe city | Arizona | $79,663 ±$2,503 | 188,065 |
| 1042 | Brandon CDP | Florida | $79,685 ±$4,450 | 119,767 |
| 1043 | Garfield city | New Jersey | $79,700 ±$4,632 | 32,783 |
| 1044 | West Seneca CDP | New York | $79,709 ±$4,164 | 45,303 |
| 1045 | Chillum CDP | Maryland | $79,864 ±$3,601 | 34,871 |
| 1046 | Modesto city | California | $79,891 ±$1,825 | 219,215 |
| 1047 | Stockton city | California | $79,907 ±$2,147 | 322,326 |
| 1048 | Sterling Heights city | Michigan | $79,909 ±$3,056 | 133,573 |
| 1049 | Montebello city | California | $79,971 ±$4,380 | 61,045 |
| 1050 | Georgetown city | Kentucky | $80,088 ±$3,111 | 39,117 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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