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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 | Canton city | Georgia | $80,091 ±$6,689 | 35,741 |
| 1052 | Murfreesboro city | Tennessee | $80,108 ±$2,209 | 161,445 |
| 1053 | Brockton city | Massachusetts | $80,115 ±$2,930 | 105,386 |
| 1054 | Burbank city | Illinois | $80,116 ±$9,695 | 28,739 |
| 1055 | Northampton city | Massachusetts | $80,288 ±$6,084 | 30,962 |
| 1056 | Tucker city | Georgia | $80,317 ±$7,708 | 37,123 |
| 1057 | Coral Terrace CDP | Florida | $80,353 ±$2,929 | 24,895 |
| 1058 | Moore city | Oklahoma | $80,420 ±$3,918 | 63,420 |
| 1059 | New York city | New York | $80,483 ±$601 | 8,483,844 |
| 1059 | Appleton city | Wisconsin | $80,483 ±$3,317 | 75,023 |
| 1061 | Bakersfield city | California | $80,540 ±$2,119 | 411,986 |
| 1062 | San Jacinto city | California | $80,647 ±$6,322 | 55,180 |
| 1063 | Port St. Lucie city | Florida | $80,648 ±$2,686 | 232,491 |
| 1064 | Baldwin Park city | California | $80,663 ±$3,146 | 70,138 |
| 1065 | University City city | Missouri | $80,694 ±$12,524 | 34,685 |
| 1066 | Pace CDP | Florida | $80,701 ±$5,409 | 26,282 |
| 1067 | Owatonna city | Minnesota | $80,750 ±$8,366 | 26,498 |
| 1068 | La Porte city | Texas | $80,753 ±$5,023 | 36,730 |
| 1069 | Reno city | Nevada | $80,760 ±$2,418 | 273,212 |
| 1070 | Edgewood CDP | Maryland | $80,772 ±$6,842 | 24,922 |
| 1071 | Rochester city | New Hampshire | $80,836 ±$3,248 | 33,144 |
| 1072 | Minneapolis city | Minnesota | $80,846 ±$1,824 | 427,246 |
| 1073 | Four Square Mile CDP | Colorado | $80,903 ±$4,372 | 23,024 |
| 1074 | Northport city | Alabama | $80,913 ±$10,156 | 31,218 |
| 1075 | Lynn Haven city | Florida | $80,973 ±$4,403 | 20,081 |
| 1076 | Baldwin borough | Pennsylvania | $80,983 ±$7,079 | 21,057 |
| 1077 | Manchester city | New Hampshire | $81,007 ±$1,990 | 115,643 |
| 1078 | Summerville town | South Carolina | $81,046 ±$6,058 | 51,654 |
| 1079 | SeaTac city | Washington | $81,104 ±$9,991 | 32,414 |
| 1080 | Harker Heights city | Texas | $81,190 ±$10,865 | 34,128 |
| 1081 | South Euclid city | Ohio | $81,297 ±$2,942 | 21,534 |
| 1082 | Olympia city | Washington | $81,302 ±$4,826 | 55,951 |
| 1083 | La Vergne city | Tennessee | $81,313 ±$5,805 | 40,243 |
| 1084 | Gillette city | Wyoming | $81,316 ±$6,973 | 33,431 |
| 1085 | Sherwood city | Arkansas | $81,328 ±$7,841 | 33,070 |
| 1086 | Phoenix city | Arizona | $81,332 ±$986 | 1,642,323 |
| 1087 | Prattville city | Alabama | $81,337 ±$7,304 | 39,482 |
| 1088 | Vancouver city | Washington | $81,338 ±$1,531 | 195,300 |
| 1089 | Jeffersontown city | Kentucky | $81,506 ±$7,407 | 29,199 |
| 1090 | Lancaster city | California | $81,511 ±$3,094 | 169,169 |
| 1091 | Weatherford city | Texas | $81,516 ±$9,025 | 35,788 |
| 1092 | Martinez CDP | Georgia | $81,602 ±$8,659 | 33,750 |
| 1093 | Durham city | North Carolina | $81,619 ±$2,203 | 291,467 |
| 1093 | Grand Prairie city | Texas | $81,619 ±$3,114 | 201,883 |
| 1095 | Bloomington CDP | California | $81,640 ±$4,244 | 25,698 |
| 1096 | Allen Park city | Michigan | $81,655 ±$6,640 | 27,925 |
| 1097 | Lakeside CDP | Florida | $81,684 ±$7,253 | 32,105 |
| 1098 | Ashland CDP | California | $81,702 ±$6,130 | 22,210 |
| 1099 | Palmdale city | California | $81,770 ±$2,952 | 164,634 |
| 1100 | Hilo CDP | Hawaii | $81,779 ±$7,098 | 50,404 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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