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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Irving city | Texas | $81,830 ±$2,433 | 256,492 |
| 1102 | Monterey Park city | California | $81,855 ±$6,502 | 59,132 |
| 1103 | Smyrna town | Tennessee | $81,926 ±$4,555 | 56,692 |
| 1104 | Los Angeles city | California | $81,939 ±$742 | 3,857,263 |
| 1105 | Carrollwood CDP | Florida | $81,959 ±$7,300 | 36,725 |
| 1106 | Maryville city | Tennessee | $81,963 ±$5,064 | 32,392 |
| 1107 | Visalia city | California | $81,989 ±$3,274 | 143,939 |
| 1108 | South Lake Tahoe city | California | $82,002 ±$8,109 | 21,269 |
| 1109 | Delray Beach city | Florida | $82,041 ±$5,459 | 67,979 |
| 1110 | Charlotte city | North Carolina | $82,068 ±$1,299 | 903,844 |
| 1111 | East Hemet CDP | California | $82,096 ±$10,136 | 20,257 |
| 1112 | Peachtree Corners city | Georgia | $82,139 ±$5,451 | 42,373 |
| 1113 | Euless city | Texas | $82,167 ±$3,537 | 60,421 |
| 1114 | Post Falls city | Idaho | $82,183 ±$7,061 | 43,391 |
| 1115 | Ann Arbor city | Michigan | $82,212 ±$5,268 | 122,036 |
| 1116 | Newnan city | Georgia | $82,292 ±$9,929 | 44,235 |
| 1117 | Clermont city | Florida | $82,306 ±$7,686 | 46,853 |
| 1118 | Citrus Heights city | California | $82,314 ±$4,006 | 86,995 |
| 1119 | South Fulton city | Georgia | $82,324 ±$7,275 | 110,471 |
| 1120 | Mauldin city | South Carolina | $82,331 ±$4,169 | 27,055 |
| 1121 | Loma Linda city | California | $82,353 ±$11,870 | 25,122 |
| 1122 | Franklin city | Indiana | $82,380 ±$7,285 | 26,168 |
| 1123 | Simpsonville city | South Carolina | $82,457 ±$5,425 | 26,144 |
| 1124 | Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) | Maryland | $82,466 ±$6,925 | 40,379 |
| 1125 | Bay Point CDP | California | $82,565 ±$5,162 | 24,231 |
| 1126 | Greer city | South Carolina | $82,626 ±$7,064 | 41,536 |
| 1127 | Dickinson city | North Dakota | $82,696 ±$4,097 | 25,357 |
| 1128 | Meadow Woods CDP | Florida | $82,744 ±$8,471 | 42,852 |
| 1129 | Mesa city | Arizona | $82,752 ±$1,662 | 511,764 |
| 1130 | Woodstock city | Illinois | $82,758 ±$7,680 | 26,147 |
| 1131 | DeSoto city | Texas | $82,782 ±$7,478 | 56,211 |
| 1132 | Turlock city | California | $82,995 ±$4,221 | 72,502 |
| 1133 | Bryant city | Arkansas | $83,024 ±$7,679 | 21,504 |
| 1133 | San Fernando city | California | $83,024 ±$6,548 | 23,632 |
| 1135 | Oakdale city | California | $83,091 ±$13,252 | 23,194 |
| 1136 | Fort Lauderdale city | Florida | $83,130 ±$3,345 | 185,604 |
| 1137 | St. Cloud city | Florida | $83,174 ±$5,897 | 65,130 |
| 1138 | Portage city | Michigan | $83,212 ±$4,451 | 49,259 |
| 1139 | Orem city | Utah | $83,342 ±$1,708 | 97,182 |
| 1140 | Kennesaw city | Georgia | $83,356 ±$9,076 | 34,605 |
| 1141 | Nixa city | Missouri | $83,385 ±$4,260 | 24,836 |
| 1142 | Danbury city | Connecticut | $83,393 ±$6,065 | 87,263 |
| 1143 | Princeton CDP | Florida | $83,426 ±$7,404 | 42,625 |
| 1144 | Everett city | Washington | $83,512 ±$2,953 | 111,845 |
| 1145 | Acworth city | Georgia | $83,539 ±$6,679 | 22,473 |
| 1146 | Yonkers city | New York | $83,549 ±$3,929 | 209,978 |
| 1147 | White Bear Lake city | Minnesota | $83,554 ±$7,140 | 23,908 |
| 1148 | Greenwood city | Indiana | $83,608 ±$4,695 | 66,029 |
| 1149 | Carney CDP | Maryland | $83,620 ±$6,967 | 28,343 |
| 1150 | North Royalton city | Ohio | $83,670 ±$7,374 | 30,972 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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