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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | Westminster city | California | $85,541 ±$4,355 | 89,860 |
| 1202 | Reisterstown CDP | Maryland | $85,543 ±$9,005 | 25,582 |
| 1203 | Pasco city | Washington | $85,586 ±$5,613 | 79,575 |
| 1204 | Rowland Heights CDP | California | $85,617 ±$6,641 | 45,911 |
| 1205 | The Hammocks CDP | Florida | $85,628 ±$7,327 | 58,838 |
| 1206 | Atlanta city | Georgia | $85,652 ±$1,846 | 505,268 |
| 1207 | Rosedale CDP | Maryland | $85,711 ±$3,764 | 20,002 |
| 1208 | Waxahachie city | Texas | $85,723 ±$5,492 | 45,347 |
| 1209 | Randallstown CDP | Maryland | $85,735 ±$10,054 | 35,957 |
| 1210 | Carrboro town | North Carolina | $85,743 ±$13,984 | 21,204 |
| 1211 | Bozeman city | Montana | $85,747 ±$4,604 | 56,114 |
| 1212 | Punta Gorda city | Florida | $85,779 ±$9,907 | 20,278 |
| 1213 | Tacoma city | Washington | $85,884 ±$1,903 | 222,758 |
| 1214 | Rotterdam CDP | New York | $85,887 ±$3,161 | 22,695 |
| 1215 | Plainfield city | New Jersey | $85,908 ±$3,620 | 55,236 |
| 1216 | Carmichael CDP | California | $85,914 ±$3,743 | 76,948 |
| 1217 | St. Charles city | Missouri | $85,937 ±$3,974 | 71,508 |
| 1218 | Peekskill city | New York | $85,954 ±$5,129 | 25,625 |
| 1219 | Seal Beach city | California | $85,964 ±$8,468 | 24,722 |
| 1220 | Chapel Hill town | North Carolina | $85,989 ±$5,527 | 61,607 |
| 1221 | Greenbelt city | Maryland | $85,997 ±$9,641 | 24,678 |
| 1222 | New Braunfels city | Texas | $86,021 ±$5,404 | 104,643 |
| 1223 | Meadowbrook CDP | Virginia | $86,054 ±$5,157 | 20,749 |
| 1224 | Round Lake Beach village | Illinois | $86,059 ±$12,585 | 27,079 |
| 1225 | Fredericksburg city | Virginia | $86,071 ±$6,832 | 28,873 |
| 1226 | North Augusta city | South Carolina | $86,092 ±$8,579 | 25,653 |
| 1227 | Imperial Beach city | California | $86,111 ±$9,539 | 25,764 |
| 1228 | Altoona city | Iowa | $86,114 ±$12,409 | 21,495 |
| 1229 | Avondale city | Arizona | $86,123 ±$4,344 | 92,477 |
| 1230 | Westminster city | Maryland | $86,219 ±$13,458 | 20,445 |
| 1231 | Fountain city | Colorado | $86,242 ±$6,912 | 29,300 |
| 1232 | Benbrook city | Texas | $86,292 ±$6,502 | 24,557 |
| 1233 | Hazel Dell CDP | Washington | $86,305 ±$5,162 | 23,237 |
| 1234 | Newport city | Rhode Island | $86,313 ±$4,012 | 24,874 |
| 1235 | McHenry city | Illinois | $86,315 ±$6,312 | 28,074 |
| 1236 | Taylorsville city | Utah | $86,413 ±$4,599 | 58,678 |
| 1237 | Maryland Heights city | Missouri | $86,436 ±$7,762 | 27,880 |
| 1238 | Holt CDP | Michigan | $86,472 ±$5,144 | 25,316 |
| 1239 | Urban Honolulu CDP | Hawaii | $86,504 ±$1,705 | 345,482 |
| 1240 | Fitchburg city | Wisconsin | $86,516 ±$8,914 | 32,619 |
| 1241 | Glendale Heights village | Illinois | $86,545 ±$9,156 | 32,808 |
| 1242 | West Des Moines city | Iowa | $86,594 ±$2,354 | 71,083 |
| 1243 | La Puente city | California | $86,602 ±$6,387 | 37,142 |
| 1244 | Edwardsville city | Illinois | $86,721 ±$11,520 | 26,474 |
| 1245 | Rogers city | Arkansas | $86,728 ±$4,087 | 72,981 |
| 1246 | Marion city | Iowa | $86,743 ±$6,500 | 41,896 |
| 1247 | Broken Arrow city | Oklahoma | $86,765 ±$2,441 | 118,180 |
| 1248 | Englewood city | Colorado | $86,800 ±$5,338 | 34,129 |
| 1249 | West Rancho Dominguez CDP | California | $86,834 ±$10,397 | 23,300 |
| 1250 | South Portland city | Maine | $86,838 ±$7,384 | 26,930 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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