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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | Milwaukie city | Oregon | $86,892 ±$8,127 | 21,392 |
| 1252 | Federal Way city | Washington | $86,909 ±$3,723 | 99,493 |
| 1253 | Carpentersville village | Illinois | $86,917 ±$8,434 | 37,346 |
| 1254 | Concord city | North Carolina | $86,921 ±$4,284 | 108,719 |
| 1255 | Roseville city | Minnesota | $86,930 ±$3,672 | 35,802 |
| 1256 | Kearns metro township | Utah | $86,968 ±$3,114 | 37,696 |
| 1257 | Revere city | Massachusetts | $86,969 ±$10,489 | 60,012 |
| 1258 | Burnsville city | Minnesota | $87,024 ±$4,297 | 64,463 |
| 1259 | Key West city | Florida | $87,037 ±$11,382 | 25,720 |
| 1260 | Lexington town | South Carolina | $87,126 ±$10,332 | 24,585 |
| 1261 | Daphne city | Alabama | $87,250 ±$3,029 | 29,453 |
| 1261 | Davie town | Florida | $87,250 ±$5,114 | 108,346 |
| 1263 | Plainfield town | Indiana | $87,272 ±$6,112 | 36,369 |
| 1264 | Glassboro borough | New Jersey | $87,278 ±$11,576 | 23,717 |
| 1265 | Sacramento city | California | $87,321 ±$1,746 | 528,706 |
| 1266 | Kendall CDP | Florida | $87,325 ±$5,927 | 79,562 |
| 1267 | North Plainfield borough | New Jersey | $87,349 ±$13,016 | 22,809 |
| 1268 | Long Beach city | California | $87,430 ±$2,036 | 455,548 |
| 1269 | Boulder city | Colorado | $87,493 ±$6,221 | 106,433 |
| 1270 | Cave Spring CDP | Virginia | $87,539 ±$6,404 | 25,742 |
| 1271 | Clemmons village | North Carolina | $87,655 ±$10,436 | 21,871 |
| 1272 | Port St. John CDP | Florida | $87,736 ±$8,802 | 25,120 |
| 1273 | Westfield city | Massachusetts | $87,753 ±$5,590 | 40,378 |
| 1274 | Kihei CDP | Hawaii | $87,772 ±$5,322 | 21,567 |
| 1275 | Mustang city | Oklahoma | $87,844 ±$6,097 | 22,192 |
| 1276 | Forest Grove city | Oregon | $87,933 ±$9,916 | 26,529 |
| 1277 | Riverbank city | California | $87,966 ±$7,957 | 25,166 |
| 1278 | Hanahan city | South Carolina | $87,984 ±$10,295 | 21,452 |
| 1279 | South St. Paul city | Minnesota | $87,994 ±$5,891 | 20,611 |
| 1280 | Lemon Grove city | California | $88,009 ±$6,740 | 27,686 |
| 1281 | Alhambra city | California | $88,024 ±$4,352 | 81,022 |
| 1282 | Bella Vista city | Arkansas | $88,055 ±$5,771 | 31,697 |
| 1283 | Westmont village | Illinois | $88,090 ±$4,456 | 23,724 |
| 1284 | Drexel Hill CDP | Pennsylvania | $88,168 ±$3,909 | 30,451 |
| 1285 | Goose Creek city | South Carolina | $88,178 ±$3,979 | 48,078 |
| 1286 | Pico Rivera city | California | $88,201 ±$8,138 | 60,272 |
| 1287 | Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) | Hawaii | $88,211 ±$5,715 | 21,818 |
| 1288 | Arlington city | Washington | $88,231 ±$8,852 | 21,095 |
| 1289 | Coon Rapids city | Minnesota | $88,251 ±$4,156 | 63,468 |
| 1290 | West Puente Valley CDP | California | $88,279 ±$8,633 | 22,495 |
| 1291 | Glen Burnie CDP | Maryland | $88,280 ±$5,247 | 72,590 |
| 1292 | Haverhill city | Massachusetts | $88,326 ±$4,293 | 67,698 |
| 1293 | Aurora city | Colorado | $88,368 ±$2,017 | 394,432 |
| 1294 | Glendale city | California | $88,393 ±$2,568 | 190,748 |
| 1295 | Bailey's Crossroads CDP | Virginia | $88,483 ±$6,162 | 24,271 |
| 1296 | New Brighton city | Minnesota | $88,521 ±$6,766 | 22,710 |
| 1297 | Lodi city | California | $88,530 ±$5,421 | 67,607 |
| 1298 | Huntley village | Illinois | $88,536 ±$11,438 | 28,005 |
| 1299 | Liberty city | Missouri | $88,542 ±$9,001 | 30,689 |
| 1300 | DeBary city | Florida | $88,569 ±$8,563 | 22,869 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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