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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Warwick city | Rhode Island | $88,708 ±$5,730 | 83,175 |
| 1302 | Rialto city | California | $88,857 ±$4,120 | 104,143 |
| 1303 | Perris city | California | $88,911 ±$4,235 | 80,511 |
| 1304 | Blue Springs city | Missouri | $88,920 ±$4,089 | 59,965 |
| 1305 | South Laurel CDP | Maryland | $88,933 ±$8,867 | 29,272 |
| 1306 | Ontario city | California | $88,941 ±$4,081 | 180,547 |
| 1307 | Mentor city | Ohio | $88,949 ±$3,671 | 47,171 |
| 1308 | Spring CDP | Texas | $88,997 ±$3,319 | 68,580 |
| 1309 | Sparks city | Nevada | $89,056 ±$2,599 | 110,024 |
| 1310 | Miramar city | Florida | $89,125 ±$5,376 | 138,600 |
| 1311 | Lewisville city | Texas | $89,233 ±$3,214 | 131,080 |
| 1312 | Cutler Bay town | Florida | $89,244 ±$8,280 | 45,070 |
| 1313 | Ridgecrest city | California | $89,250 ±$8,191 | 28,225 |
| 1314 | Aventura city | Florida | $89,274 ±$8,603 | 39,885 |
| 1315 | Lodi borough | New Jersey | $89,305 ±$7,728 | 26,082 |
| 1316 | Rochester city | Minnesota | $89,389 ±$2,992 | 122,330 |
| 1317 | Schererville town | Indiana | $89,466 ±$6,450 | 29,701 |
| 1318 | Fernley city | Nevada | $89,517 ±$9,581 | 24,225 |
| 1319 | Middleton city | Wisconsin | $89,524 ±$7,629 | 22,301 |
| 1320 | Central city | Louisiana | $89,554 ±$13,282 | 29,783 |
| 1321 | Rancho Cordova city | California | $89,585 ±$6,261 | 81,849 |
| 1321 | Midland city | Texas | $89,585 ±$6,078 | 136,640 |
| 1323 | Rio Rancho city | New Mexico | $89,596 ±$3,533 | 108,515 |
| 1324 | Mooresville town | North Carolina | $89,647 ±$3,728 | 52,381 |
| 1325 | Lakewood city | Colorado | $89,792 ±$3,394 | 156,583 |
| 1326 | Springville city | Utah | $89,816 ±$5,586 | 35,849 |
| 1327 | Brooklyn Park city | Minnesota | $89,891 ±$4,113 | 83,876 |
| 1328 | Snellville city | Georgia | $89,896 ±$7,651 | 21,620 |
| 1329 | Payson city | Utah | $89,905 ±$6,542 | 23,039 |
| 1330 | Davis city | California | $90,045 ±$7,121 | 66,978 |
| 1331 | Rosemont CDP | California | $90,046 ±$7,352 | 23,766 |
| 1332 | Henderson city | Nevada | $90,138 ±$2,009 | 332,141 |
| 1333 | Vallejo city | California | $90,171 ±$3,810 | 124,268 |
| 1334 | Woodland city | California | $90,180 ±$7,540 | 61,854 |
| 1335 | Imperial city | California | $90,195 ±$7,757 | 21,430 |
| 1336 | Cranston city | Rhode Island | $90,206 ±$4,068 | 83,250 |
| 1337 | Elgin city | Illinois | $90,282 ±$3,200 | 114,934 |
| 1338 | Kyle city | Texas | $90,323 ±$2,858 | 56,823 |
| 1339 | Magna metro township | Utah | $90,346 ±$7,869 | 30,031 |
| 1340 | Hempstead village | New York | $90,420 ±$12,760 | 58,801 |
| 1341 | Addison village | Illinois | $90,431 ±$4,856 | 35,489 |
| 1342 | San Gabriel city | California | $90,488 ±$6,140 | 38,392 |
| 1343 | Wheat Ridge city | Colorado | $90,564 ±$8,597 | 32,070 |
| 1344 | Lacey city | Washington | $90,625 ±$5,956 | 57,737 |
| 1345 | Brunswick city | Ohio | $90,663 ±$5,127 | 35,246 |
| 1346 | West Fargo city | North Dakota | $90,665 ±$5,927 | 40,094 |
| 1347 | Longmont city | Colorado | $90,671 ±$2,975 | 99,406 |
| 1348 | Downey city | California | $90,699 ±$3,748 | 110,939 |
| 1349 | Azusa city | California | $90,721 ±$5,402 | 49,031 |
| 1350 | Murray city | Utah | $90,746 ±$6,707 | 50,188 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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