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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | West Carson CDP | California | $92,775 ±$11,033 | 22,143 |
| 1402 | Brandon city | Mississippi | $92,783 ±$5,388 | 25,542 |
| 1403 | Linden city | New Jersey | $92,915 ±$3,823 | 44,192 |
| 1404 | Forest Lake city | Minnesota | $92,944 ±$8,689 | 20,729 |
| 1405 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | $92,968 ±$1,774 | 456,349 |
| 1406 | West Melbourne city | Florida | $92,986 ±$5,312 | 28,795 |
| 1407 | Harrison town | New Jersey | $93,013 ±$12,460 | 20,369 |
| 1408 | Caledonia village | Wisconsin | $93,152 ±$6,173 | 25,257 |
| 1409 | Grove City city | Ohio | $93,161 ±$3,888 | 42,517 |
| 1410 | West Sacramento city | California | $93,188 ±$3,323 | 54,927 |
| 1411 | Bloomington city | Minnesota | $93,211 ±$3,400 | 88,665 |
| 1412 | Moreno Valley city | California | $93,222 ±$2,557 | 211,666 |
| 1413 | Newberg city | Oregon | $93,232 ±$5,083 | 26,066 |
| 1414 | Milford CDP | Massachusetts | $93,310 ±$5,060 | 27,731 |
| 1415 | Cliffside Park borough | New Jersey | $93,452 ±$13,809 | 25,781 |
| 1416 | Menifee city | California | $93,454 ±$4,473 | 110,305 |
| 1417 | Citrus Park CDP | Florida | $93,457 ±$13,500 | 28,804 |
| 1418 | La Presa CDP | California | $93,479 ±$8,550 | 34,962 |
| 1419 | Coral Springs city | Florida | $93,602 ±$3,323 | 136,103 |
| 1420 | Aurora city | Illinois | $93,633 ±$4,235 | 179,898 |
| 1421 | Patterson city | California | $93,650 ±$15,253 | 24,693 |
| 1422 | Austin city | Texas | $93,658 ±$1,670 | 979,539 |
| 1423 | Stow city | Ohio | $93,727 ±$6,144 | 34,240 |
| 1424 | Oakdale city | Minnesota | $93,772 ±$4,154 | 28,585 |
| 1425 | Lomita city | California | $93,810 ±$8,076 | 20,225 |
| 1426 | Burleson city | Texas | $93,928 ±$6,276 | 52,918 |
| 1427 | Hastings city | Minnesota | $93,998 ±$5,229 | 22,117 |
| 1428 | Santa Ana city | California | $93,999 ±$2,896 | 312,534 |
| 1429 | Merritt Island CDP | Florida | $94,012 ±$8,215 | 34,992 |
| 1430 | Rocky River city | Ohio | $94,026 ±$6,995 | 21,490 |
| 1431 | Doral city | Florida | $94,164 ±$6,032 | 79,216 |
| 1432 | Elk Grove Village village | Illinois | $94,175 ±$6,044 | 31,987 |
| 1433 | Converse city | Texas | $94,222 ±$12,569 | 29,607 |
| 1434 | Fairhope city | Alabama | $94,274 ±$10,050 | 24,190 |
| 1435 | Missouri City city | Texas | $94,390 ±$4,904 | 76,558 |
| 1436 | Galt city | California | $94,393 ±$14,217 | 25,962 |
| 1437 | Homewood city | Alabama | $94,485 ±$10,781 | 27,829 |
| 1438 | East Haven CDP | Connecticut | $94,628 ±$9,316 | 27,806 |
| 1439 | Hilton Head Island town | South Carolina | $94,657 ±$9,084 | 37,911 |
| 1440 | Denver city | Colorado | $94,718 ±$1,644 | 718,877 |
| 1441 | Culpeper town | Virginia | $94,721 ±$11,972 | 20,794 |
| 1442 | Palisades Park borough | New Jersey | $94,743 ±$9,430 | 20,290 |
| 1443 | Suisun City city | California | $94,787 ±$7,848 | 29,286 |
| 1444 | Dover city | New Hampshire | $94,829 ±$6,905 | 33,364 |
| 1445 | Northdale CDP | Florida | $94,926 ±$10,103 | 25,710 |
| 1446 | Vista city | California | $94,975 ±$4,768 | 99,114 |
| 1447 | Villa Park village | Illinois | $95,015 ±$10,927 | 22,345 |
| 1448 | La Mesa city | California | $95,028 ±$7,968 | 60,797 |
| 1449 | Green city | Ohio | $95,047 ±$5,962 | 27,393 |
| 1450 | Georgetown city | Texas | $95,062 ±$4,700 | 85,999 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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