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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | Apple Valley city | Minnesota | $97,673 ±$4,987 | 55,679 |
| 1502 | Jersey City city | New Jersey | $97,710 ±$3,907 | 294,078 |
| 1503 | Oceanside city | California | $97,737 ±$4,411 | 172,242 |
| 1504 | Palatine village | Illinois | $97,819 ±$4,650 | 66,293 |
| 1505 | Puyallup city | Washington | $97,826 ±$5,806 | 42,746 |
| 1506 | Oregon City city | Oregon | $97,829 ±$4,613 | 37,755 |
| 1507 | Des Plaines city | Illinois | $97,875 ±$5,762 | 59,156 |
| 1508 | Auburn city | Washington | $97,884 ±$3,074 | 85,676 |
| 1509 | Winter Gardens CDP | California | $97,973 ±$9,607 | 22,131 |
| 1510 | Millcreek city | Utah | $98,045 ±$5,546 | 63,648 |
| 1511 | Kahului CDP | Hawaii | $98,077 ±$13,386 | 28,288 |
| 1512 | Richardson city | Texas | $98,111 ±$4,485 | 118,731 |
| 1513 | Clifton city | New Jersey | $98,237 ±$4,859 | 89,379 |
| 1514 | Spanaway CDP | Washington | $98,251 ±$5,866 | 34,019 |
| 1515 | Livonia city | Michigan | $98,460 ±$2,562 | 93,851 |
| 1516 | Enterprise CDP | Nevada | $98,462 ±$2,764 | 240,464 |
| 1517 | Pikesville CDP | Maryland | $98,465 ±$7,106 | 33,524 |
| 1518 | Avon town | Indiana | $98,486 ±$7,607 | 23,437 |
| 1519 | Rolling Meadows city | Illinois | $98,514 ±$6,968 | 24,027 |
| 1520 | Land O' Lakes CDP | Florida | $98,568 ±$5,792 | 38,910 |
| 1521 | Golden city | Colorado | $98,582 ±$10,849 | 20,417 |
| 1522 | Mechanicsville CDP | Virginia | $98,595 ±$8,537 | 38,683 |
| 1523 | Beaverton city | Oregon | $98,622 ±$2,550 | 97,812 |
| 1524 | Covina city | California | $98,671 ±$7,715 | 49,888 |
| 1525 | Plum borough | Pennsylvania | $98,705 ±$4,362 | 26,723 |
| 1526 | Fairland CDP | Maryland | $98,800 ±$10,410 | 26,231 |
| 1527 | Littleton city | Colorado | $98,839 ±$6,470 | 44,710 |
| 1528 | American Fork city | Utah | $98,878 ±$8,286 | 37,109 |
| 1529 | Quincy city | Massachusetts | $98,882 ±$4,519 | 102,114 |
| 1530 | Orland Park village | Illinois | $98,910 ±$4,566 | 57,916 |
| 1531 | Ocoee city | Florida | $98,911 ±$8,862 | 49,033 |
| 1532 | Attleboro city | Massachusetts | $98,954 ±$5,600 | 46,762 |
| 1533 | University Place city | Washington | $99,031 ±$4,916 | 34,911 |
| 1534 | Santa Rosa city | California | $99,060 ±$3,788 | 177,090 |
| 1535 | Antelope CDP | California | $99,067 ±$5,833 | 48,301 |
| 1536 | Arbutus CDP | Maryland | $99,090 ±$5,241 | 22,507 |
| 1537 | Hunters Creek CDP | Florida | $99,195 ±$8,365 | 22,819 |
| 1538 | Clovis city | California | $99,241 ±$3,165 | 124,725 |
| 1539 | La Quinta city | California | $99,250 ±$5,992 | 38,707 |
| 1540 | Rohnert Park city | California | $99,273 ±$5,890 | 44,575 |
| 1541 | Round Rock city | Texas | $99,287 ±$4,128 | 127,786 |
| 1542 | East Lake CDP | Florida | $99,333 ±$7,897 | 33,283 |
| 1543 | Parsippany CDP | New Jersey | $99,405 ±$4,789 | 21,345 |
| 1544 | Buckeye city | Arizona | $99,486 ±$3,832 | 104,923 |
| 1545 | Old Jamestown CDP | Missouri | $99,521 ±$9,587 | 20,651 |
| 1546 | Delaware city | Ohio | $99,786 ±$3,283 | 44,589 |
| 1547 | Orangevale CDP | California | $99,832 ±$7,505 | 35,958 |
| 1548 | Silver Spring CDP | Maryland | $99,860 ±$7,677 | 81,462 |
| 1549 | Pittsburg city | California | $99,861 ±$5,565 | 76,257 |
| 1550 | West Chicago city | Illinois | $99,927 ±$8,600 | 25,395 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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