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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1551 | Schertz city | Texas | $99,948 ±$6,552 | 44,050 |
| 1552 | Sayreville borough | New Jersey | $99,979 ±$5,778 | 45,838 |
| 1553 | Smyrna city | Georgia | $100,061 ±$7,208 | 56,633 |
| 1554 | Norwalk city | California | $100,085 ±$5,094 | 99,789 |
| 1555 | La Habra city | California | $100,106 ±$6,093 | 61,970 |
| 1556 | Toms River CDP | New Jersey | $100,137 ±$4,352 | 94,956 |
| 1557 | Orchards CDP | Washington | $100,146 ±$9,886 | 29,438 |
| 1558 | Valinda CDP | California | $100,165 ±$9,550 | 20,962 |
| 1559 | Groveland city | Florida | $100,226 ±$9,959 | 22,012 |
| 1560 | Germantown village | Wisconsin | $100,231 ±$4,962 | 20,962 |
| 1561 | Menomonee Falls village | Wisconsin | $100,238 ±$7,967 | 39,539 |
| 1562 | Westminster city | Colorado | $100,272 ±$3,946 | 115,484 |
| 1563 | Lombard village | Illinois | $100,362 ±$4,187 | 43,619 |
| 1564 | Deer Park city | Texas | $100,382 ±$10,503 | 33,967 |
| 1565 | Renton city | Washington | $100,432 ±$3,956 | 105,317 |
| 1566 | Riverview CDP | Florida | $100,438 ±$4,035 | 113,697 |
| 1567 | Bettendorf city | Iowa | $100,495 ±$3,501 | 39,647 |
| 1568 | Laurel city | Maryland | $100,504 ±$7,755 | 29,798 |
| 1569 | Malden city | Massachusetts | $100,606 ±$6,482 | 65,906 |
| 1569 | Olive Branch city | Mississippi | $100,606 ±$8,563 | 47,019 |
| 1571 | Meridian city | Idaho | $100,795 ±$2,565 | 130,138 |
| 1572 | South Whittier CDP | California | $100,800 ±$4,774 | 55,650 |
| 1573 | Mint Hill town | North Carolina | $100,860 ±$5,726 | 27,556 |
| 1574 | Alafaya CDP | Florida | $100,950 ±$2,224 | 92,449 |
| 1575 | Woodridge village | Illinois | $101,000 ±$8,256 | 33,941 |
| 1576 | West Haven city | Utah | $101,012 ±$9,986 | 21,563 |
| 1577 | Waukee city | Iowa | $101,029 ±$11,251 | 29,236 |
| 1578 | West Covina city | California | $101,065 ±$2,793 | 107,037 |
| 1579 | Pleasant Grove city | Utah | $101,073 ±$4,207 | 37,852 |
| 1580 | North Lynnwood CDP | Washington | $101,088 ±$9,505 | 23,339 |
| 1581 | New Berlin city | Wisconsin | $101,091 ±$4,499 | 40,270 |
| 1582 | Pelham city | Alabama | $101,094 ±$11,778 | 24,827 |
| 1583 | Royal Oak city | Michigan | $101,109 ±$3,325 | 57,950 |
| 1584 | Wauwatosa city | Wisconsin | $101,138 ±$6,872 | 48,529 |
| 1585 | Streamwood village | Illinois | $101,218 ±$6,949 | 39,001 |
| 1586 | Inver Grove Heights city | Minnesota | $101,316 ±$10,086 | 35,906 |
| 1587 | Towson CDP | Maryland | $101,320 ±$6,307 | 58,679 |
| 1588 | Carrollton city | Texas | $101,396 ±$2,668 | 133,740 |
| 1589 | San Leandro city | California | $101,420 ±$3,914 | 87,826 |
| 1590 | North Salt Lake city | Utah | $101,447 ±$9,849 | 23,474 |
| 1591 | Saugus CDP | Massachusetts | $101,539 ±$3,481 | 28,773 |
| 1592 | Miami Lakes town | Florida | $101,557 ±$5,871 | 31,553 |
| 1593 | Oakland city | California | $101,600 ±$2,146 | 439,418 |
| 1594 | St. Louis Park city | Minnesota | $101,648 ±$5,815 | 49,594 |
| 1595 | Juneau city and borough | Alaska | $101,661 ±$7,108 | 31,794 |
| 1596 | Crown Point city | Indiana | $101,686 ±$7,606 | 34,393 |
| 1597 | Mount Prospect village | Illinois | $101,720 ±$5,626 | 55,472 |
| 1598 | Elmwood Park borough | New Jersey | $101,740 ±$10,583 | 21,412 |
| 1599 | Lake Elsinore city | California | $101,888 ±$6,516 | 72,461 |
| 1600 | Fairfield city | California | $101,895 ±$3,112 | 120,785 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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