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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Bentonville city | Arkansas | $112,792 ±$6,892 | 58,249 |
| 1802 | Urbandale city | Iowa | $112,795 ±$8,668 | 46,595 |
| 1803 | Middletown town | Delaware | $112,831 ±$15,459 | 24,661 |
| 1804 | South Hill CDP | Washington | $113,130 ±$4,831 | 68,025 |
| 1805 | Methuen city | Massachusetts | $113,310 ±$6,977 | 53,475 |
| 1806 | Hayward city | California | $113,318 ±$5,850 | 158,801 |
| 1807 | Santee city | California | $113,394 ±$5,920 | 59,332 |
| 1808 | Camarillo city | California | $113,428 ±$6,214 | 70,186 |
| 1809 | East Palo Alto city | California | $113,493 ±$15,823 | 29,069 |
| 1810 | Arcadia city | California | $113,516 ±$10,005 | 55,170 |
| 1811 | Prairie Village city | Kansas | $113,530 ±$11,377 | 22,874 |
| 1812 | Glendora city | California | $113,569 ±$8,069 | 50,926 |
| 1813 | Manassas city | Virginia | $113,590 ±$8,224 | 42,976 |
| 1814 | Eagle Mountain city | Utah | $113,648 ±$3,322 | 53,290 |
| 1815 | Central Islip CDP | New York | $113,707 ±$6,569 | 38,373 |
| 1816 | North Ogden city | Utah | $113,722 ±$7,059 | 21,947 |
| 1817 | Cornelius town | North Carolina | $113,767 ±$8,905 | 32,783 |
| 1818 | Allison Park CDP | Pennsylvania | $113,822 ±$8,410 | 22,045 |
| 1819 | Annapolis city | Maryland | $113,860 ±$6,168 | 40,720 |
| 1820 | Stoneham CDP | Massachusetts | $113,964 ±$10,253 | 23,355 |
| 1821 | Grayslake village | Illinois | $113,972 ±$4,221 | 20,929 |
| 1822 | Peachtree City city | Georgia | $113,987 ±$6,320 | 39,576 |
| 1823 | Olathe city | Kansas | $114,009 ±$2,589 | 145,057 |
| 1824 | Murrieta city | California | $114,081 ±$5,408 | 112,064 |
| 1825 | Catonsville CDP | Maryland | $114,109 ±$6,036 | 43,368 |
| 1826 | Elmont CDP | New York | $114,217 ±$14,345 | 36,518 |
| 1827 | St. Charles city | Illinois | $114,300 ±$9,097 | 32,854 |
| 1828 | The Colony city | Texas | $114,511 ±$6,433 | 45,454 |
| 1829 | Santa Monica city | California | $114,885 ±$7,492 | 91,169 |
| 1830 | Katy city | Texas | $114,912 ±$16,083 | 25,184 |
| 1831 | Downers Grove village | Illinois | $115,114 ±$10,189 | 50,054 |
| 1832 | Helena city | Alabama | $115,139 ±$7,065 | 21,769 |
| 1833 | Webster Groves city | Missouri | $115,227 ±$6,638 | 23,712 |
| 1834 | Fountain Valley city | California | $115,237 ±$8,309 | 56,258 |
| 1835 | Catalina Foothills CDP | Arizona | $115,304 ±$5,325 | 52,593 |
| 1836 | Petaluma city | California | $115,430 ±$6,370 | 59,247 |
| 1837 | Santa Cruz city | California | $115,475 ±$6,419 | 61,607 |
| 1838 | Fuquay-Varina town | North Carolina | $115,497 ±$8,663 | 40,485 |
| 1839 | Avon Lake city | Ohio | $115,567 ±$3,735 | 25,752 |
| 1840 | Rockwall city | Texas | $115,580 ±$6,323 | 51,168 |
| 1841 | Wellington village | Florida | $115,632 ±$8,506 | 62,146 |
| 1842 | Centerton city | Arkansas | $115,713 ±$4,845 | 21,920 |
| 1843 | Novato city | California | $115,736 ±$10,368 | 52,546 |
| 1844 | Placentia city | California | $115,929 ±$6,317 | 52,826 |
| 1845 | Waldorf CDP | Maryland | $116,089 ±$4,371 | 82,943 |
| 1846 | Champlin city | Minnesota | $116,102 ±$5,981 | 23,294 |
| 1847 | Clinton city | Utah | $116,194 ±$7,839 | 23,612 |
| 1848 | Torrance city | California | $116,217 ±$5,160 | 142,130 |
| 1849 | Annandale CDP | Virginia | $116,263 ±$10,023 | 41,705 |
| 1850 | Ramsey city | Minnesota | $116,415 ±$5,428 | 28,421 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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