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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Martha Lake CDP | Washington | $124,494 ±$14,457 | 22,634 |
| 1952 | Ballwin city | Missouri | $124,626 ±$8,097 | 31,279 |
| 1953 | Uniondale CDP | New York | $124,684 ±$13,758 | 33,148 |
| 1954 | Mount Pleasant town | South Carolina | $124,755 ±$7,852 | 93,993 |
| 1955 | Clinton CDP | Maryland | $124,803 ±$4,352 | 38,376 |
| 1956 | Evans CDP | Georgia | $125,098 ±$10,955 | 36,998 |
| 1957 | Woodbury city | Minnesota | $125,310 ±$4,816 | 78,305 |
| 1958 | Danvers CDP | Massachusetts | $125,395 ±$10,105 | 28,098 |
| 1959 | Morrisville town | North Carolina | $125,396 ±$12,240 | 31,422 |
| 1960 | Mason city | Ohio | $125,401 ±$9,682 | 35,509 |
| 1961 | Savage city | Minnesota | $125,513 ±$4,032 | 32,889 |
| 1962 | Kaneohe CDP | Hawaii | $125,613 ±$6,070 | 37,355 |
| 1963 | Claremont city | California | $125,647 ±$17,110 | 36,595 |
| 1964 | Palm City CDP | Florida | $125,820 ±$17,865 | 26,371 |
| 1965 | Elk Grove city | California | $125,924 ±$3,447 | 179,155 |
| 1966 | Springfield CDP | Virginia | $125,999 ±$4,858 | 31,154 |
| 1967 | Watertown city | Massachusetts | $126,265 ±$6,062 | 35,543 |
| 1968 | Chino Hills city | California | $126,334 ±$6,833 | 77,927 |
| 1969 | Lathrop city | California | $126,421 ±$12,568 | 35,052 |
| 1970 | Friendswood city | Texas | $126,508 ±$8,024 | 41,030 |
| 1971 | Midlothian city | Texas | $126,641 ±$8,841 | 39,356 |
| 1972 | Wethersfield CDP | Connecticut | $126,806 ±$11,712 | 27,250 |
| 1973 | Riverton city | Utah | $126,910 ±$7,558 | 45,457 |
| 1974 | Windsor town | Colorado | $127,028 ±$5,803 | 37,914 |
| 1975 | Lake Ridge CDP | Virginia | $127,154 ±$5,913 | 46,049 |
| 1976 | South Pasadena city | California | $127,175 ±$12,727 | 26,068 |
| 1977 | Lino Lakes city | Minnesota | $127,181 ±$8,837 | 22,113 |
| 1978 | South Elgin village | Illinois | $127,203 ±$9,786 | 24,217 |
| 1979 | Horizon West CDP | Florida | $127,335 ±$11,402 | 67,416 |
| 1980 | Farmington city | Utah | $127,338 ±$10,136 | 25,389 |
| 1981 | Martinez city | California | $127,355 ±$8,294 | 36,903 |
| 1982 | Mililani Town CDP | Hawaii | $127,363 ±$9,796 | 27,668 |
| 1983 | Copiague CDP | New York | $127,369 ±$8,273 | 23,424 |
| 1984 | Norco city | California | $127,566 ±$7,447 | 25,054 |
| 1985 | Apollo Beach CDP | Florida | $127,617 ±$10,070 | 33,355 |
| 1986 | El Cerrito city | California | $127,876 ±$9,939 | 25,994 |
| 1987 | Hilliard city | Ohio | $128,189 ±$8,360 | 38,033 |
| 1988 | Medford CDP | New York | $128,192 ±$12,456 | 24,796 |
| 1989 | Kapolei CDP | Hawaii | $128,324 ±$11,155 | 22,232 |
| 1990 | Odenton CDP | Maryland | $128,441 ±$5,175 | 45,002 |
| 1991 | Rockville city | Maryland | $128,649 ±$7,642 | 67,671 |
| 1992 | Roswell city | Georgia | $128,654 ±$9,864 | 92,621 |
| 1993 | Altadena CDP | California | $128,720 ±$12,031 | 41,705 |
| 1994 | Edina city | Minnesota | $128,767 ±$7,641 | 53,262 |
| 1995 | Saratoga Springs city | Utah | $128,802 ±$7,451 | 48,425 |
| 1996 | Laguna Hills city | California | $128,851 ±$12,193 | 30,740 |
| 1997 | Draper city | Utah | $128,910 ±$7,478 | 50,278 |
| 1998 | Dedham CDP | Massachusetts | $128,955 ±$9,667 | 25,237 |
| 1999 | North Bethesda CDP | Maryland | $129,092 ±$7,372 | 49,677 |
| 2000 | Buffalo Grove village | Illinois | $129,395 ±$8,479 | 42,891 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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