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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hercules city | California | $129,397 ±$8,414 | 26,302 |
| 2002 | Walnut city | California | $129,449 ±$13,739 | 27,611 |
| 2003 | San Juan Capistrano city | California | $129,457 ±$9,965 | 35,095 |
| 2004 | West Babylon CDP | New York | $129,519 ±$4,862 | 43,570 |
| 2005 | Medford city | Massachusetts | $129,540 ±$7,926 | 59,354 |
| 2006 | Cedar Park city | Texas | $129,545 ±$10,860 | 78,301 |
| 2007 | Brookfield city | Wisconsin | $129,548 ±$5,805 | 41,273 |
| 2008 | Rosemount city | Minnesota | $129,625 ±$10,208 | 27,562 |
| 2009 | Pasadena CDP | Maryland | $129,727 ±$9,324 | 34,309 |
| 2010 | Tysons CDP | Virginia | $129,818 ±$9,808 | 28,936 |
| 2011 | West Hartford CDP | Connecticut | $129,890 ±$6,691 | 63,620 |
| 2012 | Bergenfield borough | New Jersey | $130,045 ±$9,993 | 28,450 |
| 2013 | Lindenhurst village | New York | $130,128 ±$8,489 | 27,142 |
| 2014 | Fishers city | Indiana | $130,203 ±$7,609 | 102,337 |
| 2015 | Cypress city | California | $130,215 ±$7,921 | 49,498 |
| 2016 | South Plainfield borough | New Jersey | $130,239 ±$8,213 | 24,473 |
| 2017 | Walnut Creek city | California | $130,432 ±$8,895 | 70,088 |
| 2018 | Eden Prairie city | Minnesota | $130,489 ±$4,539 | 63,051 |
| 2019 | Cambridge city | Massachusetts | $130,748 ±$3,564 | 118,796 |
| 2020 | Allen city | Texas | $130,901 ±$8,183 | 110,265 |
| 2021 | Brea city | California | $131,129 ±$11,525 | 47,469 |
| 2022 | Columbine CDP | Colorado | $131,232 ±$8,196 | 25,478 |
| 2023 | St. Michael city | Minnesota | $131,274 ±$5,863 | 20,010 |
| 2024 | Lehi city | Utah | $131,299 ±$7,964 | 85,173 |
| 2025 | St. John town | Indiana | $131,467 ±$12,200 | 22,567 |
| 2026 | Columbia CDP | Maryland | $131,490 ±$5,734 | 104,338 |
| 2027 | Sachse city | Texas | $131,808 ±$8,911 | 30,491 |
| 2028 | Waxhaw town | North Carolina | $131,894 ±$11,510 | 22,275 |
| 2029 | Centennial city | Colorado | $131,928 ±$5,953 | 108,201 |
| 2030 | Pecan Grove CDP | Texas | $131,937 ±$16,767 | 24,272 |
| 2031 | Centereach CDP | New York | $132,240 ±$11,130 | 31,839 |
| 2032 | Cooper City city | Florida | $132,319 ±$10,001 | 34,660 |
| 2033 | Fairfax city | Virginia | $132,348 ±$10,015 | 25,026 |
| 2034 | Leesylvania CDP | Virginia | $132,524 ±$19,169 | 21,632 |
| 2035 | Somerville city | Massachusetts | $132,572 ±$6,106 | 81,036 |
| 2036 | North Haven CDP | Connecticut | $132,689 ±$6,888 | 24,336 |
| 2037 | Maple Grove city | Minnesota | $132,731 ±$5,503 | 71,173 |
| 2038 | Fate city | Texas | $132,752 ±$10,239 | 22,884 |
| 2039 | Mukilteo city | Washington | $132,861 ±$17,962 | 21,323 |
| 2040 | Beverly Hills city | California | $132,977 ±$14,628 | 31,624 |
| 2041 | Kaysville city | Utah | $133,026 ±$15,048 | 33,053 |
| 2042 | Chesterfield city | Missouri | $133,037 ±$6,243 | 49,574 |
| 2043 | Gilroy city | California | $133,107 ±$9,176 | 59,004 |
| 2044 | Valley Stream village | New York | $133,190 ±$13,357 | 40,315 |
| 2045 | Bartlett village | Illinois | $133,240 ±$6,074 | 40,501 |
| 2046 | Parker town | Colorado | $133,369 ±$3,893 | 61,783 |
| 2047 | Syracuse city | Utah | $133,443 ±$4,452 | 35,488 |
| 2048 | Union City city | California | $133,715 ±$8,054 | 67,464 |
| 2049 | Melrose city | Massachusetts | $133,953 ±$14,410 | 29,650 |
| 2050 | East Meadow CDP | New York | $133,971 ±$7,325 | 36,821 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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