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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2051 | Windsor town | California | $133,979 ±$15,718 | 26,081 |
| 2052 | South Jordan city | Utah | $134,047 ±$7,292 | 82,686 |
| 2053 | Niskayuna CDP | New York | $134,052 ±$10,425 | 21,227 |
| 2054 | Coral Gables city | Florida | $134,216 ±$5,750 | 49,802 |
| 2055 | Prior Lake city | Minnesota | $134,255 ±$11,762 | 28,016 |
| 2056 | Wakefield CDP | Massachusetts | $134,306 ±$13,946 | 27,793 |
| 2057 | Vestavia Hills city | Alabama | $134,369 ±$8,767 | 38,616 |
| 2058 | Severn CDP | Maryland | $134,423 ±$8,244 | 58,402 |
| 2059 | Covington city | Washington | $134,502 ±$8,675 | 21,233 |
| 2060 | Algonquin village | Illinois | $134,525 ±$8,076 | 30,067 |
| 2061 | Madison city | Alabama | $134,655 ±$8,335 | 60,106 |
| 2062 | Cary town | North Carolina | $134,905 ±$3,712 | 179,306 |
| 2063 | West Falls Church CDP | Virginia | $134,978 ±$6,186 | 31,279 |
| 2064 | Lake Forest city | California | $135,175 ±$4,503 | 86,281 |
| 2065 | Fish Hawk CDP | Florida | $135,271 ±$14,859 | 26,186 |
| 2066 | Cerritos city | California | $135,439 ±$5,063 | 47,867 |
| 2067 | Huntington Station CDP | New York | $135,477 ±$11,381 | 32,601 |
| 2068 | Holly Springs town | North Carolina | $135,578 ±$6,882 | 45,248 |
| 2069 | Thousand Oaks city | California | $135,603 ±$4,488 | 125,205 |
| 2070 | Ewa Gentry CDP | Hawaii | $135,684 ±$7,415 | 26,563 |
| 2071 | Avon city | Ohio | $135,915 ±$15,255 | 25,317 |
| 2072 | Mission Viejo city | California | $136,123 ±$5,839 | 92,151 |
| 2073 | Sugar Land city | Texas | $136,217 ±$5,041 | 110,016 |
| 2074 | Merrifield CDP | Virginia | $136,373 ±$16,108 | 20,698 |
| 2075 | Plymouth city | Minnesota | $136,534 ±$6,585 | 79,220 |
| 2076 | South San Francisco city | California | $136,578 ±$7,930 | 64,305 |
| 2077 | North Amityville CDP | New York | $136,654 ±$19,294 | 21,138 |
| 2078 | Homer Glen village | Illinois | $136,678 ±$7,189 | 24,529 |
| 2079 | Lynbrook village | New York | $136,696 ±$15,304 | 20,325 |
| 2080 | Irvine city | California | $136,719 ±$5,709 | 311,690 |
| 2081 | Bonney Lake city | Washington | $136,845 ±$10,470 | 22,090 |
| 2082 | Deer Park CDP | New York | $137,105 ±$6,837 | 27,990 |
| 2083 | Bel Air North CDP | Maryland | $137,336 ±$8,248 | 31,302 |
| 2084 | Andover city | Minnesota | $137,593 ±$6,076 | 33,035 |
| 2085 | Oakley city | California | $137,677 ±$11,854 | 45,183 |
| 2086 | Alameda city | California | $137,697 ±$5,003 | 77,238 |
| 2087 | Mineola village | New York | $137,739 ±$10,987 | 21,211 |
| 2088 | Collierville town | Tennessee | $138,598 ±$6,408 | 51,515 |
| 2089 | Lorton CDP | Virginia | $138,685 ±$15,746 | 20,991 |
| 2090 | Melissa city | Texas | $138,763 ±$7,782 | 20,136 |
| 2091 | Short Pump CDP | Virginia | $138,845 ±$12,726 | 29,026 |
| 2092 | Eastmont CDP | Washington | $138,912 ±$9,200 | 23,721 |
| 2093 | Mililani Mauka CDP | Hawaii | $138,942 ±$8,575 | 21,278 |
| 2094 | Lakeville city | Minnesota | $139,041 ±$6,972 | 74,354 |
| 2095 | Leander city | Texas | $139,048 ±$5,055 | 74,067 |
| 2096 | Solon city | Ohio | $139,089 ±$8,074 | 23,943 |
| 2097 | Decatur city | Georgia | $139,397 ±$8,882 | 24,518 |
| 2098 | Centreville CDP | Virginia | $139,510 ±$7,082 | 71,706 |
| 2099 | Kenmore city | Washington | $139,764 ±$15,442 | 23,741 |
| 2100 | Folsom city | California | $139,804 ±$10,654 | 83,916 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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