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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2201 | Highlands Ranch CDP | Colorado | $159,307 ±$4,781 | 102,257 |
| 2202 | East Honolulu CDP | Hawaii | $159,518 ±$9,044 | 51,360 |
| 2203 | Eastvale city | California | $160,069 ±$7,106 | 70,633 |
| 2204 | Johns Creek city | Georgia | $160,093 ±$7,573 | 81,988 |
| 2205 | Dublin city | Ohio | $160,296 ±$11,351 | 49,294 |
| 2206 | Pacifica city | California | $160,523 ±$13,153 | 37,261 |
| 2207 | Oakton CDP | Virginia | $160,663 ±$7,916 | 36,528 |
| 2208 | Livermore city | California | $160,775 ±$7,055 | 85,522 |
| 2209 | Keystone CDP | Florida | $161,056 ±$12,278 | 25,858 |
| 2210 | Wildwood city | Missouri | $161,060 ±$10,613 | 35,133 |
| 2211 | Flower Mound town | Texas | $161,235 ±$7,234 | 78,389 |
| 2212 | Encinitas city | California | $162,229 ±$10,306 | 61,480 |
| 2213 | Redmond city | Washington | $162,560 ±$10,119 | 77,353 |
| 2214 | West Springfield CDP | Virginia | $163,115 ±$8,294 | 22,532 |
| 2215 | Silver Firs CDP | Washington | $163,418 ±$12,985 | 22,306 |
| 2216 | Millbrae city | California | $163,476 ±$11,394 | 22,689 |
| 2217 | Morgan Hill city | California | $163,920 ±$8,235 | 45,425 |
| 2218 | West Hempstead CDP | New York | $164,127 ±$11,853 | 20,648 |
| 2219 | Harrison village | New York | $164,250 ±$17,352 | 29,961 |
| 2220 | Calabasas city | California | $165,288 ±$15,759 | 22,669 |
| 2221 | El Dorado Hills CDP | California | $165,349 ±$12,019 | 51,026 |
| 2222 | Bellevue city | Washington | $165,576 ±$7,893 | 151,847 |
| 2223 | Libertyville village | Illinois | $165,667 ±$6,307 | 20,525 |
| 2224 | Reading CDP | Massachusetts | $165,912 ±$12,806 | 25,612 |
| 2225 | Bethany CDP | Oregon | $167,735 ±$7,067 | 33,106 |
| 2226 | Highland Park city | Illinois | $168,094 ±$17,851 | 30,398 |
| 2227 | Wilmington CDP | Massachusetts | $168,152 ±$19,029 | 23,336 |
| 2228 | Newark city | California | $169,064 ±$9,066 | 46,903 |
| 2229 | Commack CDP | New York | $169,792 ±$10,084 | 36,558 |
| 2230 | Severna Park CDP | Maryland | $169,953 ±$7,373 | 40,228 |
| 2231 | Celina city | Texas | $170,894 ±$12,592 | 34,268 |
| 2232 | Milton city | Georgia | $171,295 ±$18,779 | 41,546 |
| 2233 | Hudson city | Ohio | $171,427 ±$11,966 | 23,039 |
| 2234 | Olney CDP | Maryland | $171,458 ±$6,994 | 35,797 |
| 2235 | Zionsville town | Indiana | $172,024 ±$16,763 | 32,095 |
| 2236 | Bainbridge Island city | Washington | $172,188 ±$13,014 | 24,631 |
| 2237 | New City CDP | New York | $173,046 ±$12,542 | 34,458 |
| 2238 | Erie town | Colorado | $173,349 ±$9,854 | 33,808 |
| 2239 | Burlingame city | California | $174,000 ±$12,320 | 30,525 |
| 2240 | Keller city | Texas | $174,950 ±$12,338 | 45,976 |
| 2240 | Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) | Virginia | $174,950 ±$15,541 | 21,066 |
| 2242 | Murphy city | Texas | $175,699 ±$16,778 | 21,188 |
| 2243 | West Islip CDP | New York | $176,281 ±$13,483 | 26,865 |
| 2244 | Clarksburg CDP | Maryland | $176,678 ±$12,130 | 30,487 |
| 2245 | Mountain House CDP | California | $177,163 ±$18,940 | 25,513 |
| 2246 | North Tustin CDP | California | $177,351 ±$18,171 | 25,807 |
| 2247 | Sienna CDP | Texas | $177,837 ±$18,675 | 24,992 |
| 2248 | Milpitas city | California | $178,798 ±$10,931 | 78,578 |
| 2249 | Linton Hall CDP | Virginia | $178,915 ±$11,194 | 41,876 |
| 2250 | Santa Clara city | California | $178,958 ±$8,034 | 130,256 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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