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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2101 | Secaucus town | New Jersey | $139,821 ±$14,852 | 21,778 |
| 2102 | Weston city | Florida | $139,825 ±$11,213 | 68,837 |
| 2103 | Elkridge CDP | Maryland | $139,913 ±$9,009 | 26,283 |
| 2104 | San Clemente city | California | $140,062 ±$10,984 | 63,273 |
| 2105 | Bothell city | Washington | $140,427 ±$7,991 | 49,610 |
| 2106 | Laguna Niguel city | California | $140,452 ±$6,981 | 64,139 |
| 2107 | The Woodlands CDP | Texas | $140,701 ±$9,490 | 121,002 |
| 2108 | Long Beach city | New York | $140,739 ±$6,758 | 34,756 |
| 2109 | New Lenox village | Illinois | $140,865 ±$6,429 | 28,006 |
| 2110 | Glen Ellyn village | Illinois | $140,938 ±$12,185 | 28,390 |
| 2111 | San Francisco city | California | $140,970 ±$2,593 | 830,235 |
| 2112 | Camas city | Washington | $141,126 ±$6,631 | 27,007 |
| 2113 | San Bruno city | California | $141,272 ±$9,325 | 42,307 |
| 2114 | Hauppauge CDP | New York | $141,378 ±$8,281 | 20,793 |
| 2115 | Carmel city | Indiana | $141,505 ±$6,599 | 101,651 |
| 2116 | Dana Point city | California | $141,520 ±$12,055 | 32,790 |
| 2117 | Lake Oswego city | Oregon | $141,549 ±$6,903 | 40,381 |
| 2118 | Arnold CDP | Maryland | $141,639 ±$11,087 | 24,303 |
| 2119 | Fruit Cove CDP | Florida | $141,863 ±$8,088 | 35,877 |
| 2120 | Nocatee CDP | Florida | $141,868 ±$29,150 | 27,442 |
| 2121 | North Bay Shore CDP | New York | $141,915 ±$27,394 | 20,282 |
| 2122 | Queen Creek town | Arizona | $141,978 ±$4,711 | 71,867 |
| 2123 | Bowie city | Maryland | $141,995 ±$5,287 | 57,926 |
| 2124 | Farragut town | Tennessee | $142,093 ±$8,342 | 24,634 |
| 2125 | Brookline CDP | Massachusetts | $142,101 ±$8,266 | 63,266 |
| 2126 | Arlington CDP | Virginia | $142,114 ±$3,551 | 236,254 |
| 2127 | Aliso Viejo city | California | $142,439 ±$11,501 | 51,113 |
| 2128 | Palmetto Bay village | Florida | $142,447 ±$9,768 | 24,639 |
| 2129 | Brentwood city | California | $142,494 ±$8,669 | 65,208 |
| 2130 | Carlsbad city | California | $142,748 ±$7,547 | 114,373 |
| 2131 | Castro Valley CDP | California | $142,779 ±$7,262 | 65,001 |
| 2132 | Eldersburg CDP | Maryland | $142,954 ±$7,926 | 31,695 |
| 2133 | Park Ridge city | Illinois | $142,986 ±$19,109 | 38,667 |
| 2134 | Glenview village | Illinois | $143,056 ±$11,637 | 47,752 |
| 2135 | Franklin Square CDP | New York | $143,263 ±$10,785 | 30,897 |
| 2136 | Fort Washington CDP | Maryland | $143,333 ±$10,440 | 25,134 |
| 2137 | Chanhassen city | Minnesota | $143,651 ±$6,259 | 26,006 |
| 2138 | Laguna Beach city | California | $143,843 ±$14,177 | 22,710 |
| 2139 | Plainfield village | Illinois | $144,000 ±$9,206 | 46,708 |
| 2140 | Mequon city | Wisconsin | $144,051 ±$13,874 | 25,270 |
| 2141 | Hillsborough CDP | New Jersey | $144,112 ±$6,095 | 22,585 |
| 2142 | Apex town | North Carolina | $144,135 ±$9,485 | 70,630 |
| 2143 | Geneva city | Illinois | $144,341 ±$9,457 | 21,258 |
| 2144 | Paramus borough | New Jersey | $144,349 ±$16,221 | 26,568 |
| 2145 | Hicksville CDP | New York | $144,471 ±$11,209 | 43,780 |
| 2146 | Fair Lawn borough | New Jersey | $144,574 ±$12,614 | 35,610 |
| 2147 | Holbrook CDP | New York | $144,760 ±$7,189 | 26,449 |
| 2148 | Pleasant Hill city | California | $145,029 ±$13,104 | 34,235 |
| 2149 | Castle Rock town | Colorado | $145,197 ±$7,924 | 79,123 |
| 2150 | Leesburg town | Virginia | $145,205 ±$8,147 | 49,171 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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