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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2151 | Campbell city | California | $145,268 ±$8,146 | 42,781 |
| 2152 | Baldwin CDP | New York | $145,472 ±$9,331 | 34,994 |
| 2153 | Franklin Town city | Massachusetts | $145,773 ±$9,492 | 33,154 |
| 2154 | Levittown CDP | New York | $146,068 ±$7,312 | 51,904 |
| 2155 | Coppell city | Texas | $146,235 ±$11,704 | 42,154 |
| 2156 | Eastern Goleta Valley CDP | California | $146,284 ±$7,208 | 28,295 |
| 2157 | San Jose city | California | $146,427 ±$2,140 | 990,138 |
| 2158 | Burlington CDP | Massachusetts | $146,436 ±$14,210 | 26,274 |
| 2159 | East Massapequa CDP | New York | $146,454 ±$10,321 | 20,377 |
| 2160 | West Linn city | Oregon | $146,507 ±$13,220 | 26,935 |
| 2161 | Louisville city | Colorado | $147,319 ±$14,349 | 20,786 |
| 2162 | Alpharetta city | Georgia | $147,612 ±$9,158 | 66,855 |
| 2163 | Herndon town | Virginia | $148,000 ±$18,469 | 24,672 |
| 2164 | Poway city | California | $148,359 ±$8,311 | 48,713 |
| 2165 | Moorpark city | California | $148,480 ±$12,054 | 35,854 |
| 2166 | French Valley CDP | California | $148,520 ±$4,994 | 45,269 |
| 2167 | Kailua CDP (Honolulu County) | Hawaii | $148,582 ±$9,302 | 39,640 |
| 2168 | Reston CDP | Virginia | $148,710 ±$8,441 | 64,414 |
| 2169 | Oceanside CDP | New York | $149,560 ±$11,172 | 31,639 |
| 2170 | Elmhurst city | Illinois | $149,644 ±$10,307 | 45,671 |
| 2171 | Germantown city | Tennessee | $149,920 ±$8,036 | 40,673 |
| 2172 | Frisco city | Texas | $150,212 ±$6,821 | 219,304 |
| 2173 | Redondo Beach city | California | $150,245 ±$8,646 | 69,291 |
| 2174 | Kirkland city | Washington | $150,414 ±$5,890 | 92,621 |
| 2175 | Crofton CDP | Maryland | $150,577 ±$10,974 | 29,549 |
| 2176 | Smithtown CDP | New York | $150,664 ±$16,447 | 24,375 |
| 2177 | Arlington CDP | Massachusetts | $150,701 ±$4,963 | 46,350 |
| 2178 | Rockville Centre village | New York | $151,938 ±$18,030 | 25,765 |
| 2179 | Ilchester CDP | Maryland | $152,103 ±$10,112 | 28,364 |
| 2180 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | California | $152,560 ±$11,761 | 46,990 |
| 2181 | Maple Valley city | Washington | $152,885 ±$14,437 | 28,287 |
| 2182 | Bothell West CDP | Washington | $153,449 ±$14,266 | 22,029 |
| 2183 | San Mateo city | California | $153,504 ±$7,504 | 103,105 |
| 2184 | Birmingham city | Michigan | $153,510 ±$14,199 | 21,763 |
| 2185 | Frankfort village | Illinois | $154,375 ±$11,309 | 20,651 |
| 2186 | Issaquah city | Washington | $154,669 ±$13,820 | 39,591 |
| 2187 | Ashburn CDP | Virginia | $154,978 ±$7,442 | 46,026 |
| 2188 | Naperville city | Illinois | $155,105 ±$4,387 | 150,692 |
| 2189 | Upper Arlington city | Ohio | $155,167 ±$13,473 | 36,293 |
| 2190 | Montclair CDP | Virginia | $155,774 ±$9,193 | 22,387 |
| 2191 | Newport Beach city | California | $156,867 ±$10,941 | 83,845 |
| 2192 | Ellicott City CDP | Maryland | $156,964 ±$11,037 | 75,257 |
| 2193 | Timberwood Park CDP | Texas | $157,100 ±$14,854 | 35,413 |
| 2194 | Chantilly CDP | Virginia | $157,124 ±$9,882 | 24,036 |
| 2195 | Eastchester CDP | New York | $157,202 ±$11,235 | 20,491 |
| 2196 | Yorba Linda city | California | $157,582 ±$8,394 | 67,170 |
| 2197 | Northbrook village | Illinois | $157,782 ±$19,596 | 34,585 |
| 2198 | Redwood City city | California | $157,814 ±$8,282 | 82,447 |
| 2199 | Forest Hills CDP | Michigan | $158,005 ±$13,605 | 28,695 |
| 2200 | Stevenson Ranch CDP | California | $158,434 ±$12,465 | 20,990 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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