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.

RankNameStateMedian household incomePopulation
2201Highlands Ranch CDPColorado$159,307 ±$4,781102,257
2202East Honolulu CDPHawaii$159,518 ±$9,04451,360
2203Eastvale cityCalifornia$160,069 ±$7,10670,633
2204Johns Creek cityGeorgia$160,093 ±$7,57381,988
2205Dublin cityOhio$160,296 ±$11,35149,294
2206Pacifica cityCalifornia$160,523 ±$13,15337,261
2207Oakton CDPVirginia$160,663 ±$7,91636,528
2208Livermore cityCalifornia$160,775 ±$7,05585,522
2209Keystone CDPFlorida$161,056 ±$12,27825,858
2210Wildwood cityMissouri$161,060 ±$10,61335,133
2211Flower Mound townTexas$161,235 ±$7,23478,389
2212Encinitas cityCalifornia$162,229 ±$10,30661,480
2213Redmond cityWashington$162,560 ±$10,11977,353
2214West Springfield CDPVirginia$163,115 ±$8,29422,532
2215Silver Firs CDPWashington$163,418 ±$12,98522,306
2216Millbrae cityCalifornia$163,476 ±$11,39422,689
2217Morgan Hill cityCalifornia$163,920 ±$8,23545,425
2218West Hempstead CDPNew York$164,127 ±$11,85320,648
2219Harrison villageNew York$164,250 ±$17,35229,961
2220Calabasas cityCalifornia$165,288 ±$15,75922,669
2221El Dorado Hills CDPCalifornia$165,349 ±$12,01951,026
2222Bellevue cityWashington$165,576 ±$7,893151,847
2223Libertyville villageIllinois$165,667 ±$6,30720,525
2224Reading CDPMassachusetts$165,912 ±$12,80625,612
2225Bethany CDPOregon$167,735 ±$7,06733,106
2226Highland Park cityIllinois$168,094 ±$17,85130,398
2227Wilmington CDPMassachusetts$168,152 ±$19,02923,336
2228Newark cityCalifornia$169,064 ±$9,06646,903
2229Commack CDPNew York$169,792 ±$10,08436,558
2230Severna Park CDPMaryland$169,953 ±$7,37340,228
2231Celina cityTexas$170,894 ±$12,59234,268
2232Milton cityGeorgia$171,295 ±$18,77941,546
2233Hudson cityOhio$171,427 ±$11,96623,039
2234Olney CDPMaryland$171,458 ±$6,99435,797
2235Zionsville townIndiana$172,024 ±$16,76332,095
2236Bainbridge Island cityWashington$172,188 ±$13,01424,631
2237New City CDPNew York$173,046 ±$12,54234,458
2238Erie townColorado$173,349 ±$9,85433,808
2239Burlingame cityCalifornia$174,000 ±$12,32030,525
2240Keller cityTexas$174,950 ±$12,33845,976
2240Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County)Virginia$174,950 ±$15,54121,066
2242Murphy cityTexas$175,699 ±$16,77821,188
2243West Islip CDPNew York$176,281 ±$13,48326,865
2244Clarksburg CDPMaryland$176,678 ±$12,13030,487
2245Mountain House CDPCalifornia$177,163 ±$18,94025,513
2246North Tustin CDPCalifornia$177,351 ±$18,17125,807
2247Sienna CDPTexas$177,837 ±$18,67524,992
2248Milpitas cityCalifornia$178,798 ±$10,93178,578
2249Linton Hall CDPVirginia$178,915 ±$11,19441,876
2250Santa Clara cityCalifornia$178,958 ±$8,034130,256

± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.

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