Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Maryland with household income of less than $40k was 20.87%. Among all Maryland cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Cambridge city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (49.97%), followed by Hagerstown city (47.13%), and Cumberland city (45.09%).
On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Westphalia CDP (4.59%), Burtonsville CDP (4.77%), and Urbana CDP (4.98%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Maryland cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Maryland cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | City | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge city | 49.97 |
| 2 | Hagerstown city | 47.13 |
| 3 | Cumberland city | 45.09 |
| 4 | Salisbury city | 43.00 |
| 5 | Baltimore city | 38.57 |
| 6 | College Park city | 33.22 |
| 7 | Essex CDP | 32.50 |
| 8 | Dundalk CDP | 32.36 |
| 9 | Aberdeen city | 31.72 |
| 9 | Elkton town | 31.72 |
| 10 | Walker Mill CDP | 30.30 |
| 11 | Overlea CDP | 30.18 |
| 12 | Westminster city | 30.04 |
| 13 | Landover CDP | 29.35 |
| 14 | Halfway CDP | 29.27 |
| 15 | Chillum CDP | 29.00 |
| 16 | Middle River CDP | 28.80 |
| 17 | White Oak CDP | 28.28 |
| 18 | Easton town | 27.73 |
| 19 | Langley Park CDP | 27.66 |
| 20 | Forestville CDP | 27.55 |
| 21 | Edgewood CDP | 27.36 |
| 22 | Bel Air town | 26.58 |
| 23 | Milford Mill CDP | 26.56 |
| 24 | Lochearn CDP | 26.51 |
| 25 | Takoma Park city | 26.48 |
| 26 | Reisterstown CDP | 25.40 |
| 27 | Hillcrest Heights CDP | 25.37 |
| 28 | Carney CDP | 25.31 |
| 29 | Greenbelt city | 24.85 |
| 30 | Ferndale CDP | 24.57 |
| 31 | Arbutus CDP | 24.54 |
| 32 | Glassmanor CDP | 24.44 |
| 33 | Suitland CDP | 24.33 |
| 34 | Brooklyn Park CDP | 24.26 |
| 35 | Cockeysville CDP | 23.61 |
| 36 | Parkville CDP | 23.38 |
| 37 | South Laurel CDP | 23.19 |
| 38 | Montgomery Village CDP | 23.06 |
| 39 | Lexington Park CDP | 22.96 |
| 40 | East Riverdale CDP | 22.87 |
| 41 | Towson CDP | 22.83 |
| 42 | Havre de Grace city | 22.82 |
| 43 | Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) | 22.76 |
| 44 | Adelphi CDP | 22.67 |
| 45 | Randallstown CDP | 22.32 |
| 46 | Rosedale CDP | 22.11 |
| 47 | Fairland CDP | 21.98 |
| 48 | Hyattsville city | 21.86 |
| 49 | Glen Burnie CDP | 21.68 |
| 50 | Pikesville CDP | 21.56 |
| 51 | Gaithersburg city | 21.36 |
| 52 | Beltsville CDP | 20.22 |
| 53 | Ocean Pines CDP | 20.20 |
| 54 | Silver Spring CDP | 20.03 |
| 55 | Annapolis city | 19.79 |
| 56 | Frederick city | 19.65 |
| 57 | Laurel city | 19.46 |
| 58 | Owings Mills CDP | 19.30 |
| 59 | New Carrollton city | 18.84 |
| 60 | Summerfield CDP | 18.35 |
| 61 | Rossville CDP | 18.22 |
| 62 | Wheaton CDP | 17.99 |
| 63 | Ballenger Creek CDP | 17.58 |
| 64 | Catonsville CDP | 17.54 |
| 65 | Oxon Hill CDP | 17.22 |
| 66 | Aspen Hill CDP | 17.07 |
| 67 | Kettering CDP | 16.33 |
| 68 | Largo CDP | 16.13 |
| 69 | Seabrook CDP | 15.96 |
| 70 | Maryland City CDP | 15.73 |
| 70 | Perry Hall CDP | 15.73 |
| 71 | California CDP | 15.70 |
| 72 | Flower Hill CDP | 15.55 |
| 73 | Colesville CDP | 15.45 |
| 74 | Riviera Beach CDP | 15.11 |
| 75 | Germantown CDP | 15.03 |
| 76 | Lanham CDP | 14.94 |
| 77 | Honeygo CDP | 14.83 |
| 78 | Glenmont CDP | 14.80 |
| 79 | Columbia CDP | 14.74 |
| 80 | North Bethesda CDP | 14.66 |
| 81 | Elkridge CDP | 14.65 |
| 82 | Kemp Mill CDP | 14.39 |
| 83 | Calverton CDP | 14.22 |
| 84 | Odenton CDP | 14.15 |
| 85 | Rockville city | 14.09 |
| 86 | Waldorf CDP | 14.01 |
| 87 | Joppatowne CDP | 13.98 |
| 88 | Bel Air South CDP | 13.84 |
| 89 | Pasadena CDP | 13.83 |
| 90 | Jessup CDP | 13.79 |
| 91 | Bensville CDP | 13.49 |
| 92 | Fort Meade CDP | 13.46 |
| 93 | Linthicum CDP | 12.71 |
| 94 | Ellicott City CDP | 12.70 |
| 95 | Parole CDP | 12.36 |
| 96 | Damascus CDP | 12.07 |
| 97 | Marlton CDP | 11.95 |
| 98 | Lake Arbor CDP | 11.69 |
| 98 | La Plata town | 11.69 |
| 99 | Redland CDP | 11.65 |
| 100 | Lake Shore CDP | 11.58 |
| 101 | Clinton CDP | 11.42 |
| 102 | Bel Air North CDP | 11.30 |
| 103 | Camp Springs CDP | 11.20 |
| 103 | Mays Chapel CDP | 11.20 |
| 104 | Timonium CDP | 11.04 |
| 105 | Glenn Dale CDP | 10.98 |
| 106 | Severna Park CDP | 10.83 |
| 107 | Eldersburg CDP | 10.74 |
| 107 | Severn CDP | 10.74 |
| 108 | North Laurel CDP | 10.54 |
| 109 | Ilchester CDP | 10.52 |
| 110 | Bethesda CDP | 10.43 |
| 111 | Friendly CDP | 10.23 |
| 112 | Bowie city | 10.06 |
| 113 | Fort Washington CDP | 9.55 |
| 114 | North Potomac CDP | 9.25 |
| 115 | Linganore CDP | 9.09 |
| 116 | Rosaryville CDP | 8.96 |
| 117 | Cloverly CDP | 8.89 |
| 118 | Olney CDP | 8.88 |
| 119 | Potomac CDP | 8.64 |
| 120 | Clarksburg CDP | 8.43 |
| 121 | Crofton CDP | 8.12 |
| 122 | Travilah CDP | 7.85 |
| 123 | Arnold CDP | 7.11 |
| 124 | Annapolis Neck CDP | 6.66 |
| 125 | Scaggsville CDP | 6.43 |
| 126 | Accokeek CDP | 6.37 |
| 127 | Brock Hall CDP | 5.51 |
| 128 | Green Valley CDP | 5.22 |
| 129 | Mitchellville CDP | 5.12 |
| 130 | Urbana CDP | 4.98 |
| 131 | Burtonsville CDP | 4.77 |
| 132 | Westphalia CDP | 4.59 |