Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Massachusetts with household income of less than $40k was 24.09%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Springfield city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (47.26%), followed by Holyoke city (45.29%), and Southbridge Town city (43.43%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Wilmington CDP (8.88%), Lexington CDP (9.55%), and Wellesley CDP (10.88%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts 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.

Related Topics: Massachusetts ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).

Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Springfield city

Holyoke city

Southbridge Town city

Fall River city

New Bedford city

Lawrence city

North Adams city

Webster CDP

Greenfield city

Worcester city

Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Rank	City	Percentage of Households (%)
1	Springfield city	47.26
2	Holyoke city	45.29
3	Southbridge Town city	43.43
4	Fall River city	42.57
5	New Bedford city	41.28
6	Lawrence city	40.90
7	North Adams city	40.76
8	Webster CDP	38.53
9	Greenfield city	38.40
10	Worcester city	38.37
11	Amherst Town city	37.29
12	Gardner city	36.86
13	Chicopee city	36.61
14	Pittsfield city	36.41
15	Chelsea city	34.76
16	Lynn city	34.39
17	Fitchburg city	33.71
18	West Springfield Town city	32.68
19	Lowell city	32.02
20	Northampton city	31.22
21	Revere city	31.09
22	Salem city	30.91
23	Taunton city	30.79
24	Everett city	30.49
25	Boston city	30.10
26	Brockton city	29.63
27	Malden city	27.48
28	Easthampton Town city	26.81
29	Attleboro city	26.64
30	Haverhill city	26.55
31	Gloucester city	26.08
32	Peabody city	25.50
33	Palmer Town city	24.99
34	Beverly city	24.90
35	Leominster city	24.77
36	Westfield city	24.44
37	Barnstable Town city	23.92
38	Quincy city	23.59
39	Agawam Town city	23.56
40	South Yarmouth CDP	23.19
41	Holbrook CDP	22.92
42	Methuen Town city	22.83
43	Randolph Town city	22.80
44	Hudson CDP	22.64
45	Marlborough city	22.60
46	Framingham city	21.75
47	Milford CDP	21.72
48	Norwood CDP	21.50
49	North Attleborough Town city	21.39
50	Winthrop Town city	21.11
51	Amesbury Town city	20.91
52	Swampscott CDP	20.78
53	Woburn city	20.37
54	Saugus CDP	20.23
55	Cambridge city	20.20
56	Stoneham CDP	19.99
57	Waltham city	19.94
58	Weymouth Town city	19.56
59	Maynard CDP	19.54
60	Nantucket CDP	19.47
61	Watertown Town city	19.17
62	Abington CDP	19.10
63	Melrose city	18.78
64	Medford city	18.59
65	Danvers CDP	18.43
66	Newburyport city	18.32
67	Somerville city	18.21
68	Dedham CDP	18.15
69	Brookline CDP	17.96
70	Somerset CDP	17.72
71	Arlington CDP	16.33
72	Lynnfield CDP	15.87
73	Burlington CDP	15.84
74	Braintree Town city	15.81
75	Wakefield CDP	15.53
76	Longmeadow CDP	15.44
77	Bridgewater Town city	15.39
78	Hull CDP	15.30
79	Belmont CDP	14.95
80	Franklin Town city	14.36
81	Milton CDP	13.83
82	Winchester CDP	13.47
83	Marblehead CDP	13.20
84	Reading CDP	12.77
85	Newton city	12.26
86	Needham CDP	11.35
87	Wellesley CDP	10.88
88	Lexington CDP	9.55
89	Wilmington CDP	8.88