Ranking of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania with household income of less than $40k was 29.92%. Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Johnstown city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (65.20%), followed by McKeesport city (59.08%), and Indiana borough (55.18%).
On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Franklin Park borough (8.04%), Montgomeryville CDP (13.78%), and Murrysville municipality (15.02%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania 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 | Johnstown city | 65.20 |
| 2 | McKeesport city | 59.08 |
| 3 | Indiana borough | 55.18 |
| 4 | Chester city | 55.14 |
| 5 | Sharon city | 54.09 |
| 6 | Butler city | 53.86 |
| 7 | New Castle city | 52.68 |
| 8 | Reading city | 51.30 |
| 9 | York city | 50.28 |
| 10 | Wilkinsburg borough | 50.20 |
| 11 | Erie city | 49.76 |
| 12 | Pottsville city | 49.71 |
| 13 | Meadville city | 49.51 |
| 14 | Hazleton city | 49.26 |
| 15 | State College borough | 48.42 |
| 16 | Lebanon city | 47.96 |
| 17 | Wilkes-Barre city | 47.50 |
| 18 | Bloomsburg town | 46.91 |
| 19 | New Kensington city | 45.19 |
| 20 | Columbia borough | 45.16 |
| 21 | Munhall borough | 44.85 |
| 22 | Scranton city | 44.69 |
| 23 | Darby borough | 44.68 |
| 24 | Williamsport city | 44.43 |
| 25 | Altoona city | 44.13 |
| 26 | Harrisburg city | 44.07 |
| 27 | Berwick borough | 43.29 |
| 28 | Kingston borough | 43.21 |
| 29 | Washington city | 42.62 |
| 30 | Allentown city | 42.01 |
| 31 | Greensburg city | 41.53 |
| 32 | Coatesville city | 40.56 |
| 33 | Philadelphia city | 40.46 |
| 34 | Norristown borough | 40.27 |
| 35 | Nanticoke city | 39.92 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh city | 39.83 |
| 37 | Pottstown borough | 39.58 |
| 38 | Chambersburg borough | 38.80 |
| 39 | Hanover borough | 37.69 |
| 40 | Lansdowne borough | 37.52 |
| 41 | Hermitage city | 37.31 |
| 42 | Waynesboro borough | 37.08 |
| 43 | Lancaster city | 37.02 |
| 44 | Carlisle borough | 36.94 |
| 45 | Colonial Park CDP | 35.51 |
| 46 | Bethlehem city | 35.25 |
| 47 | West Mifflin borough | 34.62 |
| 48 | West Chester borough | 33.49 |
| 49 | St. Marys city | 33.30 |
| 50 | Easton city | 33.27 |
| 51 | Ephrata borough | 32.18 |
| 52 | Woodlyn CDP | 31.93 |
| 53 | Dunmore borough | 30.39 |
| 54 | Progress CDP | 29.59 |
| 55 | Weigelstown CDP | 29.42 |
| 56 | Lower Burrell city | 28.31 |
| 57 | Whitehall borough | 28.05 |
| 58 | Shiloh CDP | 27.97 |
| 59 | Emmaus borough | 27.15 |
| 60 | Northampton borough | 26.84 |
| 61 | Fullerton CDP | 26.42 |
| 62 | Yeadon borough | 26.06 |
| 63 | Baldwin borough | 25.95 |
| 64 | Monroeville municipality | 25.71 |
| 65 | Elizabethtown borough | 24.51 |
| 66 | Hershey CDP | 22.66 |
| 67 | Bethel Park municipality | 22.12 |
| 68 | Mountain Top CDP | 21.36 |
| 69 | Lansdale borough | 21.17 |
| 70 | Drexel Hill CDP | 21.07 |
| 71 | Phoenixville borough | 20.86 |
| 72 | Roslyn CDP | 20.64 |
| 73 | Plum borough | 20.57 |
| 74 | Wyomissing borough | 20.34 |
| 75 | Willow Grove CDP | 19.26 |
| 76 | Carnot-Moon CDP | 19.24 |
| 77 | Ardmore CDP | 16.92 |
| 78 | Broomall CDP | 16.61 |
| 78 | Levittown CDP | 16.61 |
| 79 | Jefferson Hills borough | 16.59 |
| 80 | Allison Park CDP | 16.33 |
| 81 | Horsham CDP | 15.37 |
| 82 | King of Prussia CDP | 15.27 |
| 83 | Murrysville municipality | 15.02 |
| 84 | Montgomeryville CDP | 13.78 |
| 85 | Franklin Park borough | 8.04 |