Ranking of Texas 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 Texas with household income of less than $40k was 29.65%. Among all Texas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Roma city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (69.28%), followed by La Homa CDP (65.36%), and Donna city (61.03%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Lantana CDP (3.92%), Prosper town (4.69%), and Highland Village city (4.92%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Texas cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas 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: Texas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

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

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

Roma city

La Homa CDP

Donna city

San Benito city

Aldine CDP

Nacogdoches city

Huntsville city

Robstown city

Mercedes city

Paris city

Ranking of Texas 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	Roma city	69.28
2	La Homa CDP	65.36
3	Donna city	61.03
4	San Benito city	58.36
5	Aldine CDP	57.61
6	Nacogdoches city	56.12
7	Huntsville city	54.12
8	Robstown city	52.72
9	Mercedes city	52.69
10	Paris city	52.49
11	Hidalgo city	50.75
12	Raymondville city	50.72
13	Alton city	50.68
14	Pharr city	50.48
15	Alamo city	48.59
16	Palestine city	48.03
16	Port Arthur city	48.03
17	Jacksonville city	47.85
18	San Marcos city	47.79
19	Alice city	47.76
20	Vernon city	47.51
21	Sweetwater city	47.42
22	Beeville city	47.38
23	Socorro city	47.36
24	Waco city	47.03
25	Palmview city	46.96
26	Brownsville city	46.75
27	Bay City city	46.66
28	Brownwood city	46.54
29	Marshall city	46.22
30	Uvalde city	45.81
31	San Elizario city	45.43
32	Rio Grande City city	45.33
33	Galena Park city	45.31
34	Eagle Pass city	45.09
35	Bonham city	44.96
36	Bellmead city	44.84
37	Harlingen city	44.83
38	Freeport city	44.72
39	Athens city	44.67
40	Kingsville city	44.39
41	Mount Pleasant city	44.31
42	Texarkana city	43.99
43	Gatesville city	43.87
44	South Houston city	43.65
45	Pampa city	43.56
46	Del Rio city	43.47
47	Weslaco city	43.43
48	San Juan city	43.02
49	Corsicana city	42.75
50	Greenville city	42.25
51	Pecos city	42.09
52	Richmond city	42.02
53	College Station city	41.97
54	Sulphur Springs city	41.79
55	Plainview city	41.73
56	Lufkin city	41.61
57	Gainesville city	41.24
58	Levelland city	41.11
59	Bryan city	41.00
60	Hereford city	40.98
61	Stephenville city	40.89
62	Edinburg city	40.79
63	Belton city	40.55
64	El Paso city	40.40
65	Galveston city	40.19
66	Pleasanton city	40.12
67	Beaumont city	40.03
68	Granbury city	39.63
69	Mineral Wells city	39.62
70	McAllen city	39.42
71	Seguin city	39.39
72	Wichita Falls city	39.25
73	Cloverleaf CDP	39.15
74	Canyon city	38.59
75	Webster city	38.55
76	Orange city	38.49
77	Brenham city	38.34
78	Borger city	38.17
79	Laredo city	38.16
79	Lubbock city	38.16
80	El Campo city	38.09
81	Mission city	37.94
82	Humble city	37.88
82	Snyder city	37.88
83	Fredericksburg city	37.73
84	Denison city	37.60
85	Sherman city	37.47
86	Longview city	37.45
87	Amarillo city	36.77
88	San Antonio city	36.65
89	Temple city	36.57
90	Kerrville city	36.52
91	Houston city	36.34
92	Killeen city	36.33
93	Burkburnett city	36.01
94	Rockport city	35.95
95	Big Spring city	35.88
96	Forest Hill city	35.56
97	Tomball city	35.53
98	Texas City city	35.41
99	Fort Hood CDP	35.31
100	Ennis city	35.24
101	Abilene city	35.12
102	La Marque city	35.10
103	White Settlement city	35.08
104	Kilgore city	35.06
105	Cleburne city	34.92
106	Baytown city	34.83
106	Victoria city	34.83
107	Tyler city	34.47
108	San Angelo city	34.42
109	Corpus Christi city	34.38
110	Dallas city	34.10
111	Haltom City city	34.04
112	Rosenberg city	33.79
113	Bacliff CDP	33.35
114	Copperas Cove city	32.80
115	West Odessa CDP	32.67
116	Port Lavaca city	32.32
117	Denton city	32.28
118	Alvin city	32.15
119	Terrell city	32.03
120	Pasadena city	31.99
121	Leon Valley city	31.59
122	Taylor city	31.44
123	Lancaster city	31.13
124	Henderson city	30.79
125	Weatherford city	30.78
126	Seagoville city	30.28
127	Wells Branch CDP	30.25
128	Horizon City city	29.96
129	Mesquite city	29.90
130	Lockhart city	29.71
131	Clute city	29.44
132	Odessa city	29.13
133	Balch Springs city	28.86
134	Channelview CDP	28.77
135	Arlington city	28.71
136	Fort Worth city	28.55
137	Dumas city	28.39
138	Andrews city	27.99
139	Duncanville city	27.98
140	Conroe city	27.78
141	Fort Bliss CDP	27.66
142	Glenn Heights city	27.62
143	Harker Heights city	27.37
144	Four Corners CDP	27.21
145	Garland city	26.97
146	Nederland city	26.89
147	Universal City city	26.82
148	Hurst city	26.42
149	Groves city	26.07
150	Converse city	25.97
151	Mission Bend CDP	25.89
152	Santa Fe city	25.37
153	Grand Prairie city	24.94
154	Angleton city	24.61
154	La Porte city	24.61
155	Austin city	23.78
156	Dickinson city	23.59
157	Euless city	23.55
158	Canyon Lake CDP	23.43
159	Boerne city	23.41
160	Waxahachie city	23.35
161	Irving city	23.19
162	Midland city	22.88
163	Azle city	22.83
164	New Braunfels city	21.91
165	Princeton city	21.89
166	Hewitt city	21.86
167	Bedford city	21.81
168	Lewisville city	21.74
169	North Richland Hills city	21.66
170	Cedar Hill city	21.28
171	Richardson city	21.11
172	Stafford city	20.93
173	Addison town	20.83
174	Benbrook city	20.81
175	Portland city	20.79
176	Deer Park city	20.60
177	Manvel city	20.36
178	Georgetown city	20.33
179	Seabrook city	20.14
180	DeSoto city	20.09
181	Kyle city	20.00
182	Port Neches city	19.82
183	Live Oak city	19.66
184	Fresno CDP	19.47
185	Red Oak city	19.27
186	Farmers Branch city	19.20
187	Crowley city	19.10
188	Rendon CDP	18.69
189	Round Rock city	18.58
190	Lumberton city	18.50
191	Buda city	18.15
192	Spring CDP	18.14
193	Grapevine city	17.64
194	Burleson city	17.62
195	Lake Jackson city	17.50
195	Robinson city	17.50
196	Selma city	17.33
197	Carrollton city	17.31
198	McKinney city	17.30
199	Watauga city	16.99
200	Fairview town	16.36
201	Celina city	16.35
202	Katy city	16.05
203	Anna city	16.02
204	Schertz city	15.95
205	Missouri City city	15.63
206	Plano city	15.35
207	Cedar Park city	15.12
208	Midlothian city	14.92
209	League City city	14.64
210	Friendswood city	14.52
211	Forney city	14.45
212	Rockwall city	14.35
213	The Colony city	14.22
214	Steiner Ranch CDP	14.16
215	Rowlett city	14.15
216	Pearland city	14.14
217	Cinco Ranch CDP	14.13
218	Royse City city	13.63
219	The Woodlands CDP	13.43
220	Little Elm city	13.36
221	Saginaw city	13.30
222	Mansfield city	13.18
223	Pecan Grove CDP	12.90
224	Sugar Land city	12.29
225	Melissa city	12.22
226	Pflugerville city	12.21
227	Allen city	12.02
228	Hutto city	11.88
229	Atascocita CDP	11.62
230	Timberwood Park CDP	11.57
231	Leander city	11.28
232	Frisco city	11.19
233	Manor city	11.12
234	Murphy city	11.03
235	Bellaire city	10.77
236	University Park city	10.55
237	Cibolo city	10.54
238	Keller city	10.47
239	Corinth city	10.34
240	Wylie city	10.12
241	Coppell city	9.68
242	Sachse city	9.46
243	Brushy Creek CDP	9.40
244	Lakeway city	8.23
245	Flower Mound town	7.89
246	Fate city	7.84
247	West University Place city	6.72
248	Southlake city	6.44
249	Colleyville city	6.18
250	Sienna CDP	5.42
251	Fulshear city	5.15
252	Trophy Club town	5.00
253	Highland Village city	4.92
254	Prosper town	4.69
255	Lantana CDP	3.92