Ranking of US Cities and Places By Average Household Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on January 16, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for the United States was $97,196. Among all US cities and places with a population of at least 50K, Palo Alto city, CA had the highest average household income ($272,206); followed by Bethesda CDP, MD ($265,443); and Cupertino city, CA ($245,527). On the other hand, the following 3 cities had the lowest average household income: Youngstown city, OH ($41,891); Flint city, MI ($43,803); and Gary city, IN ($46,828).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places with a population of 50K+ and a a high average household income, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US cities.

You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of cities and places by average household income for each state.

Ranking of US Cities and Places By Average Household Income in 2021
Palo Alto city, CA
Bethesda CDP, MD
Cupertino city, CA
Sammamish city, WA
Newport Beach city, CA
Newton city, MA
Pleasanton city, CA
Mountain View city, CA
Sunnyvale city, CA
Hoboken city, NJ
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Average Household Income in 2021
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Rank City Average HH Income ($)
1 Palo Alto city, CA 272206
2 Bethesda CDP, MD 265443
3 Cupertino city, CA 245527
4 Sammamish city, WA 237405
5 Newport Beach city, CA 229388
6 Newton city, MA 228218
7 Pleasanton city, CA 214158
8 Mountain View city, CA 213751
9 Sunnyvale city, CA 209785
10 Hoboken city, NJ 206004
11 San Ramon city, CA 202875
12 Dublin city, CA 201867
13 Brookline CDP, MA 193772
14 Bellevue city, WA 192078
15 Redwood City city, CA 189522
16 Encinitas city, CA 187124
17 Santa Clara city, CA 184760
18 Fremont city, CA 183248
19 The Woodlands CDP, TX 182803
20 San Mateo city, CA 181897
21 Alpharetta city, GA 180131
22 Edina city, MN 179991
23 San Francisco city, CA 178742
24 Redmond city, WA 178528
25 Yorba Linda city, CA 176276
26 East Honolulu CDP, HI 174795
27 Milpitas city, CA 174565
28 Kirkland city, WA 174091
29 Flower Mound town, TX 171734
30 Livermore city, CA 171681
31 Naperville city, IL 171081
32 San Clemente city, CA 170898
33 Laguna Niguel city, CA 168607
34 Carmel city, IN 167227
35 Weston city, FL 167116
36 Arlington CDP, VA 165900
37 Frisco city, TX 165827
38 Ellicott City CDP, MD 164826
39 Redondo Beach city, CA 163428
40 Palm Beach Gardens city, FL 162826
41 San Jose city, CA 162521
42 Sugar Land city, TX 160578
43 North Bethesda CDP, MD 159900
44 Johns Creek city, GA 159454
45 Highlands Ranch CDP, CO 159364
46 Reston CDP, VA 158081
47 Santa Monica city, CA 158034
48 Carlsbad city, CA 157427
49 Walnut Creek city, CA 157175
50 Eden Prairie city, MN 156933
51 Eastvale city, CA 156860
52 San Rafael city, CA 155715
53 Cambridge city, MA 154448
54 Plymouth city, MN 154100
55 Brookhaven city, GA 154064
56 Catalina Foothills CDP, AZ 153952
57 Collierville town, TN 153438
58 Thousand Oaks city, CA 153349
59 Alameda city, CA 152950
60 Union City city, CA 151973
61 Mission Viejo city, CA 151595
62 Roswell city, GA 151093
63 Centreville CDP, VA 150471
64 Castro Valley CDP, CA 149018
65 South San Francisco city, CA 148908
66 West Hartford CDP, CT 148179
67 White Plains city, NY 148070
68 Brentwood city, CA 148064
69 Wheaton city, IL 147688
70 Jupiter town, FL 147617
71 Folsom city, CA 147050
72 Evanston city, IL 146516
73 Irvine city, CA 146465
74 Scottsdale city, AZ 146052
75 Fishers city, IN 145532
76 Cary town, NC 145378
77 Sandy Springs city, GA 145216
77 Woodbury city, MN 145216
78 Centennial city, CO 144987
79 Seattle city, WA 144955
80 Maple Grove city, MN 144537
81 Stamford city, CT 144516
82 Aliso Viejo city, CA 144493
83 Berkeley city, CA 144355
84 Minnetonka city, MN 144279
85 Bowie city, MD 144021
86 New Rochelle city, NY 143904
87 Allen city, TX 143725
88 Mount Pleasant town, SC 143691
89 Lake Forest city, CA 143191
90 Boca Raton city, FL 142967
91 Alexandria city, VA 142940
92 Apex town, NC 142939
93 Novato city, CA 142676
94 Oak Park village, IL 142574
95 Levittown CDP, NY 142375
96 Lakeville city, MN 141523
97 Rockville city, MD 141153
98 Downers Grove village, IL 139423
99 Leander city, TX 139053
100 Castle Rock town, CO 139034
101 Gilroy city, CA 138490
102 Washington city, DC 138421
103 Dunwoody city, GA 138308
104 Parker town, CO 137815
105 Huntington Beach city, CA 137528
106 Novi city, MI 137230
107 Norwalk city, CT 137201
108 Columbia CDP, MD 137135
109 South Jordan city, UT 136456
110 Orange city, CA 136262
111 Queen Creek town, AZ 136200
112 Broomfield city, CO 135789
113 Arcadia city, CA 135289
114 Plano city, TX 134666
115 Somerville city, MA 134296
116 Medford city, MA 133995
117 Rochester Hills city, MI 133566
118 Horizon West CDP, FL 133418
119 Towson CDP, MD 133339
120 Troy city, MI 133325
121 Chino Hills city, CA 132727
122 Santa Cruz city, CA 132353
123 Wellington village, FL 132124
124 Rocklin city, CA 131347
125 Arlington Heights village, IL 131169
126 Camarillo city, CA 130976
127 McKinney city, TX 130717
128 Cedar Park city, TX 130657
129 Santa Barbara city, CA 130408
130 League City city, TX 130222
131 Severn CDP, MD 130207
132 Petaluma city, CA 130191
133 Pearland city, TX 130073
134 Gaithersburg city, MD 129933
135 Franklin city, TN 129917
136 Chapel Hill town, NC 129699
137 Cypress city, CA 129523
138 Lehi city, UT 129491
139 Huntersville town, NC 129418
140 Daly City city, CA 129197
141 Milford city (balance), CT 129033
142 Glendora city, CA 128965
143 Pasadena city, CA 128785
144 Brentwood CDP, NY 128777
145 Santa Clarita city, CA 128588
146 Tustin city, CA 128500
147 Torrance city, CA 128399
148 Bel Air South CDP, MD 128030
149 Simi Valley city, CA 127827
150 Sandy city, UT 126970
151 Grapevine city, TX 126968
152 Mansfield city, TX 126938
153 Edmond city, OK 126937
154 Gilbert town, AZ 126448
155 Diamond Bar city, CA 126368
156 Fullerton city, CA 126334
157 Dale City CDP, VA 126092
158 Waltham city, MA 125365
159 Costa Mesa city, CA 125326
160 Oakland city, CA 124815
161 Overland Park city, KS 124626
162 Placentia city, CA 124330
163 Bentonville city, AR 124164
164 Germantown CDP, MD 124069
165 Lenexa city, KS 123974
166 Madison city, AL 123831
167 Eagan city, MN 123829
168 Framingham city, MA 123695
169 Boulder city, CO 123606
170 Roseville city, CA 123513
171 Shoreline city, WA 123470
172 Smyrna city, GA 123453
173 Elk Grove city, CA 123151
174 Hoover city, AL 122886
175 Murrieta city, CA 122616
176 Aspen Hill CDP, MD 122104
177 Temecula city, CA 121653
178 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 121455
179 Fountain Valley city, CA 121234
180 San Diego city, CA 121230
181 Boston city, MA 120939
182 Bonita Springs city, FL 120222
183 Silver Spring CDP, MD 120012
184 Davis city, CA 119855
185 Jersey City city, NJ 119725
186 Hayward city, CA 119723
187 Vacaville city, CA 119258
188 Hacienda Heights CDP, CA 119205
189 Redlands city, CA 119040
190 Tracy city, CA 118891
191 Shawnee city, KS 118755
192 Herriman city, UT 118565
193 Concord city, CA 118420
194 Napa city, CA 118290
195 Atascocita CDP, TX 118253
196 Atlanta city, GA 118074
197 Bolingbrook village, IL 117914
198 Lee's Summit city, MO 117549
199 San Marcos city, CA 117376
200 Waldorf CDP, MD 117250
201 Olathe city, KS 116624
202 Farmington Hills city, MI 116511
203 Miami Beach city, FL 116145
204 Burbank city, CA 116113
205 Chandler city, AZ 116068
205 Arvada city, CO 116068
206 Wesley Chapel CDP, FL 116061
207 Wheaton CDP, MD 115736
208 Lakewood city, CA 115710
209 Midland city, TX 115425
210 Corona city, CA 115377
211 Palatine village, IL 115071
212 Hoffman Estates village, IL 114988
213 Apple Valley city, MN 114656
214 Rowlett city, TX 114327
215 Anchorage municipality, AK 113873
216 South Hill CDP, WA 113695
217 Orland Park village, IL 113613
218 Millcreek city, UT 113441
219 New York city, NY 113315
220 Fairfield city, CA 113117
221 Richardson city, TX 112841
222 Chula Vista city, CA 112354
223 Clovis city, CA 112027
224 Denver city, CO 111981
225 Tinley Park village, IL 111925
226 Charleston city, SC 111903
227 O'Fallon city, MO 111826
228 Pflugerville city, TX 111691
229 Toms River CDP, NJ 111620
230 Tigard city, OR 111614
231 Blaine city, MN 111397
232 Mount Prospect village, IL 111324
233 Austin city, TX 111233
234 Kendall CDP, FL 111188
235 San Leandro city, CA 111078
236 Hillsboro city, OR 111033
237 Wylie city, TX 111018
238 West Covina city, CA 110964
239 Richland city, WA 110891
240 Carson city, CA 110851
241 Missouri City city, TX 110569
242 Carrollton city, TX 110046
243 Goodyear city, AZ 109976
244 Delray Beach city, FL 109687
245 Ankeny city, IA 109558
246 Marana town, AZ 109296
247 Burien city, WA 109195
248 Renton city, WA 109126
249 Meridian city, ID 109014
250 Weymouth Town city, MA 108694
251 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 108644
252 Noblesville city, IN 108468
253 Plantation city, FL 108392
254 Clifton city, NJ 108316
255 Henderson city, NV 108298
256 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 108241
257 Upland city, CA 108219
258 Buena Park city, CA 108185
259 Santa Rosa city, CA 108164
260 Skokie village, IL 107986
261 Santee city, CA 107980
262 Methuen Town city, MA 107951
263 Round Rock city, TX 107675
264 Enterprise CDP, NV 107631
265 West Des Moines city, IA 107492
266 Royal Oak city, MI 107420
267 Ann Arbor city, MI 107368
268 Portland city, OR 106948
269 Los Angeles city, CA 106931
270 Rochester city, MN 106381
271 Glendale city, CA 106268
272 Pittsburg city, CA 106249
273 Palm Desert city, CA 105833
274 Urban Honolulu CDP, HI 105724
275 Virginia Beach city, VA 105521
276 Chino city, CA 105496
277 Hendersonville city, TN 105317
278 Coral Springs city, FL 105262
279 Davie town, FL 105017
280 Sarasota city, FL 104910
281 Bend city, OR 104897
282 Suffolk city, VA 104795
283 Chesapeake city, VA 104765
284 Layton city, UT 104743
285 Schaumburg village, IL 104578
286 Rogers city, AR 104395
287 Beaumont city, CA 104306
288 Peabody city, MA 104302
289 Charlotte city, NC 104228
290 La Habra city, CA 104202
291 Danbury city, CT 103798
292 Oceanside city, CA 103633
293 Quincy city, MA 103572
294 Peoria city, AZ 103265
295 Antioch city, CA 103141
296 Vista city, CA 103078
297 Anaheim city, CA 103011
298 Bartlett city, TN 102881
299 Aurora city, IL 102873
300 Bloomington city, MN 102766
301 Broken Arrow city, OK 102747
302 Manteca city, CA 102656
303 Carmichael CDP, CA 102569
304 Whittier city, CA 102510
305 Beaverton city, OR 102474
306 West Sacramento city, CA 102399
307 Kent city, WA 102328
308 Georgetown city, TX 102228
309 Commerce City city, CO 102210
310 Raleigh city, NC 102100
311 Frederick city, MD 101975
312 Nashua city, NH 101972
313 Covina city, CA 101799
314 Thornton city, CO 101588
315 Greenville city, SC 101490
316 Livonia city, MI 101481
317 Westminster city, CO 101466
318 Appleton city, WI 101446
319 North Richland Hills city, TX 101406
320 Des Plaines city, IL 101298
321 Jurupa Valley city, CA 101195
322 Levittown CDP, PA 101006
323 Marysville city, WA 100963
324 Vallejo city, CA 100900
325 West Jordan city, UT 100876
326 Downey city, CA 100808
327 Westminster city, CA 100793
328 Longmont city, CO 100720
329 St. Charles city, MO 100665
330 Concord city, NC 100638
331 Chicago city, IL 100347
332 Auburn city, WA 100333
333 Richmond city, CA 100237
334 South Whittier CDP, CA 100046
335 Yonkers city, NY 99924
336 Menifee city, CA 99786
337 Minneapolis city, MN 99741
338 Fontana city, CA 99583
339 Malden city, MA 98805
340 Lakewood city, CO 98680
341 Norwalk city, CA 98365
342 St. Peters city, MO 98290
343 Lake Elsinore city, CA 98086
344 Coconut Creek city, FL 98011
345 Oxnard city, CA 97990
346 Tampa city, FL 97942
347 Woodland city, CA 97643
348 Salt Lake City city, UT 97628
349 Miramar city, FL 97586
350 Hempstead village, NY 97486
351 Brooklyn Park city, MN 97431
352 Doral city, FL 97280
353 Murray city, UT 96655
354 Highland city, CA 96559
355 Riverside city, CA 96476
356 Yucaipa city, CA 96414
357 Alafaya CDP, FL 96366
358 Glen Burnie CDP, MD 96344
359 Fort Collins city, CO 96301
360 Buckeye city, AZ 96288
361 Aloha CDP, OR 96190
362 Garden Grove city, CA 95976
363 Bozeman city, MT 95595
364 Warwick city, RI 95546
365 Burnsville city, MN 95534
366 New Braunfels city, TX 95252
367 Blue Springs city, MO 95197
368 Cranston city, RI 95125
369 La Mesa city, CA 95038
370 Long Beach city, CA 95035
371 Santa Ana city, CA 94914
372 Madison city, WI 94746
373 Maricopa city, AZ 94516
374 Orem city, UT 94049
375 Rancho Cordova city, CA 93945
376 Pico Rivera city, CA 93869
377 Colorado Springs city, CO 93740
378 Oak Lawn village, IL 93728
379 Boise City city, ID 93693
380 Alhambra city, CA 93467
381 Sacramento city, CA 93320
382 Reno city, NV 93306
383 Elgin city, IL 93025
384 Federal Way city, WA 92993
385 Haverhill city, MA 92934
386 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 92866
387 Dallas city, TX 92785
388 Apopka city, FL 92755
389 Irving city, TX 92678
390 Bayonne city, NJ 92646
391 Salinas city, CA 92586
392 Aurora city, CO 92579
393 Joliet city, IL 92440
394 Riverview CDP, FL 92354
395 Monterey Park city, CA 92296
396 Conroe city, TX 92288
397 Marietta city, GA 92100
398 Durham city, NC 91960
399 Pembroke Pines city, FL 91907
400 North Port city, FL 91631
401 Surprise city, AZ 91497
402 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 91402
403 St. Petersburg city, FL 91382
404 Spring CDP, TX 91307
405 Sparks city, NV 91304
406 Visalia city, CA 91234
407 Bristol city, CT 91130
408 Bloomington city, IL 91121
409 Escondido city, CA 90732
410 Metairie CDP, LA 90718
411 Revere city, MA 90556
412 Houston city, TX 90511
413 Phoenix city, AZ 90481
414 Lodi city, CA 90456
415 DeSoto city, TX 90421
416 Portland city, ME 90399
417 Omaha city, NE 90389
418 Yuba City city, CA 90362
419 Columbus city, IN 90190
420 Fort Worth city, TX 90141
421 Cheyenne city, WY 90096
422 San Tan Valley CDP, AZ 89840
423 West New York town, NJ 89784
424 Little Rock city, AR 89748
425 Tacoma city, WA 89702
426 St. Paul city, MN 89641
427 Bakersfield city, CA 89574
428 Brockton city, MA 89535
429 Bismarck city, ND 89509
430 Coon Rapids city, MN 89412
431 Modesto city, CA 89167
432 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 88901
433 Murfreesboro city, TN 88578
434 Billings city, MT 88416
435 Loveland city, CO 88345
436 Waukesha city, WI 88235
437 Perris city, CA 88178
438 Orlando city, FL 88128
439 Mount Vernon city, NY 88036
440 Ontario city, CA 87914
441 Casas Adobes CDP, AZ 87876
442 Moreno Valley city, CA 87816
443 Grand Prairie city, TX 87712
444 Sioux Falls city, SD 87676
445 Euless city, TX 87583
446 Santa Fe city, NM 87514
447 Huntsville city, AL 87475
448 Baldwin Park city, CA 87473
449 Auburn city, AL 87402
450 Lewisville city, TX 87281
451 Vancouver city, WA 87272
452 South Fulton city, GA 87201
453 Palm Harbor CDP, FL 87082
454 Pasco city, WA 86955
455 Port St. Lucie city, FL 86884
456 The Hammocks CDP, FL 86812
457 West Valley City city, UT 86692
458 Bellevue city, NE 86652
459 St. George city, UT 86646
460 Citrus Heights city, CA 86515
461 Palmdale city, CA 86507
462 Santa Maria city, CA 86499
463 Lacey city, WA 86338
464 Irondequoit CDP, NY 86307
465 Everett city, WA 86168
466 Taylorsville city, UT 86160
467 Summerville town, SC 86125
468 Watsonville city, CA 86076
469 Sterling Heights city, MI 86064
470 Las Vegas city, NV 86008
471 Odessa city, TX 85992
472 Montebello city, CA 85862
473 Mesa city, AZ 85846
474 Westchester CDP, FL 85673
475 Greenwood city, IN 85545
476 Taunton city, MA 85441
477 Olympia city, WA 85315
478 Turlock city, CA 85293
479 Rio Rancho city, NM 85087
480 Arlington city, TX 85083
481 The Villages CDP, FL 85031
482 Bellflower city, CA 84993
483 Carson City, NV 84897
484 Rialto city, CA 84834
485 Pensacola city, FL 84806
486 Spring Valley CDP, NV 84649
487 Tempe city, AZ 84400
488 Cape Coral city, FL 84169
489 Denton city, TX 84099
490 Gardena city, CA 84065
491 Kettering city, OH 83949
492 Manchester city, NH 83913
493 Wilmington city, NC 83853
494 Stockton city, CA 83774
495 Kennewick city, WA 83646
496 Normal town, IL 83633
497 Casper city, WY 83549