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Lowest median household income, Pennsylvania cities

Pennsylvania cities with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 271 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. 2 cities are tied at the $250,000+ ceiling. The median across all 271 is $72,786. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Castle Shannon, PA, up 62 places to #100.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

The US Census Bureau caps reported median household income at $250,000 for 2024. Places shown as “$250,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01▲53West Hazleton, PAPA5,284$34,118+19%

02▼1McKeesport, PAPA16,907$34,219+44%

03▲11Uniontown, PAPA9,434$35,454+82%

04▲22Clairton, PAPA5,876$36,538+43%

05▼3Johnstown, PAPA17,654$37,888+84%

06▲22Titusville, PAPA5,112$38,194+47%

07▲30Plymouth, PAPA5,801$39,167+43%

08▼5Shamokin, PAPA6,764$39,690+97%

09▲31Darby, PAPA10,666$39,863+29%

10▲8Lewistown, PAPA8,385$40,236+87%

11▼6Indiana, PAPA14,697$40,857+92%

12▼6McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$41,131+85%

13▼4Chester, PAPA33,996$41,342+61%

14▼4Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$42,183+61%

15New Castle, PAPA21,175$42,219+65%

16▲22Meadville, PAPA12,230$43,308+70%

17▲2Reading, PAPA95,832$44,091+65%

18▼1Duquesne, PAPA5,019$44,180+124%

19▼11Butler, PAPA12,879$44,247+76%

20▲13State College, PAPA40,844$45,424+114%

21▼14Sharon, PAPA12,648$45,670+69%

22▼6Connellsville, PAPA6,574$45,721+117%

23▲2Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$46,102+122%

24▲10Erie, PAPA91,838$46,113+62%

25▲2Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$46,176+66%

26▲6Hazleton, PAPA30,286$46,177+64%

27▲4Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$46,416+74%

28▲34Somerset, PAPA5,815$47,102+62%

29▲36Franklin, PAPA5,899$47,117+74%

30▲27Carbondale, PAPA8,731$47,716+73%

31▲17Harrisburg, PAPA50,522$48,099+79%

32▼21Edinboro, PAPA5,790$48,173+81%

33▼11York, PAPA45,342$48,420+83%

34▲5Lebanon, PAPA26,479$48,456+78%

35▲6Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$48,515+82%

36▼24Corry, PAPA5,993$48,618+57%

37▲6Williamsport, PAPA27,384$48,851+88%

38▲15New Kensington, PAPA11,759$49,063+61%

39▲8Jeannette, PAPA8,489$49,188+69%

40▲59Yeadon, PAPA12,320$49,759+9%

41▲14Berwick, PAPA10,297$49,800+81%

42▼21Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$49,924+90%

43▼23Pittston, PAPA7,715$49,941+84%

44▼20Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$50,188+100%

45▲1Scranton, PAPA75,514$50,739+76%

46▲23Sayre, PAPA5,328$50,801+52%

47▼34Sunbury, PAPA9,495$51,028+97%

48▲3Altoona, PAPA42,347$51,250+81%

49▼5Oil City, PAPA9,301$51,316+77%

50▲6Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$51,503+86%

51▼9Bloomsburg, PAPA13,375$51,536+107%

52▼2Ambridge, PAPA6,944$51,537+96%

53▲27Collingdale, PAPA8,898$51,886+29%

54▼2Munhall, PAPA10,253$52,517+60%

55▲29Greenville, PAPA5,406$52,661+69%

56▲12Monessen, PAPA6,657$52,889+98%

57▼27New Brighton, PAPA5,503$52,939+104%

58▲19Washington, PAPA13,377$52,975+106%

59▼36Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$53,021+139%

60▼1Warren, PAPA9,046$53,815+66%

61▼1Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$54,167+67%

62▼27Pottsville, PAPA13,170$54,332+80%

63▼14Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$54,365+82%

64▼19Columbia, PAPA10,314$54,437+68%

65▲10Milton, PAPA6,457$54,577+80%

66▲5Clearfield, PAPA5,753$54,646+99%

67▼63Lewisburg, PAPA5,226$54,767+82%

68▲20Kingston, PAPA13,462$55,347+65%

69▼8Allentown, PAPA126,044$55,494+73%

70▲27Middletown, PAPA9,776$55,765+57%

71▲25Blakely, PAPA6,611$55,855+58%

72▼43Bradford, PAPA7,442$56,161+112%

73▲55Latrobe, PAPA7,826$56,318+69%

74▼2Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$56,576+75%

75▲19Nazareth, PAPA6,091$56,855+46%

76▲28Grove City, PAPA7,694$57,169+65%

77▼19Tyrone, PAPA5,226$57,226+95%

78▼12Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$57,462+120%

79▲27Exeter, PAPA5,587$57,639+82%

80▼4Steelton, PAPA6,328$58,194+67%

81▲57Kenmar, PAPA5,077$58,857–

82▲20Coatesville, PAPA13,283$59,256+98%

83▲6White Oak, PAPA7,286$59,452+56%

84▲42East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,438$59,821+63%

85▲48Dickson City, PAPA5,976$59,963+91%

86▲9Swissvale, PAPA8,197$60,341+91%

87▲5Pottstown, PAPA23,322$60,828+70%

88▲10Hanover, PAPA16,684$61,293+72%

89▲35Folcroft, PAPA6,780$61,306+38%

90▼4Carlisle, PAPA22,693$61,720+82%

91▼6Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281$61,953+101%

92▲60Duryea, PAPA5,157$62,462+94%

93▲44Bellefonte, PAPA5,862$62,540+88%

94▼27DuBois, PAPA7,254$62,697+126%

95▲45Prospect Park, PAPA6,409$63,077+39%

96▲4New Holland, PAPA5,754$63,182+42%

97▼10Lancaster, PAPA58,366$63,690+114%

98▼19Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$63,828+97%

99▲35Crafton, PAPA5,790$64,006+67%

100▲62Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$64,071+68%

101▲17South Williamsport, PAPA6,124$64,583+90%

102▼11Lehighton, PAPA5,232$64,651+126%

103▼39Greensburg, PAPA14,462$64,914+114%

104▼3Selinsgrove, PAPA5,488$65,650+112%

105▼12Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632$65,742+130%

106▼23Olyphant, PAPA5,390$66,423+103%

107▼44Stroudsburg, PAPA5,809$66,674+106%

108▲3Norristown, PAPA35,911$66,701+87%

109▼39Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$66,956+112%

110▼36Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$67,125+115%

111▼38Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$67,138+132%

112▲7St. Marys, PAPA12,253$67,167+61%

113▼5Carnegie, PAPA7,777$67,656+108%

114▼2Oxford, PAPA5,887$67,733+94%

115▲7Millersville, PAPA9,280$67,866+77%

116▲51Palmerton, PAPA5,615$68,143+116%

117▼27Bellevue, PAPA7,888$68,827+119%

118▲5Bethlehem, PAPA79,644$68,879+92%

119▲17Brentwood, PAPA9,597$68,904+86%

120▲48Fullerton, PAPA16,724$69,317+61%

121Easton, PAPA30,402$69,348+109%

122▼17Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$69,458+108%

123Natrona Heights, PAPA6,903$69,710–

124▼9Ephrata, PAPA13,647$69,735+68%

125▲10Hermitage, PAPA16,308$70,052+78%

126▼23Bangor, PAPA5,118$70,076+93%

127▲19Croydon, PAPA9,684$70,308+50%

128▼46Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847$70,779+60%

129▼20Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835$70,931+81%

130▲15Dunmore, PAPA14,249$71,302+114%

131▼21Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$71,555+135%

132▼54Taylor, PAPA6,232$71,599+134%

133▼4Old Forge, PAPA8,640$71,812+105%

134▼27Archbald, PAPA7,598$71,936+82%

135▼4Enola, PAPA6,534$72,135+97%

136▲19Glenolden, PAPA7,217$72,786+77%

137▲40Hellertown, PAPA6,138$72,813+84%

138▲1Red Lion, PAPA6,523$72,901+103%

139▲9Progress, PAPA11,017$73,030+75%

140▼24Colonial Park, PAPA18,032$73,105+80%

141▲15Lansdowne, PAPA11,141$73,232+56%

142▼106Monaca, PAPA5,456$73,538+118%

143▼16Weigelstown, PAPA15,485$73,722+63%

144▼19Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$74,217+126%

145▼3Sharon Hill, PAPA5,995$75,130+77%

146▼2Bristol, PAPA9,970$76,042+115%

147▼4Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$76,105+78%

148▼35West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$76,563+112%

149▲16Pennside, PAPA5,407$77,192–

150▲28Parkville, PAPA8,128$77,352+74%

151▲41Ambler, PAPA6,840$77,394+65%

152▼35Palmyra, PAPA7,762$77,469+95%

153▼3West Chester, PAPA19,591$78,385+107%

154▼5Hershey, PAPA14,242$78,587+74%

155▲9Park Forest, PAPA8,624$79,120+66%

156▲25Monroeville, PAPA27,685$79,218–

157▼25Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$79,227+154%

158▼11Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$79,696+87%

159▲16Shillington, PAPA5,542$79,922+82%

160▼19Moosic, PAPA5,989$80,187+106%

161▼2Kennett Square, PAPA6,893$80,505+73%

162▼32Dormont, PAPA7,816$80,526+107%

163▲33Fairless Hills, PAPA8,827$80,807+78%

164▲12Baldwin, PAPA20,516$80,983+99%

165▼84West York, PAPA5,110$80,995+134%

166▼13New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$82,154+83%

167▼53Bridgeport, PAPA5,758$82,705+124%

168▲18Wilson, PAPA8,159$82,902+122%

169▲5Rutherford, PAPA6,890$83,636+93%

170▲15Emmaus, PAPA12,514$83,917+90%

171▼20West View, PAPA6,355$84,063+120%

172Sierra View, PAPA6,365$84,315–

173▼53Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037$84,421+87%

174▼14Lower Burrell, PAPA11,470$84,602+106%

175▼12Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$85,049+100%

176▼18Quakertown, PAPA9,235$85,959+105%

177▼20Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$86,290+60%

178▲21Sanatoga, PAPA8,949$86,746+78%

179▼8East York, PAPA9,388$88,021+81%

180▲7Drexel Hill, PAPA30,451$88,168+81%

181▲1Lansdale, PAPA18,986$88,229+91%

182▲13Lower Allen, PAPA7,646$88,533+76%

183▼4Lititz, PAPA9,689$88,576+119%

184▲14Media, PAPA5,920$89,092+109%

185▼16Whitehall, PAPA14,521$89,404+98%

186▲2Forest Hills, PAPA6,116$89,688+100%

187▼21Mount Joy, PAPA8,319$90,061+100%

188▼8Northampton, PAPA10,570$90,762+121%

189▲8Brookhaven, PAPA8,362$91,042+89%

190▲1Leola, PAPA7,448$91,154–

191▲44Collegeville, PAPA5,287$91,466+18%

192▲17Clarks Summit, PAPA5,069$92,083+103%

193▲17Schlusser, PAPA5,402$92,234+87%

194▲6Linglestown, PAPA6,957$92,558+76%

195▼6Kulpsville, PAPA8,799$92,721+51%

196▼23Oakmont, PAPA6,576$92,782+121%

197▲11Glenshaw, PAPA9,139$92,864–

198▼14Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,880$92,961+95%

199▲12Wyomissing, PAPA11,285$93,203+70%

200▼30Souderton, PAPA7,288$93,537+97%

201▲16Ridley Park, PAPA7,255$93,594+87%

202▼48Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,753$93,617+93%

203▲2Perkasie, PAPA9,312$93,845+80%

204▼43Shiloh, PAPA11,246$94,324+92%

205▲19Horsham, PAPA16,005$94,987+68%

206▼3Economy, PAPA9,098$95,313+82%

207▲22Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$95,379+121%

208▼6Norwood, PAPA5,927$96,134+104%

209▼15Downingtown, PAPA8,384$96,228+109%

210▲5Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,073$96,711+92%

211▲16Middletown, PAPA7,628$97,607+81%

212▲13Willow Grove, PAPA14,131$98,064+95%

213▲1Plum, PAPA26,225$98,705+104%

214▼2Roslyn, PAPA10,639$99,318–

215▼25Doylestown, PAPA8,330$99,322+115%

216▼15Morrisville, PAPA9,665$99,526+131%

217▼4Lionville, PAPA7,683$100,582–

218▼25Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,534$100,714+104%

219▲9Glenside, PAPA7,659$101,676+73%

220▲3Phoenixville, PAPA20,356$102,138+140%

221▼15Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,212$102,167+103%

222Levittown, PAPA50,926$105,071+100%

223▲14Broomall, PAPA10,679$105,625+102%

224▲12Harleysville, PAPA9,090$106,735+60%

225▼5Bethel Park, PAPA32,074$107,090+99%

226▲25Blandon, PAPA7,357$109,417–

227▼6Mountain Top, PAPA11,850$109,535+112%

228▲2Willow Street, PAPA9,647$109,675+143%

229▼3Audubon, PAPA9,229$111,234+58%

230▲2Oreland, PAPA5,953$111,625+104%

231▲18Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,502$112,491+95%

232▼25Hatboro, PAPA8,593$112,565+151%

233▼2Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336$112,969+133%

234▼15Folsom, PAPA8,671$113,064+123%

235▼19Allison Park, PAPA22,045$113,822–

236▼3Camp Hill, PAPA8,199$115,761+128%

237▲1Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357$116,064+129%

238▲6Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$116,818+128%

239King of Prussia, PAPA25,857$117,912+90%

240▲5Ardmore, PAPA13,909$119,111+95%

241▼58Campbelltown, PAPA6,092$119,175+114%

242▼1New Freedom, PAPA5,116$120,037+81%

243▲11Exton, PAPA6,772$120,697+77%

244▼40Breinigsville, PAPA7,769$120,749–

245▲2Murrysville, PAPA20,636$121,823–

246▲4Conshohocken, PAPA9,266$122,721+181%

247▲12Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,086$124,089–

248▲9Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$124,295+54%

249▼7Whitfield, PAPA5,226$126,740+91%

250▼2Dorneyville, PAPA5,211$128,732–

251▲2Elkins Park, PAPA7,213$129,852–

252▼6Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$131,345+70%

253▼1Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$134,375+85%

254▼36Paoli, PAPA6,362$138,396+148%

255▼21Wescosville, PAPA7,148$139,826–

256▲2Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,227$150,000–

257▲5Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$150,298+92%

258▼15Wayne, PAPA6,635$150,539–

259▼4Swarthmore, PAPA6,561$152,361+84%

260▼20Wyndmoor, PAPA5,633$152,594+111%

261▼1Richboro, PAPA6,963$159,007+74%

262▼6Fort Washington, PAPA6,271$166,321+61%

263▲4Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$168,750+127%

264▼1Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$171,818+82%

265▼1Franklin Park, PAPA14,978$176,875+102%

266▼5Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$181,103+126%

267▼1Churchville, PAPA6,084$192,519+103%

268▼3Spring House, PAPA5,137$198,077+123%

269Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139$243,625+65%

T270Merion Station, PAPA5,788$250,000+–

T270Villanova, PAPA9,186$250,000+–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES