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Lowest median household income, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 250 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Uniontown, PAPA9,434$19,477+0%

02Duquesne, PAPA5,019$19,766+0%

03Shamokin, PAPA6,764$20,173+0%

04Johnstown, PAPA17,654$20,595+0%

05Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$20,731+0%

06Connellsville, PAPA6,574$21,070+0%

07State College, PAPA40,844$21,186+0%

08Indiana, PAPA14,697$21,279+0%

09Lewistown, PAPA8,385$21,568+0%

10Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$22,168+0%

11McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$22,278+0%

12McKeesport, PAPA16,907$23,715+0%

13Bloomsburg, PAPA13,375$24,868+0%

14Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$25,113+0%

15Butler, PAPA12,879$25,154+0%

16Meadville, PAPA12,230$25,402+0%

17Clairton, PAPA5,876$25,596+0%

18New Castle, PAPA21,175$25,598+0%

19Chester, PAPA33,996$25,703+0%

20Washington, PAPA13,377$25,764+0%

21Sunbury, PAPA9,495$25,893+0%

22New Brighton, PAPA5,503$25,932+0%

23Titusville, PAPA5,112$25,945+0%

24Williamsport, PAPA27,384$25,946+0%

25Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$26,169+0%

26Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$26,250+0%

27Ambridge, PAPA6,944$26,263+0%

28Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$26,344+0%

29Bradford, PAPA7,442$26,463+0%

30York, PAPA45,342$26,475+0%

31Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$26,621+0%

32Edinboro, PAPA5,790$26,652+0%

33Monessen, PAPA6,657$26,686+0%

34Reading, PAPA95,832$26,698+0%

35Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$26,711+0%

36Harrisburg, PAPA50,522$26,920+0%

37Sharon, PAPA12,648$26,945+0%

38Franklin, PAPA5,899$27,063+0%

39Pittston, PAPA7,715$27,103+0%

40Lebanon, PAPA26,479$27,259+0%

41Plymouth, PAPA5,801$27,379+0%

42Clearfield, PAPA5,753$27,414+0%

43Berwick, PAPA10,297$27,442+0%

44Carbondale, PAPA8,731$27,574+0%

45Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$27,660+0%

46DuBois, PAPA7,254$27,748+0%

47Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$27,899+0%

48Hazleton, PAPA30,286$28,082+0%

49Altoona, PAPA42,347$28,248+0%

50Erie, PAPA91,838$28,387+0%

51Lehighton, PAPA5,232$28,566+0%

52Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632$28,588+0%

53West Hazleton, PAPA5,284$28,765+0%

54Scranton, PAPA75,514$28,805+0%

55Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$28,926+0%

56Somerset, PAPA5,815$29,050+0%

57Oil City, PAPA9,301$29,060+0%

58Jeannette, PAPA8,489$29,091+0%

59Tyrone, PAPA5,226$29,393+0%

60Lancaster, PAPA58,366$29,770+0%

61Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$29,840+0%

62Coatesville, PAPA13,283$29,912+0%

63Lewisburg, PAPA5,226$30,137+0%

64Pottsville, PAPA13,170$30,137+0%

65Milton, PAPA6,457$30,252+0%

66Greensburg, PAPA14,462$30,324+0%

67Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$30,434+0%

68New Kensington, PAPA11,759$30,505+0%

69Taylor, PAPA6,232$30,661+0%

70Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281$30,746+0%

71Darby, PAPA10,666$30,938+0%

72Corry, PAPA5,993$30,967+0%

73Selinsgrove, PAPA5,488$31,034+0%

74Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$31,184+0%

75Greenville, PAPA5,406$31,250+0%

76Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$31,261+0%

77Dickson City, PAPA5,976$31,422+0%

78Bellevue, PAPA7,888$31,481+0%

79Palmerton, PAPA5,615$31,522+0%

80Swissvale, PAPA8,197$31,523+0%

81Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$31,574+0%

82Exeter, PAPA5,587$31,681+0%

83Allentown, PAPA126,044$32,016+0%

84Duryea, PAPA5,157$32,207+0%

85Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$32,321+0%

86Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$32,336+0%

87Warren, PAPA9,046$32,384+0%

88Columbia, PAPA10,314$32,385+0%

89Stroudsburg, PAPA5,809$32,409+0%

90Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$32,442+0%

91Carnegie, PAPA7,777$32,589+0%

92Olyphant, PAPA5,390$32,721+0%

93Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$32,819+0%

94Munhall, PAPA10,253$32,832+0%

95Easton, PAPA30,402$33,162+0%

96Bellefonte, PAPA5,862$33,216+0%

97Latrobe, PAPA7,826$33,268+0%

98Dunmore, PAPA14,249$33,280+0%

99Sayre, PAPA5,328$33,338+0%

100Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$33,438+0%

101Kingston, PAPA13,462$33,611+0%

102Monaca, PAPA5,456$33,706+0%

103Carlisle, PAPA22,693$33,969+0%

104South Williamsport, PAPA6,124$34,018+0%

105Grove City, PAPA7,694$34,598+0%

106West York, PAPA5,110$34,604+0%

107Steelton, PAPA6,328$34,829+0%

108Oxford, PAPA5,887$34,966+0%

109Old Forge, PAPA8,640$35,090+0%

110Blakely, PAPA6,611$35,308+0%

111Bristol, PAPA9,970$35,378+0%

112Middletown, PAPA9,776$35,425+0%

113Hanover, PAPA16,684$35,536+0%

114Norristown, PAPA35,911$35,714+0%

115Pottstown, PAPA23,322$35,785+0%

116Bethlehem, PAPA79,644$35,815+0%

117Red Lion, PAPA6,523$35,828+0%

118West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$36,130+0%

119Bangor, PAPA5,118$36,382+0%

120Enola, PAPA6,534$36,564+0%

121East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,438$36,601+0%

122Bridgeport, PAPA5,758$36,899+0%

123Brentwood, PAPA9,597$37,013+0%

124Wilson, PAPA8,159$37,400+0%

125West Chester, PAPA19,591$37,803+0%

126Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$38,040+0%

127White Oak, PAPA7,286$38,046+0%

128West View, PAPA6,355$38,264+0%

129Crafton, PAPA5,790$38,323+0%

130Millersville, PAPA9,280$38,425+0%

131Dormont, PAPA7,816$38,958+0%

132Moosic, PAPA5,989$38,987+0%

133Nazareth, PAPA6,091$39,038+0%

134Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835$39,291+0%

135Archbald, PAPA7,598$39,428+0%

136Hermitage, PAPA16,308$39,454+0%

137Hellertown, PAPA6,138$39,651+0%

138Palmyra, PAPA7,762$39,677+0%

139Collingdale, PAPA8,898$40,207+0%

140Lititz, PAPA9,689$40,417+0%

141Colonial Park, PAPA18,032$40,562+0%

142Baldwin, PAPA20,516$40,752+0%

143Northampton, PAPA10,570$40,982+0%

144Lower Burrell, PAPA11,470$41,000+0%

145Glenolden, PAPA7,217$41,189+0%

146Ephrata, PAPA13,647$41,550+0%

147St. Marys, PAPA12,253$41,593+0%

148Progress, PAPA11,017$41,641+0%

149Quakertown, PAPA9,235$41,942+0%

150Oakmont, PAPA6,576$41,957+0%

151Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$42,432+0%

152Sharon Hill, PAPA5,995$42,436+0%

153Phoenixville, PAPA20,356$42,500+0%

154Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$42,639+0%

155Media, PAPA5,920$42,703+0%

156Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$42,752+0%

157Fullerton, PAPA16,724$43,048+0%

158Morrisville, PAPA9,665$43,095+0%

159Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$43,158+0%

160Rutherford, PAPA6,890$43,340+0%

161Conshohocken, PAPA9,266$43,599+0%

162Shillington, PAPA5,542$43,833+0%

163Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847$44,111+0%

164Emmaus, PAPA12,514$44,181+0%

165Parkville, PAPA8,128$44,419+0%

166Folcroft, PAPA6,780$44,443+0%

167New Holland, PAPA5,754$44,446+0%

168New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$44,783+0%

169Hatboro, PAPA8,593$44,901+0%

170Forest Hills, PAPA6,116$44,922+0%

171Weigelstown, PAPA15,485$45,095+0%

172Hershey, PAPA14,242$45,098+0%

173Willow Street, PAPA9,647$45,103+0%

174Whitehall, PAPA14,521$45,111+0%

175Mount Joy, PAPA8,319$45,127+0%

176Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037$45,200+0%

177Prospect Park, PAPA6,409$45,244+0%

178Clarks Summit, PAPA5,069$45,298+0%

179Fairless Hills, PAPA8,827$45,424+0%

180Yeadon, PAPA12,320$45,450+0%

181Downingtown, PAPA8,384$45,979+0%

182Doylestown, PAPA8,330$46,148+0%

183Lansdale, PAPA18,986$46,232+0%

184Kennett Square, PAPA6,893$46,523+0%

185Croydon, PAPA9,684$46,858+0%

186Ambler, PAPA6,840$47,014+0%

187Lansdowne, PAPA11,141$47,017+0%

188Norwood, PAPA5,927$47,043+0%

189Souderton, PAPA7,288$47,437+0%

190Park Forest, PAPA8,624$47,589+0%

191Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,880$47,721+0%

192Brookhaven, PAPA8,362$48,289+0%

193Plum, PAPA26,225$48,386+0%

194Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336$48,532+0%

195Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,753$48,620+0%

196East York, PAPA9,388$48,689+0%

197Drexel Hill, PAPA30,451$48,765+0%

198Sanatoga, PAPA8,949$48,765+0%

199Shiloh, PAPA11,246$49,023+0%

200Schlusser, PAPA5,402$49,299+0%

201Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,534$49,436+0%

202Ridley Park, PAPA7,255$50,065+0%

203Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,212$50,289+0%

204Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,073$50,369+0%

205Willow Grove, PAPA14,131$50,378+0%

206Lower Allen, PAPA7,646$50,379+0%

207Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357$50,615+0%

208Folsom, PAPA8,671$50,750+0%

209Camp Hill, PAPA8,199$50,774+0%

210Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$51,268+0%

211Mountain Top, PAPA11,850$51,655+0%

212Perkasie, PAPA9,312$52,000+0%

213Broomall, PAPA10,679$52,354+0%

214Economy, PAPA9,098$52,446+0%

215Levittown, PAPA50,926$52,514+0%

216Linglestown, PAPA6,957$52,650+0%

217Middletown, PAPA7,628$53,785+0%

218Bethel Park, PAPA32,074$53,791+0%

219Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$53,932+0%

220Wyomissing, PAPA11,285$54,681+0%

221Oreland, PAPA5,953$54,809+0%

222Campbelltown, PAPA6,092$55,625+0%

223Paoli, PAPA6,362$55,800+0%

224Horsham, PAPA16,005$56,500+0%

225Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,502$57,601+0%

226Glenside, PAPA7,659$58,868+0%

227Ardmore, PAPA13,909$60,966+0%

228Kulpsville, PAPA8,799$61,548+0%

229King of Prussia, PAPA25,857$62,012+0%

230New Freedom, PAPA5,116$66,458+0%

231Whitfield, PAPA5,226$66,515+0%

232Harleysville, PAPA9,090$66,897+0%

233Exton, PAPA6,772$68,240+0%

234Audubon, PAPA9,229$70,527+0%

235Wyndmoor, PAPA5,633$72,219+0%

236Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$72,750+0%

237Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$74,435+0%

238Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$77,097+0%

239Collegeville, PAPA5,287$77,499+0%

240Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$78,398+0%

241Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$80,076+0%

242Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$80,792+0%

243Swarthmore, PAPA6,561$82,653+0%

244Franklin Park, PAPA14,978$87,627+0%

245Spring House, PAPA5,137$89,000+0%

246Richboro, PAPA6,963$91,204+0%

247Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$94,160+0%

248Churchville, PAPA6,084$95,010+0%

249Fort Washington, PAPA6,271$103,469+0%

250Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139$147,298+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES