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Lowest median household income, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities with the lowest median household income in the 2000 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 1990

01Uniontown, PAPA9,434$19,477+27%

02Duquesne, PAPA5,019$19,766+25%

03Shamokin, PAPA6,764$20,173+39%

04Johnstown, PAPA17,654$20,595+39%

05Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$20,731+23%

06Connellsville, PAPA6,574$21,070+27%

07State College, PAPA40,844$21,186+16%

08Indiana, PAPA14,697$21,279+13%

09Lewistown, PAPA8,385$21,568+27%

10Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$22,168+38%

11McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$22,278+37%

12McKeesport, PAPA16,907$23,715+44%

13Bloomsburg, PAPA13,375$24,868+19%

14Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$25,113+49%

15Butler, PAPA12,879$25,154+45%

16Meadville, PAPA12,230$25,402+36%

17Clairton, PAPA5,876$25,596+47%

18New Castle, PAPA21,175$25,598+50%

19Chester, PAPA33,996$25,703+23%

20Washington, PAPA13,377$25,764+57%

21Sunbury, PAPA9,495$25,893+45%

22New Brighton, PAPA5,503$25,932+48%

23Titusville, PAPA5,112$25,945+36%

24Williamsport, PAPA27,384$25,946+28%

25Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$26,169+38%

26Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$26,250+48%

27Ambridge, PAPA6,944$26,263+71%

28Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$26,344+83%

29Bradford, PAPA7,442$26,463+34%

30York, PAPA45,342$26,475+21%

31Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$26,621+17%

32Edinboro, PAPA5,790$26,652+27%

33Monessen, PAPA6,657$26,686+47%

34Reading, PAPA95,832$26,698+21%

35Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$26,711+37%

36Harrisburg, PAPA50,522$26,920+32%

37Sharon, PAPA12,648$26,945+30%

38Franklin, PAPA5,899$27,063+32%

39Pittston, PAPA7,715$27,103+47%

40Lebanon, PAPA26,479$27,259+26%

41Plymouth, PAPA5,801$27,379+48%

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

43Berwick, PAPA10,297$27,442+34%

44Carbondale, PAPA8,731$27,574+39%

45Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$27,660+39%

46DuBois, PAPA7,254$27,748+36%

47Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$27,899+42%

48Hazleton, PAPA30,286$28,082+34%

49Altoona, PAPA42,347$28,248+36%

50Erie, PAPA91,838$28,387+29%

51Lehighton, PAPA5,232$28,566+17%

52Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632$28,588+38%

53West Hazleton, PAPA5,284$28,765+38%

54Scranton, PAPA75,514$28,805+37%

55Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$28,926+57%

56Somerset, PAPA5,815$29,050+47%

57Oil City, PAPA9,301$29,060+42%

58Jeannette, PAPA8,489$29,091+57%

59Tyrone, PAPA5,226$29,393+45%

60Lancaster, PAPA58,366$29,770+34%

61Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$29,840+43%

62Coatesville, PAPA13,283$29,912+20%

63Lewisburg, PAPA5,226$30,137+25%

64Pottsville, PAPA13,170$30,137+43%

65Milton, PAPA6,457$30,252+19%

66Greensburg, PAPA14,462$30,324+50%

67Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$30,434+37%

68New Kensington, PAPA11,759$30,505+42%

69Taylor, PAPA6,232$30,661+16%

70Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281$30,746+25%

71Darby, PAPA10,666$30,938+16%

72Corry, PAPA5,993$30,967+47%

73Selinsgrove, PAPA5,488$31,034+30%

74Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$31,184+42%

75Greenville, PAPA5,406$31,250+41%

76Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$31,261+48%

77Dickson City, PAPA5,976$31,422+45%

78Bellevue, PAPA7,888$31,481+33%

79Palmerton, PAPA5,615$31,522+30%

80Swissvale, PAPA8,197$31,523+33%

81Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$31,574+37%

82Exeter, PAPA5,587$31,681+35%

83Allentown, PAPA126,044$32,016+23%

84Duryea, PAPA5,157$32,207+25%

85Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$32,321+48%

86Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$32,336+37%

87Warren, PAPA9,046$32,384+30%

88Columbia, PAPA10,314$32,385+38%

89Stroudsburg, PAPA5,809$32,409+42%

90Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$32,442+29%

91Carnegie, PAPA7,777$32,589+50%

92Olyphant, PAPA5,390$32,721+40%

93Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$32,819+22%

94Munhall, PAPA10,253$32,832+37%

95Easton, PAPA30,402$33,162+26%

96Bellefonte, PAPA5,862$33,216+48%

97Latrobe, PAPA7,826$33,268+42%

98Dunmore, PAPA14,249$33,280+28%

99Sayre, PAPA5,328$33,338+45%

100Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$33,438+40%

101Kingston, PAPA13,462$33,611+32%

102Monaca, PAPA5,456$33,706+50%

103Carlisle, PAPA22,693$33,969+30%

104South Williamsport, PAPA6,124$34,018+32%

105Grove City, PAPA7,694$34,598+39%

106West York, PAPA5,110$34,604+32%

107Steelton, PAPA6,328$34,829+24%

108Oxford, PAPA5,887$34,966+54%

109Old Forge, PAPA8,640$35,090+49%

110Blakely, PAPA6,611$35,308+37%

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

112Middletown, PAPA9,776$35,425+26%

113Hanover, PAPA16,684$35,536+42%

114Norristown, PAPA35,911$35,714+25%

115Pottstown, PAPA23,322$35,785+24%

116Bethlehem, PAPA79,644$35,815+26%

117Red Lion, PAPA6,523$35,828+32%

118West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$36,130+34%

119Bangor, PAPA5,118$36,382+39%

120Enola, PAPA6,534$36,564+19%

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

122Bridgeport, PAPA5,758$36,899+40%

123Brentwood, PAPA9,597$37,013+34%

124Wilson, PAPA8,159$37,400+25%

125West Chester, PAPA19,591$37,803+21%

126Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$38,040+33%

127White Oak, PAPA7,286$38,046+26%

128West View, PAPA6,355$38,264+34%

129Crafton, PAPA5,790$38,323+36%

130Millersville, PAPA9,280$38,425+28%

131Dormont, PAPA7,816$38,958+41%

132Moosic, PAPA5,989$38,987+41%

133Nazareth, PAPA6,091$39,038+29%

134Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835$39,291+28%

135Archbald, PAPA7,598$39,428+43%

136Hermitage, PAPA16,308$39,454+46%

137Hellertown, PAPA6,138$39,651+26%

138Palmyra, PAPA7,762$39,677+38%

139Collingdale, PAPA8,898$40,207+26%

140Lititz, PAPA9,689$40,417+15%

141Colonial Park, PAPA18,032$40,562+24%

142Baldwin, PAPA20,516$40,752+28%

143Northampton, PAPA10,570$40,982+41%

144Lower Burrell, PAPA11,470$41,000+59%

145Glenolden, PAPA7,217$41,189+30%

146Ephrata, PAPA13,647$41,550+34%

147St. Marys, PAPA12,253$41,593+90%

148Progress, PAPA11,017$41,641+27%

149Quakertown, PAPA9,235$41,942+31%

150Oakmont, PAPA6,576$41,957+33%

151Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$42,432+44%

152Sharon Hill, PAPA5,995$42,436+40%

153Phoenixville, PAPA20,356$42,500+33%

154Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$42,639+36%

155Media, PAPA5,920$42,703+35%

156Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$42,752+37%

157Fullerton, PAPA16,724$43,048+32%

158Morrisville, PAPA9,665$43,095+29%

159Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$43,158+13%

160Rutherford, PAPA6,890$43,340+24%

161Conshohocken, PAPA9,266$43,599+49%

162Shillington, PAPA5,542$43,833+36%

163Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847$44,111+25%

164Emmaus, PAPA12,514$44,181+32%

165Parkville, PAPA8,128$44,419+52%

166Folcroft, PAPA6,780$44,443+26%

167New Holland, PAPA5,754$44,446+34%

168New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$44,783+31%

169Hatboro, PAPA8,593$44,901+28%

170Forest Hills, PAPA6,116$44,922+16%

171Weigelstown, PAPA15,485$45,095+33%

172Hershey, PAPA14,242$45,098+40%

173Willow Street, PAPA9,647$45,103+32%

174Whitehall, PAPA14,521$45,111+32%

175Mount Joy, PAPA8,319$45,127+43%

176Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037$45,200+41%

177Prospect Park, PAPA6,409$45,244+34%

178Clarks Summit, PAPA5,069$45,298+31%

179Fairless Hills, PAPA8,827$45,424+21%

180Yeadon, PAPA12,320$45,450+26%

181Downingtown, PAPA8,384$45,979+35%

182Doylestown, PAPA8,330$46,148+40%

183Lansdale, PAPA18,986$46,232+32%

184Kennett Square, PAPA6,893$46,523+35%

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

186Ambler, PAPA6,840$47,014+32%

187Lansdowne, PAPA11,141$47,017+31%

188Norwood, PAPA5,927$47,043+27%

189Souderton, PAPA7,288$47,437+40%

190Park Forest, PAPA8,624$47,589+4%

191Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,880$47,721+33%

192Brookhaven, PAPA8,362$48,289+21%

193Plum, PAPA26,225$48,386+32%

194Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336$48,532+16%

195Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,753$48,620+39%

196East York, PAPA9,388$48,689+30%

197Sanatoga, PAPA8,949$48,765+24%

198Drexel Hill, PAPA30,451$48,765+27%

199Shiloh, PAPA11,246$49,023+39%

200Schlusser, PAPA5,402$49,299+28%

201Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,534$49,436+31%

202Ridley Park, PAPA7,255$50,065+37%

203Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,212$50,289+21%

204Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,073$50,369+19%

205Willow Grove, PAPA14,131$50,378+27%

206Lower Allen, PAPA7,646$50,379+27%

207Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357$50,615–

208Folsom, PAPA8,671$50,750+39%

209Camp Hill, PAPA8,199$50,774+43%

210Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$51,268+21%

211Mountain Top, PAPA11,850$51,655–

212Perkasie, PAPA9,312$52,000+33%

213Broomall, PAPA10,679$52,354+19%

214Economy, PAPA9,098$52,446+49%

215Levittown, PAPA50,926$52,514+27%

216Linglestown, PAPA6,957$52,650+33%

217Middletown, PAPA7,628$53,785+44%

218Bethel Park, PAPA32,074$53,791+31%

219Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$53,932+50%

220Wyomissing, PAPA11,285$54,681+27%

221Oreland, PAPA5,953$54,809+38%

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

223Paoli, PAPA6,362$55,800+30%

224Horsham, PAPA16,005$56,500+29%

225Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,502$57,601+19%

226Glenside, PAPA7,659$58,868+52%

227Ardmore, PAPA13,909$60,966+51%

228Kulpsville, PAPA8,799$61,548+34%

229King of Prussia, PAPA25,857$62,012+37%

230New Freedom, PAPA5,116$66,458+50%

231Whitfield, PAPA5,226$66,515+23%

232Harleysville, PAPA9,090$66,897+50%

233Exton, PAPA6,772$68,240+58%

234Audubon, PAPA9,229$70,527+45%

235Wyndmoor, PAPA5,633$72,219+28%

236Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$72,750+43%

237Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$74,435+21%

238Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$77,097+34%

239Collegeville, PAPA5,287$77,499+71%

240Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$78,398+41%

241Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$80,076+39%

242Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$80,792+30%

243Swarthmore, PAPA6,561$82,653+50%

244Franklin Park, PAPA14,978$87,627+31%

245Spring House, PAPA5,137$89,000+18%

246Richboro, PAPA6,963$91,204+41%

247Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$94,160+29%

248Churchville, PAPA6,084$95,010+41%

249Fort Washington, PAPA6,271$103,469+33%

250Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139$147,298+20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS