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Lowest median household income, Pennsylvania cities · 2020

Pennsylvania cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 270 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01McKeesport, PAPA16,907$28,881+22%

02Johnstown, PAPA17,654$29,171+42%

03Shamokin, PAPA6,764$29,578+47%

04Lewisburg, PAPA5,226$30,441+1%

05Indiana, PAPA14,697$30,934+45%

06McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$31,130+40%

07Sharon, PAPA12,648$31,777+18%

08Butler, PAPA12,879$32,746+30%

09Chester, PAPA33,996$32,867+28%

10Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$33,766+29%

11Edinboro, PAPA5,790$33,942+27%

12Corry, PAPA5,993$34,126+10%

13Sunbury, PAPA9,495$34,303+32%

14Uniontown, PAPA9,434$34,724+78%

15New Castle, PAPA21,175$35,117+37%

16Connellsville, PAPA6,574$35,144+67%

17Duquesne, PAPA5,019$35,264+78%

18Lewistown, PAPA8,385$35,599+65%

19Reading, PAPA95,832$35,745+34%

20Pittston, PAPA7,715$35,774+32%

21Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$35,951+36%

22York, PAPA45,342$36,320+37%

23Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$36,449+64%

24Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$36,451+45%

25Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$36,708+77%

26Clairton, PAPA5,876$36,830+44%

27Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$37,043+33%

28Titusville, PAPA5,112$37,184+43%

29Bradford, PAPA7,442$37,234+41%

30New Brighton, PAPA5,503$37,639+45%

31Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$37,649+41%

32Hazleton, PAPA30,286$38,010+35%

33State College, PAPA40,844$38,076+80%

34Erie, PAPA91,838$38,655+36%

35Pottsville, PAPA13,170$39,154+30%

36Monaca, PAPA5,456$39,690+18%

37Plymouth, PAPA5,801$39,842+46%

38Meadville, PAPA12,230$40,074+58%

39Lebanon, PAPA26,479$40,380+48%

40Darby, PAPA10,666$40,423+31%

41Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$40,505+52%

42Bloomsburg, PAPA13,375$41,035+65%

43Williamsport, PAPA27,384$41,190+59%

44Oil City, PAPA9,301$41,591+43%

45Columbia, PAPA10,314$41,607+28%

46Scranton, PAPA75,514$41,687+45%

47Jeannette, PAPA8,489$41,756+44%

48Harrisburg, PAPA50,522$41,831+55%

49Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$41,832+40%

50Ambridge, PAPA6,944$42,236+61%

51Altoona, PAPA42,347$42,244+50%

52Munhall, PAPA10,253$42,368+29%

53New Kensington, PAPA11,759$42,368+39%

54West Hazleton, PAPA5,284$42,421+47%

55Berwick, PAPA10,297$42,424+55%

56Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$42,605+54%

57Carbondale, PAPA8,731$42,618+55%

58Tyrone, PAPA5,226$43,004+46%

59Warren, PAPA9,046$43,117+33%

60Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$43,358+34%

61Allentown, PAPA126,044$43,816+37%

62Somerset, PAPA5,815$44,263+52%

63Stroudsburg, PAPA5,809$44,440+37%

64Greensburg, PAPA14,462$45,065+49%

65Franklin, PAPA5,899$45,172+67%

66Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$45,310+73%

67DuBois, PAPA7,254$45,602+64%

68Monessen, PAPA6,657$45,658+71%

69Sayre, PAPA5,328$46,186+39%

70Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$46,278+47%

71Clearfield, PAPA5,753$46,536+70%

72Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$46,924+45%

73Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$47,089+63%

74Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$47,143+51%

75Milton, PAPA6,457$47,520+57%

76Steelton, PAPA6,328$47,556+37%

77Washington, PAPA13,377$47,771+85%

78Taylor, PAPA6,232$48,024+57%

79Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$48,101+49%

80Collingdale, PAPA8,898$48,170+20%

81West York, PAPA5,110$48,269+39%

82Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847$48,816+11%

83Olyphant, PAPA5,390$48,997+50%

84Greenville, PAPA5,406$49,125+57%

85Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281$49,127+60%

86Carlisle, PAPA22,693$49,557+46%

87Lancaster, PAPA58,366$49,628+67%

88Kingston, PAPA13,462$49,888+48%

89White Oak, PAPA7,286$49,939+31%

90Bellevue, PAPA7,888$49,991+59%

91Lehighton, PAPA5,232$50,083+75%

92Pottstown, PAPA23,322$50,130+40%

93Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632$50,536+77%

94Nazareth, PAPA6,091$50,578+30%

95Swissvale, PAPA8,197$50,690+61%

96Blakely, PAPA6,611$51,170+45%

97Middletown, PAPA9,776$51,222+45%

98Hanover, PAPA16,684$52,094+47%

99Yeadon, PAPA12,320$52,269+15%

100New Holland, PAPA5,754$52,334+18%

101Selinsgrove, PAPA5,488$52,368+69%

102Coatesville, PAPA13,283$52,931+77%

103Bangor, PAPA5,118$53,006+46%

104Grove City, PAPA7,694$53,141+54%

105Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$53,456+60%

106Exeter, PAPA5,587$53,616+69%

107Archbald, PAPA7,598$53,628+36%

108Carnegie, PAPA7,777$53,788+65%

109Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835$54,238+38%

110Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$54,242+78%

111Norristown, PAPA35,911$54,409+52%

112Oxford, PAPA5,887$54,473+56%

113West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$54,474+51%

114Bridgeport, PAPA5,758$54,527+48%

115Ephrata, PAPA13,647$54,625+31%

116Colonial Park, PAPA18,032$54,628+35%

117Palmyra, PAPA7,762$54,752+38%

118South Williamsport, PAPA6,124$54,770+61%

119St. Marys, PAPA12,253$54,950+32%

120Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037$54,980+22%

121Easton, PAPA30,402$55,201+66%

122Millersville, PAPA9,280$55,756+45%

123Bethlehem, PAPA79,644$56,034+56%

124Folcroft, PAPA6,780$56,169+26%

125Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$56,225+71%

126East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,438$56,297+54%

127Weigelstown, PAPA15,485$56,708+26%

128Latrobe, PAPA7,826$56,780+71%

129Old Forge, PAPA8,640$57,014+62%

130Dormont, PAPA7,816$57,279+47%

131Enola, PAPA6,534$57,431+57%

132Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$57,620+85%

133Dickson City, PAPA5,976$57,698+84%

134Crafton, PAPA5,790$58,110+52%

135Hermitage, PAPA16,308$58,209+48%

136Brentwood, PAPA9,597$58,349+58%

137Bellefonte, PAPA5,862$58,618+76%

138Kenmar, PAPA5,077$58,798–

139Red Lion, PAPA6,523$58,925+64%

140Prospect Park, PAPA6,409$58,996+30%

141Moosic, PAPA5,989$59,594+53%

142Sharon Hill, PAPA5,995$59,656+41%

143Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$59,960+40%

144Bristol, PAPA9,970$60,028+70%

145Dunmore, PAPA14,249$60,058+80%

146Croydon, PAPA9,684$60,529+29%

147Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$61,250+44%

148Progress, PAPA11,017$61,563+48%

149Hershey, PAPA14,242$61,948+37%

150West Chester, PAPA19,591$62,092+64%

151West View, PAPA6,355$62,246+63%

152Duryea, PAPA5,157$62,350+94%

153New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$62,470+39%

154Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,753$62,791+29%

155Glenolden, PAPA7,217$63,036+53%

156Lansdowne, PAPA11,141$63,224+34%

157Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$63,789+18%

158Quakertown, PAPA9,235$63,875+52%

159Kennett Square, PAPA6,893$64,028+38%

160Lower Burrell, PAPA11,470$64,052+56%

161Shiloh, PAPA11,246$64,336+31%

162Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$64,416+69%

163Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$64,513+52%

164Park Forest, PAPA8,624$64,932+36%

165Pennside, PAPA5,407$65,690–

166Mount Joy, PAPA8,319$65,770+46%

167Palmerton, PAPA5,615$66,096+110%

168Fullerton, PAPA16,724$66,225+54%

169Whitehall, PAPA14,521$66,667+48%

170Souderton, PAPA7,288$67,245+42%

171East York, PAPA9,388$67,566+39%

172Sierra View, PAPA6,365$67,872–

173Oakmont, PAPA6,576$67,944+62%

174Rutherford, PAPA6,890$68,146+57%

175Shillington, PAPA5,542$68,333+56%

176Baldwin, PAPA20,516$68,705+69%

177Hellertown, PAPA6,138$68,882+74%

178Parkville, PAPA8,128$69,797+57%

179Lititz, PAPA9,689$70,119+73%

180Northampton, PAPA10,570$70,428+72%

181Monroeville, PAPA27,685$70,634–

182Lansdale, PAPA18,986$70,931+53%

183Campbelltown, PAPA6,092$71,011+28%

184Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,880$71,397+50%

185Emmaus, PAPA12,514$71,422+62%

186Wilson, PAPA8,159$71,521+91%

187Drexel Hill, PAPA30,451$72,645+49%

188Forest Hills, PAPA6,116$72,716+62%

189Kulpsville, PAPA8,799$73,220+19%

190Doylestown, PAPA8,330$73,674+60%

191Leola, PAPA7,448$73,833–

192Ambler, PAPA6,840$73,953+57%

193Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,534$73,984+50%

194Downingtown, PAPA8,384$74,075+61%

195Lower Allen, PAPA7,646$75,917+51%

196Fairless Hills, PAPA8,827$76,206+68%

197Brookhaven, PAPA8,362$76,638+59%

198Media, PAPA5,920$76,658+80%

199Sanatoga, PAPA8,949$77,355+59%

200Linglestown, PAPA6,957$77,500+47%

201Morrisville, PAPA9,665$77,538+80%

202Norwood, PAPA5,927$77,949+66%

203Economy, PAPA9,098$78,556+50%

204Breinigsville, PAPA7,769$78,808–

205Perkasie, PAPA9,312$79,293+52%

206Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,212$79,340+58%

207Hatboro, PAPA8,593$79,350+77%

208Glenshaw, PAPA9,139$79,817–

209Clarks Summit, PAPA5,069$80,014+77%

210Schlusser, PAPA5,402$81,090+64%

211Wyomissing, PAPA11,285$81,816+50%

212Roslyn, PAPA10,639$82,059–

213Lionville, PAPA7,683$82,377–

214Plum, PAPA26,225$82,704+71%

215Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,073$83,141+65%

216Allison Park, PAPA22,045$83,333–

217Ridley Park, PAPA7,255$83,358+66%

218Paoli, PAPA6,362$83,466+50%

219Folsom, PAPA8,671$84,252+66%

220Bethel Park, PAPA32,074$84,304+57%

221Mountain Top, PAPA11,850$84,731+64%

222Levittown, PAPA50,926$85,364+63%

223Phoenixville, PAPA20,356$85,550+101%

224Horsham, PAPA16,005$85,684+52%

225Willow Grove, PAPA14,131$85,904+71%

226Audubon, PAPA9,229$85,938+22%

227Middletown, PAPA7,628$85,980+60%

228Glenside, PAPA7,659$86,369+47%

229Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$86,442+100%

230Willow Street, PAPA9,647$86,667+92%

231Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336$89,271+84%

232Oreland, PAPA5,953$89,861+64%

233Camp Hill, PAPA8,199$90,085+77%

234Wescosville, PAPA7,148$90,938–

235Collegeville, PAPA5,287$92,174+19%

236Harleysville, PAPA9,090$94,983+42%

237Broomall, PAPA10,679$95,992+83%

238Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357$96,645+91%

239King of Prussia, PAPA25,857$97,349+57%

240Wyndmoor, PAPA5,633$98,516+36%

241New Freedom, PAPA5,116$98,868+49%

242Whitfield, PAPA5,226$100,978+52%

243Wayne, PAPA6,635$101,902–

244Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$101,939+99%

245Ardmore, PAPA13,909$102,092+67%

246Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$102,115+32%

247Murrysville, PAPA20,636$102,189–

248Dorneyville, PAPA5,211$102,500–

249Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,502$102,956+79%

250Conshohocken, PAPA9,266$103,203+137%

251Blandon, PAPA7,357$103,929–

252Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$104,402+44%

253Elkins Park, PAPA7,213$105,192–

254Exton, PAPA6,772$115,434+69%

255Swarthmore, PAPA6,561$118,182+43%

256Fort Washington, PAPA6,271$122,139+18%

257Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$122,461+52%

258Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,227$123,925–

259Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,086$124,676–

260Richboro, PAPA6,963$131,224+44%

261Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$132,639+66%

262Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$136,563+74%

263Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$136,806+45%

264Franklin Park, PAPA14,978$141,045+61%

265Spring House, PAPA5,137$150,975+70%

266Churchville, PAPA6,084$158,712+67%

267Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$159,025+114%

268Merion Station, PAPA5,788$223,430–

269Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139$233,776+59%

270Villanova, PAPA9,186$250,000+–

The US Census Bureau caps reported median household income at $250,000. 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.

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