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Lowest median household income, US cities · 1990

US cities with the lowest median household income in the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Mila Doce, Texas leads at $7,676. 6,058 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. Texas carries 11 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –
USUnited States248,709,873$30,130
01Mila Doce, TXTX7,731$7,676
02Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803$8,866
03Roma, TXTX11,543$9,209
04Elsa, TXTX5,820$9,544
05Alton, TXTX24,138$9,611
06Ville Platte, LALA6,172$9,719
07Highland Park, MIMI8,248$9,805
08Cameron Park, TXTX5,955$9,930
09Hidalgo, TXTX15,376$11,010
10Tallulah, LALA5,517$11,045
11Crystal City, TXTX5,871$11,298
12Hugo, OKOK5,082$11,370
13Rio Grande City, TXTX15,451$11,405
14Prichard, ALAL18,825$11,576
15Gladeview, FLFL16,655$11,739
16Opelousas, LALA15,098$11,809
17Carbondale, ILIL21,811$11,821
18La Feria, TXTX7,222$12,283
19Sunland Park, NMNM18,268$12,338
20Brownsville, FLFL16,936$12,351
21La Homa, TXTX11,285$12,409
22Penitas, TXTX6,495$12,439
23Rayne, LALA6,995$12,469
24Oakdale, LALA6,526$12,477
25La Follette, TNTN7,176$12,543
26Yazoo City, MSMS9,867$12,573
27Holdenville, OKOK5,923$12,612
28East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$12,627
29Shiprock, NMNM7,610$12,636
30Abbeville, LALA10,861$12,653
31Bastrop, LALA8,908$12,781
32Mercedes, TXTX17,915$12,908
33Auburn, ALAL85,113$12,931
34La Joya, TXTX5,257$12,946
35Ponchatoula, LALA7,755$12,992
36Eagle Pass, TXTX28,926$13,060
37Boone, NCNC19,929$13,109
38San Elizario, TXTX10,138$13,133
39Anthony, NMNM8,900$13,274
40Cordele, GAGA9,652$13,308
41Greenville, ALAL6,912$13,390
42New Square, NYNY10,214$13,488
43Caruthersville, MOMO5,211$13,523
44Pearsall, TXTX9,170$13,569
46Monticello, KYKY5,721$13,603
47Raymondville, TXTX10,082$13,677
48Forrest City, ARAR12,308$13,704
49Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770$13,778
50Crowley, LALA11,223$13,804
51Bogalusa, LALA10,321$13,863
52Grambling, LALA5,314$13,902
53Delta, COCO9,802$13,973
54Forest, MSMS5,433$13,991
55Eastman, GAGA5,572$14,007
56Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$14,038
57Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949$14,090
58Wimauma, FLFL15,266$14,125
59Burnet, TXTX6,939$14,195
60Fort Valley, GAGA9,220$14,201
61Isla Vista, CACA13,920$14,215
62Polson, MTMT5,653$14,231
63Idabel, OKOK6,934$14,245
64San Juan, TXTX37,868$14,292
65Durant, OKOK21,552$14,316
66Athens, OHOH25,313$14,350
67Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$14,423
68Progreso, TXTX5,148$14,450
69Ellensburg, WAWA21,308$14,456
70Shamokin, PAPA6,764$14,476
71College Station, TXTX127,472$14,481
72Natchitoches, LALA17,146$14,509
73Jefferson City, TNTN9,103$14,527
74Cameron, TXTX5,489$14,549
75Okmulgee, OKOK11,394$14,555
76Palatka, FLFL10,872$14,579
77McComb, MSMS11,697$14,579
78Lebanon, KYKY6,699$14,658
79Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,147$14,702
80Marlin, TXTX5,599$14,724
81Lake City, SCSC5,940$14,741
82Blakely, GAGA5,156$14,741
83Kirksville, MOMO17,863$14,742
84Glennville, GAGA5,023$14,754
85Goulds, FLFL14,425$14,802
86San Marcos, TXTX77,830$14,816
87Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$14,821
88Tahlequah, OKOK17,508$14,822
89Johnstown, PAPA17,654$14,839
90Clarksdale, MSMS13,643$14,860
91Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,295$14,868
92Anadarko, OKOK5,448$14,869
93Eunice, LALA9,035$14,874
94Henryetta, OKOK5,620$14,903
95Center, TXTX5,246$14,907
96Hamilton, MTMT5,451$14,913
97Columbia, MSMS6,525$14,926
98Morehead, KYKY6,776$14,926
99Lafayette, TNTN6,020$14,944
100Princeton, WVWV5,578$14,945
101Oxford, MSMS26,773$14,973
102Big Rapids, MIMI8,623$14,990
103Douglas, AZAZ16,038$14,994
104Aransas Pass, TXTX8,842$15,024
105St. Martinville, LALA5,229$15,026
106Somerton, AZAZ14,934$15,094
107Huron, CACA7,394$15,094
108Opa-locka, FLFL16,177$15,099
109Baxley, GAGA5,058$15,129
110Childress, TXTX5,650$15,160
111Immokalee, FLFL26,361$15,170
112Mayfield, KYKY9,851$15,180
113Corinth, MSMS14,345$15,203
114Selma, NCNC7,406$15,230
115West Plains, MOMO12,780$15,243
116Port Isabel, TXTX5,302$15,275
117Wildwood, FLFL19,436$15,308
118Cairo, GAGA10,150$15,308
119Miami Beach, FLFL81,594$15,312
120Princeton, KYKY6,168$15,367
121Ambridge, PAPA6,944$15,383
122Uniontown, PAPA9,434$15,383
123Cushing, OKOK8,390$15,423
124Centerville, IAIA5,327$15,425
125Hammond, LALA24,032$15,462
126Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$15,503
127Kennett, MOMO10,118$15,508
128Tuskegee, ALAL8,644$15,531
129Hope, ARAR8,445$15,538
130San Luis, AZAZ42,030$15,554
131Luling, TXTX5,920$15,567
132Deming, NMNM14,944$15,570
133Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802$15,576
134Richmond, KYKY40,663$15,588
135Pharr, TXTX80,830$15,605
136East Liverpool, OHOH9,569$15,611
137Walnut Ridge, ARAR5,478$15,625
138Pikeville, KYKY7,270$15,662
139Booneville, MSMS9,257$15,663
140Holly Springs, MSMS6,402$15,683
141Russellville, ALAL10,904$15,704
142Crockett, TXTX6,346$15,720
143Indianola, MSMS8,637$15,729
144Portsmouth, OHOH17,282$15,732
145Swainsboro, GAGA7,436$15,742
146Marion, SCSC6,028$15,778
147Ada, OKOK16,660$15,795
148Weiser, IDID6,249$15,800
149Duquesne, PAPA5,019$15,801
150Trinidad, COCO8,091$15,804
151Youngtown, AZAZ7,039$15,819
152Kosciusko, MSMS6,722$15,823
153Socorro, TXTX38,787$15,846
154Dexter, MOMO7,851$15,857
155Atmore, ALAL8,360$15,859
156Donaldsonville, LALA7,094$15,877
157Hillsboro, TXTX9,036$15,883
158Newport, TNTN7,049$15,885
159Orange Cove, CACA9,811$15,888
160Brownsville, TXTX192,957$15,890
161Savannah, TNTN7,689$15,895
162Malvern, ARAR11,144$15,900
163Florida City, FLFL13,576$15,917
164Nacogdoches, TXTX32,500$15,917
165Selma, ALAL16,077$15,917
166Greenwood, MSMS13,429$15,938
167Paris, TNTN10,468$15,977
168Minden, LALA11,103$15,979
169Live Oak, FLFL7,248$15,995
170Galliano, LALA5,906$16,048
171Trumann, ARAR7,527$16,056
172Houghton, MIMI8,560$16,059
173Crossville, TNTN13,113$16,081
174Pocahontas, ARAR7,622$16,083
175Cullowhee, NCNC7,973$16,094
176Alexandria, MNMN15,045$16,094
177Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$16,096
178Ripley, TNTN7,499$16,116
179Harriman, TNTN6,192$16,130
180Cuero, TXTX8,264$16,132
181Portales, NMNM11,734$16,162
182Robstown, TXTX10,324$16,180
183Palmview, TXTX15,878$16,184
184Youngsville, LALA19,980$16,204
185Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709$16,213
186Monroe, LALA46,860$16,223
187Marianna, FLFL7,289$16,232
188Warren, ARAR5,146$16,243
189McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$16,255
190Newport, ARAR8,193$16,289
191Fitzgerald, GAGA8,882$16,303
192Elizabeth City, NCNC19,622$16,305
193Sallisaw, OKOK8,790$16,314
194Carencro, LALA13,224$16,326
195Bessemer, ALAL24,984$16,331
196Alamosa, COCO9,849$16,333
197Washington, PAPA13,377$16,365
198Live Oak, CACA9,466$16,366
199East Cleveland, OHOH13,229$16,378
200McKeesport, PAPA16,907$16,427
201Cumberland, MDMD18,799$16,442
202Commerce, TXTX9,928$16,453
203DeFuniak Springs, FLFL7,338$16,471
204Vermillion, SDSD11,720$16,478
205Thomson, GAGA6,763$16,488
206Laurinburg, NCNC14,582$16,496
207Mabank, TXTX7,294$16,500
208San Benito, TXTX24,980$16,553
209Covington, TNTN8,585$16,565
210Gonzales, TXTX7,239$16,569
211Breaux Bridge, LALA7,652$16,571
212Moultrie, GAGA14,973$16,574
213Waycross, GAGA13,936$16,586
214Sparta, TNTN5,038$16,589
215Earlimart, CACA7,214$16,593
216Clearlake, CACA16,893$16,600
217Taos, NMNM6,526$16,605
218Bolivar, MOMO11,994$16,607
219Oroville, CACA20,451$16,614
220Mexia, TXTX7,091$16,626
221Williamston, NCNC5,086$16,627
222Clarksville, ARAR9,632$16,634
223Connellsville, PAPA6,574$16,635
224Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769$16,635
225Clarkston, WAWA7,189$16,641
226Triana, ALAL5,244$16,667
227Wellston, OHOH5,488$16,680
228Kingsland, TXTX7,330$16,681
229Mena, ARAR5,607$16,697
230Nevada, MOMO8,404$16,734
231Starkville, MSMS25,754$16,749
232Hamtramck, MIMI27,261$16,751
233Natchez, MSMS14,880$16,769
234Canton, MSMS10,873$16,772
235Wildwood, NJNJ5,068$16,775
236Central City, KYKY5,793$16,776
237Hempstead, TXTX7,194$16,784
238Willis, TXTX7,652$16,792
239Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$16,804
240Prairie View, TXTX8,969$16,809
241Somerset, KYKY12,695$16,810
242Pauls Valley, OKOK6,157$16,836
243Arkadelphia, ARAR9,916$16,848
244Jennings, LALA9,235$16,853
245Parlier, CACA14,622$16,888
246Henderson, TNTN6,590$16,908
247Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$16,910
248Washington, NCNC9,910$16,917
249Donna, TXTX16,698$16,922
250Miami, FLFL489,812$16,925
251Thibodaux, LALA15,573$16,926
252Holly Ridge, NCNC5,908$16,932
253Metropolis, ILIL5,727$16,954
254Brookhaven, MSMS11,646$16,955
255Murray, KYKY18,964$16,961
256Gladewater, TXTX6,306$16,993
257Laurel, MSMS17,662$16,997
258Herkimer, NYNY7,195$17,019
259Rockwood, TNTN5,607$17,024
260Pittsburg, KSKS20,569$17,027
261Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$17,028
262Farmersville, CACA10,326$17,029
263Lewistown, PAPA8,385$17,036
264Richlands, VAVA5,051$17,041
265Cedartown, GAGA10,514$17,047
266Lampasas, TXTX7,988$17,051
267McMinnville, TNTN13,943$17,058
268Pana, ILIL5,010$17,059
269Youngstown, OHOH58,832$17,060
270Bonham, TXTX11,263$17,088
271Salem, NJNJ5,389$17,100
272Hudson, NYNY5,721$17,102
273New Castle, PAPA21,175$17,103
274Uvalde, TXTX15,455$17,103
275Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$17,109
276Tucumcari, NMNM5,082$17,143
277Statesboro, GAGA35,366$17,161
278Walterboro, SCSC5,485$17,167
279Emmett, IDID8,900$17,178
280Paducah, KYKY26,730$17,196
281Vicksburg, MSMS19,830$17,206
282Dunn, NCNC8,814$17,209
283Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864$17,232
284Lacy-Lakeview, TXTX7,240$17,235
285Picayune, MSMS12,019$17,246
286Ironton, OHOH10,148$17,248
287Coffeyville, KSKS8,460$17,252
288Troy, ALAL18,022$17,254
289Buckhannon, WVWV5,054$17,258
290Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$17,258
291Miami, OKOK12,893$17,278
292Sequim, WAWA8,215$17,278
293Beecher, MIMI8,412$17,305
294Ephraim, UTUT6,393$17,308
295Little Falls, MNMN9,277$17,308
296Corbin, KYKY7,911$17,341
297Gretna, LALA17,360$17,344
298Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$17,363
299Marion, NCNC7,440$17,369
300Waynesboro, GAGA5,511$17,377
301Crestwood, NJNJ7,830$17,382
302Cleveland, TXTX9,936$17,383
303Elkins, WVWV6,622$17,383
304Camden, NJNJ71,430$17,386
305Bemidji, MNMN15,770$17,390
306Butler, PAPA12,879$17,391
307Clinton, NCNC8,466$17,392
308Del Rio, TXTX34,496$17,394
309Clairton, PAPA5,876$17,396
310Potsdam, NYNY8,019$17,397
311Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$17,414
312Linton, ININ5,245$17,416
313Vinita, OKOK5,424$17,418
314Sebring, FLFL12,059$17,419
315Coolidge, AZAZ19,959$17,422
316Joshua Tree, CACA6,234$17,425
317Jackson, OHOH6,233$17,426
318Pontotoc, MSMS6,156$17,427
319Inverness, FLFL7,796$17,428
320Cambridge, OHOH10,055$17,438
321Edna, TXTX6,088$17,450
322Alpine, TXTX5,989$17,479
323Mission, TXTX88,992$17,489
324Salida, COCO5,985$17,492
325Tillamook, OROR5,162$17,500
326River Rouge, MIMI6,814$17,500
327Olivehurst, CACA18,444$17,511
328Bellmead, TXTX10,592$17,531
329Elizabethton, TNTN14,350$17,532
330Avon Park, FLFL10,514$17,541
331New Brighton, PAPA5,503$17,543
332Seminole, OKOK7,393$17,545
333Jacksonville, TXTX14,658$17,552
334West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$17,574
335Grove, OKOK7,399$17,575
336Lebanon, MOMO15,663$17,582
337Smithville, TNTN5,620$17,600
338Trenton, MOMO5,557$17,617
339New Albany, MSMS7,756$17,627
340Steubenville, OHOH17,922$17,631
341Jerome, IDID13,731$17,636
342Monticello, ARAR8,269$17,642
343Weslaco, TXTX44,203$17,645
344Zanesville, OHOH25,138$17,658
345South Brooksville, FLFL5,099$17,661
346Brownsville, TNTN9,301$17,682
347West Point, MSMS9,743$17,688
348Alamo, TXTX20,625$17,697
349Andalusia, ALAL8,763$17,719
350Pulaski, TNTN8,394$17,729
351Brookshire, TXTX6,090$17,729
352Saginaw, MIMI42,863$17,736
353Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$17,738
354Ithaca, NYNY33,632$17,738
355Severance, COCO11,841$17,750
356Sylvester, GAGA5,430$17,752
357Beverly Hills, FLFL9,650$17,761
358Homosassa Springs, FLFL15,701$17,782
359Philadelphia, MSMS6,858$17,787
360Wynne, ARAR7,884$17,793
361Hillsboro, OHOH6,763$17,800
362Freeport, FLFL7,543$17,802
363Glasgow, KYKY15,302$17,805
364Heber Springs, ARAR7,323$17,806
365Lamesa, TXTX8,103$17,811
366Grenada, MSMS12,088$17,811
367Uhrichsville, OHOH5,145$17,813
368Cleveland, OHOH363,608$17,822
369Brownwood, TXTX18,635$17,826
370Ruston, LALA22,397$17,826
371Maryville, MOMO10,092$17,829
372Maysville, KYKY8,688$17,831
373Sunbury, PAPA9,495$17,835
374Woodlake, CACA8,073$17,839
375Eatonton, GAGA6,749$17,848
376Waco, TXTX147,788$17,852
377Osceola, ARAR6,450$17,865
378Middleton, IDID12,600$17,871
379Oxford, OHOH22,387$17,872
380Huntsville, TXTX49,088$17,876
381Clarksburg, WVWV15,562$17,884
382Pullman, WAWA33,756$17,886
383Benton, ILIL6,558$17,895
384Pasco, WAWA82,848$17,897
385Dunlap, TNTN6,089$17,920
386Brunswick, GAGA15,730$17,959
387Marshfield, MOMO8,078$17,975
388South Apopka, FLFL7,300$17,976
389Mendota, CACA12,778$17,977
390Eloy, AZAZ19,967$17,981
391LaFayette, GAGA7,157$17,982
392Brainerd, MNMN14,428$17,985
393Canutillo, TXTX5,962$17,997
394Waller, TXTX5,380$18,000
395Meridian, MSMS33,370$18,004
396Benson, AZAZ5,532$18,007
397Manistee, MIMI6,157$18,010
398Lenoir City, TNTN12,530$18,014
399Morgantown, WVWV30,293$18,022
400Las Vegas, NMNM12,574$18,023
401Keyes, CACA5,577$18,025
402Lanett, ALAL6,781$18,031
403Rusk, TXTX5,568$18,043
404Monmouth, OROR11,543$18,049
405Greer, SCSC50,007$18,049
406Belle Fourche, SDSD5,791$18,054
407West Pensacola, FLFL20,665$18,059
408Greenville, MSMS26,530$18,060
409Adel, GAGA5,854$18,061
410Linda, CACA23,871$18,063
411Westwego, LALA8,317$18,095
412Magnolia, ARAR10,660$18,107
413Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$18,114
414Loughman, FLFL7,591$18,125
415Cheney, WAWA12,650$18,125
416Monessen, PAPA6,657$18,131
417Yoakum, TXTX5,900$18,142
418Corning, CACA8,260$18,143
419Bay Minette, ALAL8,555$18,145
420Navasota, TXTX9,904$18,146
421Clinton, MOMO9,504$18,148
422Gunnison, COCO6,836$18,166
423Talladega, ALAL14,840$18,172
424Morris, MNMN5,150$18,176
425Dallas, GAGA15,402$18,194
426Loxley, ALAL6,131$18,214
427Russellville, KYKY7,454$18,219
428Iola, KSKS5,240$18,226
429Boaz, ALAL10,619$18,236
430Kinston, NCNC19,705$18,253
431Beebe, ARAR9,377$18,256
432State College, PAPA40,844$18,257
433Georgetown, SCSC8,869$18,257
434Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093$18,258
435Huntington, WVWV44,815$18,276
436Rockdale, TXTX5,688$18,279
437Martins Ferry, OHOH6,048$18,282
438Fort Bliss, TXTX11,460$18,290
439Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236$18,297
440Dade City, FLFL10,173$18,298
441Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$18,307
442Harrison, ARAR13,802$18,309
443Parker, SCSC12,898$18,336
444Marion, VAVA5,555$18,340
445Stephenville, TXTX21,793$18,346
446Malone, NYNY5,315$18,351
447Roanoke, ALAL5,440$18,351
448Dayton, TNTN7,819$18,355
449Chickasha, OKOK17,313$18,357
450Arcadia, FLFL8,046$18,363
451Fairmont, WVWV18,035$18,370
452Morrilton, ARAR7,195$18,389
453Bloomington, ININ83,307$18,393
454Laredo, TXTX269,515$18,395
455Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103$18,397
456Virginia, MNMN8,187$18,398
457Nogales, AZAZ19,495$18,404
458Alvarado, TXTX7,539$18,406
459Tecumseh, OKOK6,402$18,415
460Aurora, MOMO7,686$18,420
461Cañon City, COCO17,030$18,423
462Grants, NMNM8,933$18,427
463Evergreen, MTMT9,611$18,438
464Deer Park, WAWA5,370$18,443
465Opp, ALAL6,738$18,450
466Plymouth, PAPA5,801$18,457
467Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,102$18,460
468Elfers, FLFL15,006$18,461
469Zephyrhills, FLFL22,447$18,463
470Hardeeville, SCSC16,459$18,466
471Pittston, PAPA7,715$18,475
472Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$18,477
473New Orleans, LALA362,154$18,477
474Jeannette, PAPA8,489$18,482
475Buffalo, NYNY274,613$18,482
476Ayden, NCNC5,263$18,485
477Henderson, NCNC15,013$18,499
478Stillwater, OKOK50,046$18,501
479New Iberia, LALA26,533$18,506
480Lockhart, TXTX18,159$18,514
481New Port Richey, FLFL18,299$18,514
482West Monroe, LALA12,478$18,519
483Fort Scott, KSKS7,500$18,520
484Paris, KYKY10,130$18,522
485Ruskin, FLFL29,834$18,536
486Silver Springs, NVNV5,060$18,542
487Alexandria, LALA42,938$18,546
488Port Arthur, TXTX55,804$18,548
489Elmira, NYNY26,089$18,548
490Belton, TXTX25,964$18,549
491Arcata, CACA19,047$18,551
492Macomb, ILIL14,530$18,554
493Blacksburg, VAVA45,104$18,592
494Americus, GAGA15,617$18,593
495Oak Hill, WVWV7,629$18,606
496Ludington, MIMI7,634$18,611
497Central Falls, RIRI23,124$18,617
498Lake City, FLFL12,788$18,619
499Holiday, FLFL22,785$18,623
500Meadville, PAPA12,230$18,624
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Mila Doce, Texas ranks #1 with $7,676 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 cities by median household income?

Mila Doce, Texas, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Roma, Texas, Elsa, Texas, Alton, Texas.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,058 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is median household income measured?

Median income of all households, as reported each year (nominal dollars, not inflation adjusted). Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.