RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Lowest median household income, US metro areas · 1990

US metro areas with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Rio Grande City-Roma, TX leads at $10,182. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319$10,182−38%

02Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823$12,262−42%

03Middlesborough, KYKY22,829$13,078−31%

04Clarksdale, MSMS19,849$13,780−38%

05Cleveland, MSMS28,262$14,020−40%

06Raymondville, TXTX19,971$14,590−34%

07Opelousas, LALA80,765$14,670−36%

08McComb, MSMS52,640$14,865−38%

09Zapata, TXTX13,753$14,926−39%

10Forrest City, ARAR21,800$15,029−43%

11Corbin, KYKY150,040$15,291−31%

12Kennett, MOMO26,855$15,388−38%

13Greenwood, MSMS34,912$15,501−33%

14Deming, NMNM25,407$15,684−25%

15Natchitoches, LALA36,089$15,778−39%

16Bogalusa, LALA44,937$16,246−33%

17Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904$16,285−40%

18Natchez, MSMS54,722$16,303−30%

19Selma, ALAL35,140$16,493−29%

20West Plains, MOMO40,798$16,564−35%

21Durant, OKOK51,367$16,610−40%

22McAllen, TXTX921,549$16,703−33%

23Pikeville, KYKY89,122$16,790−27%

24Newport, TNTN37,889$16,818−34%

25Hammond, LALA141,346$16,849−43%

26Taos, NMNM34,564$16,966−37%

27Las Vegas, NMNM30,311$17,190−34%

28Kirksville, MOMO29,824$17,203−36%

29Troy, ALAL33,688$17,312−32%

30Brownsville, TXTX433,946$17,336−34%

31Alamosa, COCO27,896$17,450−34%

32Alice, TXTX45,383$17,456−36%

33Gallup, NMNM68,119$17,468−30%

34Houghton, MIMI40,028$17,475−39%

35Greenville, MSMS40,446$17,492−32%

36Tahlequah, OKOK49,196$17,513−34%

37Oxford, MSMS71,972$17,555−37%

38Carbondale, ILIL52,501$17,567−30%

39Portsmouth, OHOH71,365$17,595−37%

40Miami, OKOK30,438$17,716−36%

41Cordele, GAGA19,237$17,797−33%

42Russellville, ALAL32,449$17,907−34%

43Ada, OKOK38,528$17,945−33%

44Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138$17,952−23%

45Uvalde, TXTX24,963$18,001−34%

46Del Rio, TXTX47,835$18,042−36%

47Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938$18,068−37%

48Laredo, TXTX281,224$18,074−36%

49Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428$18,075−37%

50Brookhaven, MSMS35,012$18,193−33%

51Somerset, KYKY67,384$18,198−34%

52Starkville, MSMS62,063$18,210−29%

53Elkins, WVWV26,882$18,278−33%

54Grenada, MSMS30,222$18,291−31%

55Española, NMNM39,832$18,373−38%

56Safford, AZAZ40,157$18,455−38%

57Magnolia, ARAR21,894$18,470−33%

58Beckley, WVWV109,940$18,493−31%

59Blytheville, ARAR37,828$18,522−33%

60Corinth, MSMS34,569$18,538−36%

61Glasgow, KYKY56,224$18,559−37%

62Laurel, MSMS82,281$18,567−33%

63Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025$18,686−30%

64Minden, LALA34,948$18,716−34%

65Mountain Home, ARAR42,982$18,826−35%

66Paris, TNTN32,896$18,891−37%

67McAlester, OKOK43,320$18,906−34%

68Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099$19,106−29%

69Eufaula, ALAL26,861$19,116−24%

70Elk City, OKOK22,159$19,154−30%

71Athens, OHOH63,197$19,169−30%

72Ruston, LALA48,360$19,254−29%

73Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014$19,277−37%

74Brownwood, TXTX38,711$19,291−38%

75Jacksonville, TXTX53,337$19,296−34%

76Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035$19,340−32%

77Malvern, ARAR33,451$19,355−39%

78Vermillion, SDSD15,031$19,392−30%

79Richmond, KYKY131,806$19,398−35%

80Murray, KYKY39,421$19,408−36%

81Show Low, AZAZ109,946$19,452−32%

82Harrison, ARAR45,654$19,480−33%

83Ruidoso, NMNM19,844$19,489−42%

84Bluefield, WVWV96,138$19,491−28%

85Sikeston, MOMO49,978$19,528−33%

86The Villages, FLFL157,772$19,584−39%

87Stillwater, OKOK83,889$19,591−32%

88Vidalia, GAGA36,180$19,606−29%

89Pittsburg, KSKS39,008$19,616−33%

90Monroe, LALA222,390$19,712−34%

91Lumberton, NCNC119,941$19,716−30%

92Searcy, ARAR80,085$19,722−39%

93Clarksburg, WVWV88,142$19,724−33%

94Stephenville, TXTX43,911$19,881−35%

95Paragould, ARAR47,411$19,940−35%

96Auburn, ALAL208,013$19,985−32%

97Cañon City, COCO50,039$19,988−41%

98College Station, TXTX287,476$20,025−32%

99Lebanon, MOMO36,943$20,122−32%

100Picayune, MSMS59,363$20,133−35%

101Fort Payne, ALAL74,085$20,135−33%

102Douglas, GAGA52,861$20,136−33%

103Palatka, FLFL77,734$20,155−28%

104Meridian, MSMS85,419$20,161−33%

105Batesville, ARAR38,785$20,208−37%

106Campbellsville, KYKY38,407$20,211−26%

107Orangeburg, SCSC83,177$20,216−32%

108Paris, TXTX63,319$20,240−34%

109Boone, NCNC54,786$20,252−38%

110Hot Springs, ARAR99,695$20,260−36%

111Branson, MOMO57,001$20,260−34%

112Ontario, OROR60,085$20,290−35%

113Moultrie, GAGA47,438$20,331−29%

114Summerville, GAGA25,300$20,335−34%

115Maryville, MOMO20,174$20,347−36%

116Sweetwater, TXTX14,117$20,350−22%

117Cookeville, TNTN152,477$20,371−31%

118Fairmont, WVWV55,584$20,386−29%

119Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791$20,389−35%

120Muskogee, OKOK66,708$20,407−28%

121Thomasville, GAGA72,958$20,424−32%

122Waycross, GAGA57,670$20,446−29%

123Alexandria, LALA147,952$20,447−31%

124Crossville, TNTN66,300$20,474−34%

125Ellensburg, WAWA48,803$20,489−37%

126Danville, KYKY56,985$20,512−34%

127Statesboro, GAGA97,977$20,528−29%

128Clovis, NMNM65,270$20,565−27%

129Beeville, TXTX32,515$20,614−27%

130Mayfield, KYKY37,050$20,647−33%

131Bonham, TXTX39,265$20,669−40%

132Laramie, WYWY38,558$20,715−28%

133Farmington, MOMO67,809$20,745−34%

134Athens, TXTX88,595$20,747−36%

135Jonesboro, ARAR139,440$20,756−33%

136Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063$20,771−35%

137Mitchell, SDSD25,913$20,774−38%

138Big Rapids, MIMI42,320$20,784−39%

139Plainview, TXTX36,700$20,790−32%

140New Iberia, LALA66,846$20,838−33%

141Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914$20,842−32%

142Bainbridge, GAGA29,432$20,854−28%

143Rolla, MOMO45,247$20,885−29%

144Vernon, TXTX12,481$20,886−29%

145Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497$20,920−40%

146Bemidji, MNMN47,055$20,925−37%

147Grants Pass, OROR87,867$20,936−33%

148Arcadia, FLFL37,078$20,962−32%

149Payson, AZAZ53,801$20,964−32%

150Gallipolis, OHOH29,072$20,972−31%

151Morgan City, LALA46,552$20,980−25%

152Martin, TNTN33,261$21,004−30%

153Americus, GAGA33,394$21,006−32%

154Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076$21,009−33%

155McMinnville, TNTN43,717$21,019−32%

156El Dorado, ARAR36,926$21,041−29%

157Joplin, MOMO208,796$21,042−35%

158Ottumwa, IAIA35,210$21,060−35%

159Camden, ARAR26,363$21,079−28%

160Brainerd, MNMN100,562$21,089−42%

161Cambridge, OHOH38,379$21,143−30%

162Sebring, FLFL111,122$21,146−30%

163Dublin, GAGA60,351$21,146−31%

164Lafayette, LALA423,758$21,156−36%

165Hereford, TXTX18,626$21,177−28%

166Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211$21,187−33%

167Kinston, NCNC55,837$21,207−32%

168Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118$21,216−30%

169Talladega, ALAL91,764$21,235−32%

170Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850$21,268−34%

171Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666$21,285−31%

172Hinesville, GAGA91,870$21,302−36%

173Weatherford, OKOK39,059$21,337−26%

174Silver City, NMNM27,252$21,350−27%

175Scottsbluff, NENE36,272$21,388−33%

176Moberly, MOMO24,513$21,425−32%

177Okeechobee, FLFL42,608$21,427−30%

178Columbus, MSMS67,144$21,446−30%

179Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081$21,449−38%

180Albertville, ALAL103,537$21,458−33%

181Johnstown, PAPA128,968$21,462−29%

182Sandpoint, IDID54,420$21,465−35%

183Corsicana, TXTX57,181$21,479−31%

184Tifton, GAGA51,237$21,494−31%

185Greeneville, TNTN73,831$21,513−29%

186Vincennes, ININ35,652$21,550−31%

187Pueblo, COCO169,277$21,553−34%

188Henderson, NCNC42,638$21,555−31%

189Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442$21,559−37%

190Morgantown, WVWV141,995$21,560−24%

191Hannibal, MOMO38,969$21,572−35%

192Russellville, ARAR84,932$21,578−31%

193Paducah, KYKY102,259$21,587−35%

194Houma, LALA199,668$21,601−38%

195Athens, TNTN71,590$21,627−31%

196Gainesville, FLFL359,036$21,628−30%

197Huntsville, TXTX83,842$21,631−31%

198Huntington, WVWV365,965$21,671−30%

199Cullman, ALAL94,009$21,672−33%

200Pullman, WAWA48,512$21,674−24%

201Somerset, PAPA72,004$21,674−30%

202Cumberland, MDMD93,640$21,675−30%

203Marshall, MOMO23,265$21,685−34%

204Ludington, MIMI29,040$21,701−37%

205Canton, ILIL32,901$21,701−36%

206Altus, OKOK24,764$21,715−29%

207Washington, NCNC44,670$21,738−30%

208Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137$21,743−38%

209Dickinson, NDND39,142$21,753−32%

210Roswell, NMNM63,364$21,764−24%

211DuBois, PAPA78,100$21,773−31%

212Macomb, ILIL25,916$21,774−32%

213Franklin, KYKY20,788$21,793−40%

214Clearlake, CACA67,772$21,794−26%

215Yankton, SDSD23,635$21,798−38%

216Ardmore, OKOK48,910$21,800−26%

217Brookings, SDSD37,635$21,807−38%

218Watertown, SDSD29,562$21,816−40%

219Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201$21,816−28%

220Las Cruces, NMNM229,091$21,859−27%

221Wheeling, WVWV134,089$21,865−28%

222Bowling Green, KYKY197,180$21,871−36%

223Kingsville, TXTX30,315$21,887−25%

224Johnson City, TNTN216,416$21,908−29%

225Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041$21,909−38%

226Scottsboro, ALAL54,281$21,910−32%

227Shawnee, OKOK75,102$21,914−31%

228Rockingham, NCNC42,041$21,953−24%

229Lake City, FLFL74,094$21,961−29%

230Fayetteville, TNTN36,853$21,996−34%

231Alexander City, ALAL40,953$22,020−28%

232Marion, ILIL67,225$22,043−31%

233Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552$22,060−37%

234Sterling, COCO20,654$22,065−33%

235Nogales, AZAZ50,020$22,066−26%

236Alexandria, MNMN40,120$22,067−41%

237Marinette, WIWI65,515$22,088−36%

238Sedalia, MOMO44,254$22,101−31%

239Dyersburg, TNTN36,320$22,105−33%

240Lock Haven, PAPA37,870$22,128−29%

241Waco, TXTX308,807$22,146−33%

242Coos Bay, OROR63,992$22,146−30%

243Baker City, OROR16,658$22,150−27%

244Madisonville, KYKY45,127$22,155−28%

245Jackson, TNTN184,569$22,191−36%

246Toccoa, GAGA27,854$22,204−25%

247Riverton, WYWY39,464$22,260−32%

248North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233$22,261−35%

249Manhattan, KSKS136,122$22,266−33%

250Cadillac, MIMI49,719$22,289−37%

251Farmington, NMNM120,340$22,300−34%

252Gadsden, ALAL103,886$22,314−28%

253Cedartown, GAGA45,514$22,326−31%

254Atchison, KSKS16,172$22,339−35%

255Union City, TNTN30,067$22,344−32%

256Valdosta, GAGA153,276$22,345−28%

257Fort Smith, ARAR234,140$22,366−31%

258Moses Lake, WAWA105,727$22,372−37%

259Sumter, SCSC105,067$22,387−33%

260Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147$22,397−33%

261Jamestown, NDND21,414$22,415−34%

262Huron, SDSD19,624$22,425−26%

263Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332$22,425−30%

264Red Bluff, CACA64,665$22,436−28%

265DeRidder, LALA36,673$22,442−31%

266Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404$22,442−38%

267El Centro, CACA181,411$22,442−30%

268Ocala, FLFL442,660$22,452−30%

269Tupelo, MSMS133,167$22,457−33%

270Waynesville, NCNC63,369$22,462−34%

271Hays, KSKS29,075$22,466−31%

272La Grande, OROR25,900$22,484−33%

273Minot, NDND75,694$22,524−32%

274Laurinburg, NCNC33,322$22,561−27%

275Marion, NCNC45,198$22,562−30%

276Rice Lake, WIWI46,484$22,570−39%

277Brookings, OROR22,621$22,579−25%

278Oil City, PAPA49,346$22,593−30%

279Alpena, MIMI28,853$22,598−34%

280El Paso, TXTX881,291$22,608−27%

281Montrose, COCO44,591$22,610−36%

282Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215$22,612−35%

283Alamogordo, NMNM70,368$22,624−27%

284Moscow, IDID41,842$22,635−30%

285Duncan, OKOK44,310$22,647−26%

286Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691$22,659−34%

287Washington Court House, OHOH28,552$22,704−38%

288Aberdeen, SDSD41,583$22,705−35%

289Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599$22,706−37%

290Lexington, NENE26,255$22,706−37%

291Palestine, TXTX59,805$22,737−29%

292Thomaston, GAGA28,500$22,747−27%

293Chico, CACA209,211$22,776−29%

294Lewistown, PAPA46,127$22,778−29%

295Escanaba, MIMI36,582$22,791−36%

296Blacksburg, VAVA181,616$22,799−29%

297Washington, ININ34,209$22,801−33%

298Vicksburg, MSMS41,759$22,804−35%

299Charleston, WVWV200,170$22,806−30%

300Centralia, ILIL36,382$22,813−35%

301Texarkana, TXTX146,816$22,833−29%

302Shreveport, LALA383,474$22,843−31%

303Fort Morgan, COCO30,306$22,849−34%

304Beatrice, NENE21,711$22,876−34%

305Newport, OROR50,636$22,883−30%

306Crescent City, CACA26,410$22,917−23%

307Sunbury, PAPA107,788$22,919−29%

308Shawano, WIWI45,759$22,920−38%

309Hermiston, OROR93,721$22,925−37%

310Worthington, MNMN22,338$22,942−36%

311Quincy, ILIL74,146$22,949−33%

312Indiana, PAPA82,878$22,966−24%

313Lufkin, TXTX88,154$22,986−32%

314Mobile, ALAL411,658$22,994−32%

315Twin Falls, IDID123,901$23,011−33%

316Pottsville, PAPA145,085$23,028−30%

317Aberdeen, WAWA78,144$23,042−33%

318Sevierville, TNTN101,342$23,042−34%

319Warrensburg, MOMO56,670$23,044−35%

320Brenham, TXTX38,288$23,052−37%

321Klamath Falls, OROR70,274$23,054−27%

322Danville, VAVA101,137$23,061−27%

323Huntingdon, PAPA43,001$23,067−31%

324Meadville, PAPA81,792$23,083−31%

325Bradford, PAPA38,984$23,106−30%

326Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880$23,115−38%

327Kingsport, TNTN314,834$23,139−28%

328Big Spring, TXTX30,504$23,145−25%

329Rexburg, IDID69,380$23,157−30%

330Florence, ALAL156,609$23,174−29%

331Cedar City, UTUT67,141$23,185−30%

332Kerrville, TXTX54,037$23,205−32%

333Morristown, TNTN128,867$23,207−29%

334Enid, OKOK61,779$23,243−30%

335Williston, NDND41,767$23,249−26%

336Altoona, PAPA119,541$23,271−29%

337Missoula, MTMT128,698$23,289−32%

338Jesup, GAGA32,481$23,311−29%

339Terre Haute, ININ169,241$23,318−31%

340St. Joseph, MOMO119,170$23,323−34%

341Greenville, NCNC182,936$23,324−29%

342Bozeman, MTMT128,740$23,345−39%

343Hobbs, NMNM74,749$23,352−22%

344Burley, IDID49,308$23,354−29%

345Clarksville, TNTN349,001$23,365−35%

346Salem, OHOH99,377$23,368−32%

347LaGrange, GAGA107,097$23,379−30%

348Jacksonville, NCNC217,175$23,386−31%

349Newberry, SCSC39,561$23,405−29%

350Carlsbad, NMNM62,509$23,418−27%

351Olean, NYNY75,390$23,421−30%

352Mexico, MOMO24,528$23,424−27%

353Great Bend, KSKS24,790$23,432−27%

354Winchester, TNTN45,579$23,438−35%

355Springfield, MOMO500,694$23,441−31%

356Gulfport, MSMS431,329$23,441−36%

357Mount Airy, NCNC72,287$23,444−29%

358Greenwood, SCSC95,215$23,466−31%

359Columbus, GAGA324,830$23,475−31%

360Richmond, ININ66,169$23,475−33%

361Hastings, NENE40,577$23,516−35%

362Athens, GAGA224,148$23,529−32%

363Dothan, ALAL156,266$23,530−27%

364Lake Charles, LALA244,655$23,538−31%

365Goldsboro, NCNC122,278$23,560−31%

366Eureka, CACA131,647$23,586−24%

367Guymon, OKOK20,322$23,587−34%

368Yakima, WAWA259,185$23,612−32%

369Shelbyville, TNTN55,273$23,613−36%

370Coshocton, OHOH37,188$23,617−32%

371Yuma, AZAZ224,449$23,635−27%

372Killeen, TXTX511,497$23,636−35%

373New Orleans, LALA970,849$23,671−30%

374Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838$23,692−33%

375Roseburg, OROR111,951$23,693−29%

376Florence, SCSC201,392$23,695−30%

377Grand Junction, COCO162,845$23,698−34%

378Albany, GAGA145,510$23,699−30%

379Great Falls, MTMT85,029$23,700−28%

380Longview, TXTX297,315$23,715−30%

381Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527$23,722−38%

382Lubbock, TXTX368,431$23,734−25%

383Emporia, KSKS34,838$23,736−28%

384Abilene, TXTX185,429$23,744−29%

385Mountain Home, IDID29,465$23,750−33%

386Austin, MNMN40,971$23,763−35%

387Woodward, OKOK19,827$23,796−29%

388Jackson, MSMS609,847$23,797−33%

389Massena, NYNY105,488$23,799−26%

390Odessa, TXTX173,801$23,801−24%

391Oxford, ALAL115,834$23,802−25%

392Forest City, NCNC65,745$23,828−23%

393Danville, ILIL71,259$23,841−30%

394Lewisburg, TNTN38,071$23,855−38%

395Gloversville, NYNY52,216$23,862−29%

396Duluth, MNMN281,219$23,875−35%

397El Campo, TXTX42,060$23,896−26%

398Enterprise, ALAL56,953$23,905−29%

399Wahpeton, NDND23,019$23,906−35%

400Weirton, WVWV112,468$23,929−25%

401Panama City, FLFL231,174$23,929−32%

402Clewiston, FLFL61,546$23,945−27%

403Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486$23,948−31%

404Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448$23,956−30%

405Zanesville, OHOH87,014$23,967−32%

406Vernal, UTUT38,278$23,968−31%

407Sayre, PAPA59,600$23,970−32%

408Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912$23,981−32%

409Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102$24,002−24%

410Owensboro, KYKY113,962$24,009−34%

411Wilson, NCNC81,150$24,021−27%

412Snyder, TXTX16,162$24,046−24%

413Amsterdam, NYNY50,046$24,068−25%

414Lawton, OKOK127,590$24,074−28%

415Norfolk, NENE49,228$24,086−32%

416Ozark, ALAL49,912$24,091−25%

417Kalispell, MTMT115,429$24,145−30%

418Fayetteville, ARAR622,177$24,146−35%

419Charleston, ILIL46,607$24,153−25%

420Jamestown, NYNY124,126$24,183−28%

421Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666$24,197−35%

422Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193$24,211−29%

423Scranton, PAPA574,418$24,239−29%

424Chillicothe, OHOH76,429$24,286−35%

425Ponca City, OKOK43,490$24,295−21%

426Grand Forks, NDND105,046$24,342−32%

427San Angelo, TXTX122,065$24,348−27%

428Pampa, TXTX21,786$24,368−24%

429Bishop, CACA18,158$24,386−30%

430Cornelia, GAGA50,416$24,386−33%

431Carroll, IAIA20,303$24,391−35%

432Centralia, WAWA88,062$24,410−31%

433Fairmont, MNMN19,440$24,414−30%

434Walla Walla, WAWA62,361$24,414−32%

435Lewiston, IDID65,450$24,423−31%

436Muncie, ININ113,106$24,436−29%

437Peru, ININ34,487$24,441−38%

438Visalia, CACA485,146$24,450−28%

439Yuba City, CACA187,478$24,450−30%

440Menomonie, WIWI46,223$24,452−37%

441Marietta, OHOH58,389$24,456−29%

442Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575$24,459−30%

443Kearney, NENE57,962$24,481−34%

444Henderson, KYKY57,184$24,487−30%

445Platteville, WIWI52,446$24,505−32%

446Taylorville, ILIL33,443$24,506−33%

447Galesburg, ILIL47,767$24,523−31%

448Gainesville, TXTX44,461$24,525−35%

449Alma, MIMI41,190$24,530−34%

450New Bern, NCNC127,358$24,540−30%

451Bloomington, ININ165,231$24,593−27%

452Hermitage, PAPA107,860$24,599−29%

453St. George, UTUT213,670$24,602−34%

454Othello, WAWA21,488$24,604−27%

455Gaffney, SCSC58,275$24,655−27%

456Hutchinson, KSKS61,539$24,665−31%

457Fort Madison, IAIA32,306$24,671−32%

458Marshall, MNMN25,684$24,689−37%

459Parkersburg, WVWV87,264$24,698−25%

460Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002$24,701−36%

461Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191$24,746−30%

462Albert Lea, MNMN30,440$24,764−33%

463Sheridan, WYWY33,241$24,772−28%

464New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373$24,773−30%

465Knoxville, TNTN968,137$24,780−31%

466Grand Island, NENE78,076$24,789−32%

467Mason City, IAIA49,710$24,793−31%

468Sparta, WIWI46,572$24,799−33%

469Spearfish, SDSD29,459$24,815−22%

470Fremont, NENE38,057$24,817−33%

471Madison, ININ33,279$24,820−35%

472St. Marys, PAPA29,926$24,866−34%

473The Dalles, OROR26,310$24,908−31%

474Cambridge, MDMD33,628$24,922−27%

475Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551$24,959−32%

476Sioux City, IAIA145,738$24,977−36%

477Bucyrus, OHOH41,896$24,981−31%

478Ottawa, KSKS26,299$24,981−36%

479Spencer, IAIA16,202$25,028−30%

480New Ulm, MNMN25,517$25,032−37%

481Columbia, MOMO219,062$25,036−32%

482Dodge City, KSKS33,993$25,041−34%

483Arkansas City, KSKS34,382$25,047−27%

484Cleveland, TNTN134,057$25,051−27%

485Rapid City, SDSD156,934$25,055−33%

486Medford, OROR221,795$25,069−31%

487Martinsville, VAVA63,091$25,085−19%

488Deltona, FLFL746,933$25,092−30%

489Oneonta, NYNY60,589$25,099−25%

490Astoria, OROR40,926$25,135−31%

491Marquette, MIMI68,064$25,137−29%

492Tullahoma, TNTN69,339$25,143−28%

493Blackfoot, IDID51,153$25,158−31%

494Brevard, NCNC34,211$25,179−35%

495Columbus, NENE46,583$25,189−35%

496Port Townsend, WAWA33,970$25,197−33%

497Albany, OROR132,843$25,209−33%

498Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077$25,211−35%

499Lakeland, FLFL874,790$25,216−30%

500Wenatchee, WAWA128,414$25,228−33%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest median household income?

Rio Grande City-Roma, TX ranks #1 with $10,182 (1990 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by median household income?

Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Eagle Pass, TX, Middlesborough, KY, Clarksdale, MS, Cleveland, MS.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 ACS 5-year 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (1990).