Which big U.S. cities have the highest household income?

Of the 332 U.S. cities with 100,000 people or more, the typical household earned the most in Sunnyvale, CA, $186,170 a year, followed by Fremont, CA ($181,506) and Santa Clara, CA ($178,958), in the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024. Detroit, MI was lowest at $39,938; the U.S. median was $80,734. Search any city. These are 5-year estimates in 2024 dollars, each with a margin of error.

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Measure: Median household income, dollars a year. Written from the data below.

  • Sunnyvale, CA has the highest figure, $186,170, followed by Fremont, CA ($181,506) and Santa Clara, CA ($178,958).
  • Detroit, MI has the lowest figure, $39,938, followed by Cleveland, OH ($40,801) and Jackson, MS ($42,071).
  • The highest is 4.7 times the lowest.
  • United States: $80,734. Of the 332 compared, 157 are above it and 175 below.

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City Median household income, dollars a year Margin of error (±)
Sunnyvale, CA 186,170 ±5,402
Fremont, CA 181,506 ±3,676
Santa Clara, CA 178,958 ±8,034
Bellevue, WA 165,576 ±7,893
Naperville, IL 155,105 ±4,387
San Mateo, CA 153,504 ±7,504
Frisco, TX 150,212 ±6,821
San Jose, CA 146,427 ±2,140
Carlsbad, CA 142,748 ±7,547
Carmel, IN 141,505 ±6,599
San Francisco, CA 140,970 ±2,593
Irvine, CA 136,719 ±5,709
Sugar Land, TX 136,217 ±5,041
Thousand Oaks, CA 135,603 ±4,488
Cary, NC 134,905 ±3,712
Centennial, CO 131,928 ±5,953
Allen, TX 130,901 ±8,183
Cambridge, MA 130,748 ±3,564
Fishers, IN 130,203 ±7,609
Elk Grove, CA 125,924 ±3,447
McKinney, TX 124,215 ±4,744
Seattle, WA 123,860 ±2,244
Daly City, CA 123,547 ±5,280
Santa Clarita, CA 123,062 ±3,271
Gilbert, AZ 122,551 ±3,414
Simi Valley, CA 122,081 ±4,649
League City, TX 121,099 ±6,514
Temecula, CA 121,063 ±4,177
Huntington Beach, CA 120,919 ±2,965
Alexandria, VA 119,681 ±2,819
Roseville, CA 119,288 ±3,284
Pearland, TX 118,842 ±4,906
Arvada, CO 117,348 ±3,724
Orange, CA 117,113 ±4,442
Torrance, CA 116,217 ±5,160
Murrieta, CA 114,081 ±5,408
Olathe, KS 114,009 ±2,589
Hayward, CA 113,318 ±5,850
Plano, TX 112,253 ±3,281
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 111,895 ±3,824
Stamford, CT 111,586 ±4,563
Costa Mesa, CA 111,505 ±4,151
Vacaville, CA 111,126 ±3,405
Scottsdale, AZ 110,886 ±3,835
Washington, DC 109,870 ±1,937
Corona, CA 109,242 ±3,495
Concord, CA 108,709 ±5,322
West Jordan, UT 108,153 ±3,084
Chandler, AZ 108,095 ±2,852
Berkeley, CA 108,092 ±5,765
San Diego, CA 108,077 ±1,463
Chula Vista, CA 108,032 ±2,863
Hillsboro, OR 106,409 ±2,499
Boca Raton, FL 106,273 ±6,300
Pasadena, CA 105,192 ±3,444
Overland Park, KS 104,834 ±2,135
Sandy Springs, GA 104,340 ±4,421
Fullerton, CA 104,286 ±3,310
Goodyear, AZ 103,319 ±4,008
Anchorage, AK 103,284 ±2,702
Thornton, CO 103,088 ±2,467
Ventura, CA 103,069 ±2,883
Fontana, CA 102,821 ±3,349
Lee's Summit, MO 102,531 ±3,833
Fairfield, CA 101,895 ±3,112
Oakland, CA 101,600 ±2,146
Carrollton, TX 101,396 ±2,668
West Covina, CA 101,065 ±2,793
Meridian, ID 100,795 ±2,565
Renton, WA 100,432 ±3,956
Westminster, CO 100,272 ±3,946
Buckeye, AZ 99,486 ±3,832
Round Rock, TX 99,287 ±4,128
Clovis, CA 99,241 ±3,165
Santa Rosa, CA 99,060 ±3,788
Quincy, MA 98,882 ±4,519
Richardson, TX 98,111 ±4,485
Oceanside, CA 97,737 ±4,411
Jersey City, NJ 97,710 ±3,907
Jurupa Valley, CA 97,550 ±4,978
Antioch, CA 97,465 ±5,717
Boston, MA 97,344 ±1,837
Burbank, CA 97,082 ±4,808
Surprise, AZ 96,711 ±3,521
Bend, OR 96,394 ±4,795
Oxnard, CA 96,212 ±3,050
Peoria, AZ 95,815 ±2,987
Richmond, CA 95,391 ±4,367
Chesapeake, VA 95,373 ±2,728
Anaheim, CA 95,227 ±2,995
Denver, CO 94,718 ±1,644
Santa Ana, CA 93,999 ±2,896
Austin, TX 93,658 ±1,670
Aurora, IL 93,633 ±4,235
Coral Springs, FL 93,602 ±3,323
Menifee, CA 93,454 ±4,473
Moreno Valley, CA 93,222 ±2,557
Virginia Beach, VA 92,968 ±1,774
Charleston, SC 92,414 ±3,404
Kent, WA 92,302 ±3,984
West Valley City, UT 92,209 ±3,041
Joliet, IL 92,201 ±3,443
Garden Grove, CA 92,174 ±2,652
Escondido, CA 91,967 ±3,679
Salinas, CA 91,908 ±2,961
Riverside, CA 91,045 ±1,764
Portland, OR 90,919 ±1,681
Downey, CA 90,699 ±3,748
Elgin, IL 90,282 ±3,200
Vallejo, CA 90,171 ±3,810
Henderson, NV 90,138 ±2,009
Lakewood, CO 89,792 ±3,394
Rio Rancho, NM 89,596 ±3,533
Midland, TX 89,585 ±6,078
Rochester, MN 89,389 ±2,992
Lewisville, TX 89,233 ±3,214
Miramar, FL 89,125 ±5,376
Sparks, NV 89,056 ±2,599
Ontario, CA 88,941 ±4,081
Rialto, CA 88,857 ±4,120
Glendale, CA 88,393 ±2,568
Aurora, CO 88,368 ±2,017
Boulder, CO 87,493 ±6,221
Long Beach, CA 87,430 ±2,036
Sacramento, CA 87,321 ±1,746
Davie, FL 87,250 ±5,114
Concord, NC 86,921 ±4,284
Broken Arrow, OK 86,765 ±2,441
Honolulu, HI 86,504 ±1,705
New Braunfels, TX 86,021 ±5,404
Tacoma, WA 85,884 ±1,903
Atlanta, GA 85,652 ±1,846
Raleigh, NC 85,395 ±2,159
Pembroke Pines, FL 85,104 ±5,341
Fort Collins, CO 85,070 ±2,468
Colorado Springs, CO 84,818 ±1,638
Santa Maria, CA 84,746 ±4,196
Boise, ID 83,904 ±2,392
Yonkers, NY 83,549 ±3,929
Everett, WA 83,512 ±2,953
Fort Lauderdale, FL 83,130 ±3,345
Mesa, AZ 82,752 ±1,662
South Fulton, GA 82,324 ±7,275
Ann Arbor, MI 82,212 ±5,268
Charlotte, NC 82,068 ±1,299
Visalia, CA 81,989 ±3,274
Los Angeles, CA 81,939 ±742
Irving, TX 81,830 ±2,433
Palmdale, CA 81,770 ±2,952
Durham, NC 81,619 ±2,203
Grand Prairie, TX 81,619 ±3,114
Lancaster, CA 81,511 ±3,094
Vancouver, WA 81,338 ±1,531
Phoenix, AZ 81,332 ±986
Manchester, NH 81,007 ±1,990
Minneapolis, MN 80,846 ±1,824
Reno, NV 80,760 ±2,418
United States 80,734 ±166
Port St. Lucie, FL 80,648 ±2,686
Bakersfield, CA 80,540 ±2,119
New York, NY 80,483 ±601
Brockton, MA 80,115 ±2,930
Murfreesboro, TN 80,108 ±2,209
Sterling Heights, MI 79,909 ±3,056
Stockton, CA 79,907 ±2,147
Modesto, CA 79,891 ±1,825
Tempe, AZ 79,663 ±2,503
North Las Vegas, NV 79,542 ±2,083
Fort Worth, TX 79,507 ±966
Pomona, CA 79,479 ±3,248
Lowell, MA 78,658 ±3,823
Cape Coral, FL 78,104 ±2,925
Madison, WI 78,050 ±2,037
Chicago, IL 77,902 ±907
Gresham, OR 77,795 ±3,707
Nashville, TN 77,371 ±1,378
St. George, UT 76,508 ±4,339
Garland, TX 76,320 ±2,111
Conroe, TX 76,206 ±4,020
Denton, TX 76,019 ±3,990
Sioux Falls, SD 75,970 ±2,280
Salem, OR 75,487 ±2,354
Tampa, FL 75,475 ±1,872
St. Petersburg, FL 75,192 ±1,875
Arlington, TX 75,171 ±1,543
Salt Lake City, UT 75,090 ±2,663
Lynn, MA 75,043 ±3,246
Huntsville, AL 74,714 ±2,263
Victorville, CA 74,410 ±3,243
Nampa, ID 74,279 ±2,044
Spokane Valley, WA 74,042 ±2,587
Las Vegas, NV 73,877 ±1,306
Billings, MT 73,712 ±3,113
Glendale, AZ 73,530 ±2,167
Odessa, TX 73,472 ±4,154
West Palm Beach, FL 73,446 ±2,790
St. Paul, MN 73,394 ±1,673
Omaha, NE 73,201 ±1,372
Inglewood, CA 72,750 ±3,674
Palm Bay, FL 72,614 ±3,753
Mesquite, TX 72,537 ±2,899
Orlando, FL 72,336 ±2,211
Hesperia, CA 72,160 ±4,601
Lincoln, NE 71,867 ±1,734
Fresno, CA 70,991 ±1,896
Dallas, TX 70,518 ±817
Cedar Rapids, IA 70,424 ±2,281
Worcester, MA 70,102 ±2,389
Spokane, WA 70,064 ±1,594
Greeley, CO 69,881 ±2,819
Jacksonville, FL 69,872 ±1,200
Newport News, VA 69,634 ±2,426
Hampton, VA 69,621 ±2,291
Lexington, KY 69,479 ±1,691
Clarksville, TN 69,303 ±1,681
Kansas City, MO 69,166 ±1,445
Grand Rapids, MI 69,108 ±1,869
Oklahoma City, OK 68,656 ±1,466
Albuquerque, NM 68,317 ±1,677
Providence, RI 68,119 ±2,678
El Monte, CA 68,030 ±2,580
Norman, OK 67,704 ±3,898
El Cajon, CA 67,511 ±4,257
Tyler, TX 67,486 ±3,344
San Bernardino, CA 67,415 ±2,803
Corpus Christi, TX 67,394 ±1,835
Hollywood, FL 67,203 ±2,793
Pompano Beach, FL 67,195 ±2,295
Fargo, ND 66,998 ±2,732
Chico, CA 66,977 ±3,319
Louisville, KY 66,849 ±1,523
Wilmington, NC 66,738 ±2,914
Eugene, OR 66,562 ±2,212
Elizabeth, NJ 66,555 ±3,270
Columbia, MO 66,498 ±1,794
Clearwater, FL 66,381 ±2,396
Indianapolis, IN 66,219 ±993
Green Bay, WI 66,206 ±2,083
Davenport, IA 66,200 ±1,883
Norfolk, VA 66,109 ±1,785
Columbus, OH 66,082 ±974
Springfield, IL 66,064 ±3,378
Des Moines, IA 65,932 ±1,922
Amarillo, TX 65,912 ±1,473
Pittsburgh, PA 65,742 ±1,484
Yuma, AZ 65,482 ±3,394
Dearborn, MI 65,324 ±3,496
San Antonio, TX 65,056 ±776
Pasadena, TX 64,927 ±3,020
Houston, TX 64,813 ±822
Wichita, KS 64,620 ±1,440
Richmond, VA 64,587 ±1,911
High Point, NC 64,561 ±4,028
Chattanooga, TN 64,523 ±1,964
Lakeland, FL 64,185 ±2,146
Provo, UT 64,171 ±2,463
Warren, MI 64,016 ±2,638
Laredo, TX 63,915 ±2,518
Miami Gardens, FL 63,627 ±1,785
Little Rock, AR 63,003 ±2,303
North Charleston, SC 62,956 ±3,840
Abilene, TX 62,648 ±2,072
Miami, FL 62,462 ±1,757
Kansas City, KS 62,401 ±1,656
Baltimore, MD 62,177 ±1,378
Albany, NY 61,986 ±2,652
Philadelphia, PA 61,953 ±919
Lafayette, LA 61,915 ±2,564
McAllen, TX 61,579 ±2,258
Greensboro, NC 61,515 ±1,510
Fort Wayne, IN 61,422 ±1,204
Killeen, TX 60,977 ±1,928
Lubbock, TX 60,895 ±1,870
Independence, MO 60,339 ±2,199
Wichita Falls, TX 60,177 ±2,678
Tulsa, OK 59,838 ±961
El Paso, TX 59,745 ±1,347
Edinburg, TX 59,466 ±3,555
Peoria, IL 59,410 ±2,144
Winston-Salem, NC 59,268 ±1,883
Bridgeport, CT 58,685 ±1,978
Fayetteville, NC 58,407 ±1,606
Columbus, GA 58,073 ±1,832
Tallahassee, FL 57,409 ±2,189
Savannah, GA 57,137 ±1,715
Tucson, AZ 57,073 ±944
Beaumont, TX 56,997 ±2,708
New Bedford, MA 56,981 ±3,070
Topeka, KS 56,956 ±1,954
New Haven, CT 56,851 ±4,254
Montgomery, AL 56,811 ±2,312
Pueblo, CO 56,664 ±2,076
New Orleans, LA 56,631 ±1,781
St. Louis, MO 56,160 ±1,305
Paterson, NJ 55,997 ±3,427
South Bend, IN 55,786 ±1,639
Hialeah, FL 55,594 ±1,624
Columbia, SC 55,529 ±1,827
Allentown, PA 55,494 ±2,358
Augusta, GA 55,485 ±2,918
Las Cruces, NM 55,422 ±3,044
Rockford, IL 54,752 ±2,248
Lansing, MI 54,382 ±1,938
Waco, TX 54,365 ±2,349
Milwaukee, WI 54,234 ±1,283
Knoxville, TN 54,039 ±1,606
Mobile, AL 53,558 ±1,982
Evansville, IN 53,387 ±1,841
Athens, GA 52,974 ±2,410
Cincinnati, OH 52,909 ±1,946
Springfield, MA 52,656 ±2,452
Brownsville, TX 52,130 ±2,503
Newark, NJ 52,060 ±1,772
Waterbury, CT 51,886 ±2,278
Memphis, TN 51,736 ±1,072
Tuscaloosa, AL 51,464 ±2,918
Macon, GA 51,234 ±2,220
College Station, TX 50,900 ±2,400
Buffalo, NY 50,041 ±1,988
Baton Rouge, LA 49,994 ±2,546
Toledo, OH 49,724 ±993
Springfield, MO 49,311 ±1,276
Shreveport, LA 48,699 ±1,652
Akron, OH 48,076 ±1,702
Syracuse, NY 47,819 ±2,145
Rochester, NY 47,213 ±1,632
Hartford, CT 46,411 ±3,031
Gainesville, FL 46,195 ±2,205
Birmingham, AL 46,051 ±1,718
Dayton, OH 45,247 ±1,703
Jackson, MS 42,071 ±1,821
Cleveland, OH 40,801 ±1,054
Detroit, MI 39,938 ±937

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