Richest
American Cities
(Population over 250,000) |
| Rank |
City |
Median household income, 2004 |
| 1 |
San Jose, CA |
$71,765 |
| 2 |
Anchorage, AK |
$61,565 |
| 3 |
San Francisco, CA |
$60,031 |
| 4 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
$55,781 |
| 5 |
San Diego, CA |
$51,382 |
| 6 |
Anaheim, CA |
$49,622 |
| 7 |
Raleigh, NC |
$47,878 |
| 8 |
Seattle, WA |
$46,650 |
| 9 |
Washington, DC |
$46,574 |
| 10 |
Honolulu, HI |
$46,500 |
| 11 |
Oakland, CA |
$46,190 |
| 12 |
Charlotte, NC |
$46,082 |
| 13 |
Boston, MA |
$45,892 |
| 14 |
Arlington, TX |
$45,712 |
| 15 |
Austin, TX |
$45,508 |
| 16 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
$45,388 |
| 17 |
Riverside, CA |
$44,866 |
| 18 |
Las Vegas, NV |
$44,737 |
| 19 |
Aurora, CO |
$44,480 |
| 20 |
Minneapolis, MN |
$44,116 |
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Poorest American
cities
(Population over 250,000) |
| Rank |
City |
Median household income, 2004 |
| 1 |
Miami, FL |
$24,031 |
| 2 |
Newark, NJ |
$26,309 |
| 3 |
Cleveland, OH |
$27,871 |
| 4 |
Detroit, MI |
$27,871 |
| 5 |
Buffalo, NY |
$28,544 |
| 6 |
St. Louis, MO |
$30,389 |
| 7 |
Philadelphia, PA |
$30,631 |
| 8 |
Milwaukee, WI |
$31,231 |
| 9 |
New Orleans, LA |
$31,369 |
| 10 |
El Paso, TX |
$31,764 |
| 11 |
Tucson, AZ |
$31,901 |
| 12 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
$31,910 |
| 13 |
Cincinnati, OH |
$31,960 |
| 14 |
Memphis, TN |
$32,399 |
| 15 |
Baltimore, MD |
$34,055 |
| 16 |
Toledo, OH |
$35,239 |
| 17 |
Tulsa, OK |
$36,255 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
$36,347 |
| 19 |
San Antonio, TX |
$36,598 |
| 20 |
Stockton, CA |
$37,322 |
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Richest
counties in the U.S.
(Population over 250,000) |
| Rank |
City |
Median household income, 2004 |
| 1 |
Fairfax County, VA |
$88,100 |
| 2 |
Somerset County, NJ |
$84,892 |
| 3 |
Morris County, NJ |
$83,583 |
| 4 |
Montgomery County, MD |
$82,971 |
| 5 |
Howard County, MD |
$82,065 |
| 6 |
Nassau County, NY |
$78,762 |
| 7 |
Prince William County, VA |
$77,678 |
| 8 |
Monmouth County, NJ |
$77,223 |
| 9 |
Rockland County, NY |
$75,306 |
| 10 |
Santa Clara County, CA |
$74,509 |
| 11 |
Fairfield County, CT |
$73,110 |
| 12 |
Chester County, PA |
$72,288 |
| 13 |
Suffolk County, NY |
$71,956 |
| 14 |
McHenry County, IL |
$71,153 |
| 15 |
Bergen County, NJ |
$70,957 |
| 16 |
Norfolk County, MA |
$70,903 |
| 17 |
Lake County, IL |
$70,347 |
| 18 |
Middlesex County, NJ |
$70,344 |
| 19 |
DuPage County, IL |
$70,174 |
| 20 |
Westchester County, NY |
$70,095 |
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Poorest counties
in the U.S.
(Population over 250,000) |
| Rank |
City |
Median household income, 2004 |
| 1 |
Hidalgo County, TX |
$24,778.00 |
| 2 |
Cameron County, TX |
$26,290.00 |
| 3 |
Bronx County, NY |
$28,705.00 |
| 4 |
El Paso County, TX |
$28,925.00 |
| 5 |
St. Louis city, MO |
$30,389.00 |
| 6 |
Philadelphia County, PA |
$30,631.00 |
| 7 |
Caddo Parish, LA |
$31,317.00 |
| 8 |
Orleans Parish, LA |
$31,369.00 |
| 9 |
Baltimore city, MD |
$34,055.00 |
| 10 |
Mahoning County, OH |
$34,132.00 |
| 11 |
Polk County, FL |
$34,206.00 |
| 12 |
Luzerne County, PA |
$34,341.00 |
| 13 |
Oklahoma County, OK |
$35,182.00 |
| 14 |
Mobile County, AL |
$35,512.00 |
| 15 |
Lake County, FL |
$35,856.00 |
| 16 |
E. Baton Rouge Parish, LA |
$35,954.00 |
| 17 |
Pasco County, FL |
$35,997.00 |
| 18 |
Kings County, NY |
$36,030.00 |
| 19 |
Nueces County, TX |
$36,050.00 |
| 20 |
Marion County, OR |
$36,591.00 |
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