These 10 U.S. Cities Has Surprising Lowest Real Incomes

In certain cities, a small salary is sufficient to pay for expenses, while in other places, the costs of necessities like housing and food can be very high, even for people with higher salaries. Here are the 10 U.S. metropolitan areas with the lowest median incomes compared to their cost of living. These areas have a population of 500,000 or more.

The rankings are based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey in 2009, as well as the Council for Community and Economic Research’s ACCRA Cost of Living Index.

U.S. Cities With the Lowest Real Incomes

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

Median Household Income: $30,460
Cost of Living Index: 87.2
Adjusted Median Household Income: $34,931

New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J.

Median Household Income: $62,887
Cost of Living Index: 177.8
Adjusted Median Household Income: $35,370

Modesto, California

Median Household Income: $48,716
Cost of Living Index: 136.6
Adjusted Median Household Income: $35,663

Fresno, California

Median Household Income: $45,661
Cost of Living Index: 120.1
Adjusted Median Household Income: $38,019

El Paso, Texas

Median Household Income: $36,146
Cost of Living Index: 89.7
Adjusted Median Household Income: $40,297

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Honolulu, Hawaii

Median Household Income: $67,744
Cost of Living Index: 166.3
Adjusted Median Household Income: $40,736

Springfield, Mass.

Median Household Income: $49,177
Cost of Living Index: 119.8
Adjusted Median Household Income: $41,049

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Median Household Income: $58,525
Cost of Living Index: 141.6
Adjusted Median Household Income: $41,331

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Fla.

Median Household Income: $45,946
Cost of Living Index: 109.8
Adjusted Median Household Income: $41,845

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Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Median Household Income: $41,823
Cost of Living Index: 98.1
Adjusted Median Household Income: $42,663

Conclusion

The 10 U.S. metropolitan areas with the lowest median incomes compared to their cost of living are listed based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and the Council for Community and Economic Research’s ACCRA Cost of Living Index. These areas have a population of 500,000 or more.