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Cities in Maryland by median household income, 2024

Bowie, MD had the highest median household income of 23 cities in 2024, at $141,995. Cambridge, MD had the lowest, at $47,323. The median was $85,997 and the figure for Maryland was $103,678. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest141,995Bowie, MD
Lowest47,323Cambridge, MD
Median85,99723 cities
Maryland103,678History

All cities, 2024

Bowie, MD: 141,995 USDBowie, MD141,995Rockville, MD: 128,649 USDRockville, MD128,649La Plata, MD: 121,208 USDLa Plata, MD121,208Annapolis, MD: 113,860 USDAnnapolis, MD113,860Gaithersburg, MD: 112,467 USDGaithersburg, MD112,467Takoma Park, MD: 108,136 USDTakoma Park, MD108,136Havre de Grace, MD: 105,817 USDHavre de Grace, MD105,817Laurel, MD: 100,504 USDLaurel, MD100,504Frederick, MD: 97,069 USDFrederick, MD97,069Hyattsville, MD: 91,941 USDHyattsville, MD91,941Westminster, MD: 86,219 USDWestminster, MD86,219Greenbelt, MD: 85,997 USDGreenbelt, MD85,997New Carrollton, MD: 81,509 USDNew Carrollton, MD81,509Aberdeen, MD: 74,826 USDAberdeen, MD74,826Easton, MD: 74,653 USDEaston, MD74,653Bel Air, MD: 74,605 USDBel Air, MD74,605College Park, MD: 69,721 USDCollege Park, MD69,721Baltimore, MD: 62,177 USDBaltimore, MD62,177Elkton, MD: 58,640 USDElkton, MD58,640Salisbury, MD: 58,576 USDSalisbury, MD58,576Hagerstown, MD: 52,221 USDHagerstown, MD52,221Cumberland, MD: 48,162 USDCumberland, MD48,162Cambridge, MD: 47,323 USDCambridge, MD47,323Bowie, MD: 141,995 USDBowie, MD141,995Rockville, MD: 128,649 USDRockville, MD128,649La Plata, MD: 121,208 USDLa Plata, MD121,208Annapolis, MD: 113,860 USDAnnapolis, MD113,860Gaithersburg, MD: 112,467 USDGaithersburg, MD112,467Takoma Park, MD: 108,136 USDTakoma Park, MD108,136Havre de Grace, MD: 105,817 USDHavre de Grace, MD105,817Laurel, MD: 100,504 USDLaurel, MD100,504Frederick, MD: 97,069 USDFrederick, MD97,069Hyattsville, MD: 91,941 USDHyattsville, MD91,941Westminster, MD: 86,219 USDWestminster, MD86,219Greenbelt, MD: 85,997 USDGreenbelt, MD85,997New Carrollton, MD: 81,509 USDNew Carrollton, MD81,509Aberdeen, MD: 74,826 USDAberdeen, MD74,826Easton, MD: 74,653 USDEaston, MD74,653Bel Air, MD: 74,605 USDBel Air, MD74,605College Park, MD: 69,721 USDCollege Park, MD69,721Baltimore, MD: 62,177 USDBaltimore, MD62,177Elkton, MD: 58,640 USDElkton, MD58,640Salisbury, MD: 58,576 USDSalisbury, MD58,576Hagerstown, MD: 52,221 USDHagerstown, MD52,221Cumberland, MD: 48,162 USDCumberland, MD48,162Cambridge, MD: 47,323 USDCambridge, MD47,323
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Bowie, MD141,995+0.1%
2Rockville, MD128,649+5.1%
3La Plata, MD121,208-0.4%
4Annapolis, MD113,860+9.2%
5Gaithersburg, MD112,467+4.6%
6Takoma Park, MD108,136+10.5%
7Havre de Grace, MD105,817-0.9%
8Laurel, MD100,504+6.8%
9Frederick, MD97,069+2%
10Hyattsville, MD91,941-2.4%
11Westminster, MD86,219+8.5%
12Greenbelt, MD85,997-0.4%
13New Carrollton, MD81,509+1.5%
14Aberdeen, MD74,826-1.6%
15Easton, MD74,653+1.6%
16Bel Air, MD74,605+6.7%
17College Park, MD69,721-6.9%
18Baltimore, MD62,177+4.3%
19Elkton, MD58,640+3.7%
20Salisbury, MD58,576+3.9%
21Hagerstown, MD52,221+4.5%
22Cumberland, MD48,162+0.7%
23Cambridge, MD47,323+2.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Maryland by median household income, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maryland by median household income, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/maryland-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Maryland by median household income, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/maryland-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maryland by median household income, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/maryland-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Bowie, MD, with $141,995 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Cambridge, MD, with $47,323 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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