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Cities in Maryland by median household income

Bowie, MD had the highest median household income of 23 cities in 2021, at $127,029. Cambridge, MD had the lowest, at $40,094. The median was $73,629 and the figure for Maryland was $91,431. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest127,029Bowie, MD
Lowest40,094Cambridge, MD
Median73,62923 cities
Maryland91,431History

All cities, 2021

Bowie, MD: 127,029 USDBowie, MD127,029Rockville, MD: 116,031 USDRockville, MD116,031La Plata, MD: 108,043 USDLa Plata, MD108,043Gaithersburg, MD: 98,089 USDGaithersburg, MD98,089Annapolis, MD: 92,026 USDAnnapolis, MD92,026Takoma Park, MD: 86,644 USDTakoma Park, MD86,644Havre de Grace, MD: 86,576 USDHavre de Grace, MD86,576Laurel, MD: 85,615 USDLaurel, MD85,615Hyattsville, MD: 84,763 USDHyattsville, MD84,763Frederick, MD: 82,563 USDFrederick, MD82,563Greenbelt, MD: 75,832 USDGreenbelt, MD75,832New Carrollton, MD: 73,629 USDNew Carrollton, MD73,629Easton, MD: 72,771 USDEaston, MD72,771Aberdeen, MD: 70,885 USDAberdeen, MD70,885College Park, MD: 69,736 USDCollege Park, MD69,736Westminster, MD: 65,816 USDWestminster, MD65,816Bel Air, MD: 64,036 USDBel Air, MD64,036Elkton, MD: 57,682 USDElkton, MD57,682Baltimore, MD: 54,124 USDBaltimore, MD54,124Salisbury, MD: 48,310 USDSalisbury, MD48,310Cumberland, MD: 43,699 USDCumberland, MD43,699Hagerstown, MD: 42,965 USDHagerstown, MD42,965Cambridge, MD: 40,094 USDCambridge, MD40,094Bowie, MD: 127,029 USDBowie, MD127,029Rockville, MD: 116,031 USDRockville, MD116,031La Plata, MD: 108,043 USDLa Plata, MD108,043Gaithersburg, MD: 98,089 USDGaithersburg, MD98,089Annapolis, MD: 92,026 USDAnnapolis, MD92,026Takoma Park, MD: 86,644 USDTakoma Park, MD86,644Havre de Grace, MD: 86,576 USDHavre de Grace, MD86,576Laurel, MD: 85,615 USDLaurel, MD85,615Hyattsville, MD: 84,763 USDHyattsville, MD84,763Frederick, MD: 82,563 USDFrederick, MD82,563Greenbelt, MD: 75,832 USDGreenbelt, MD75,832New Carrollton, MD: 73,629 USDNew Carrollton, MD73,629Easton, MD: 72,771 USDEaston, MD72,771Aberdeen, MD: 70,885 USDAberdeen, MD70,885College Park, MD: 69,736 USDCollege Park, MD69,736Westminster, MD: 65,816 USDWestminster, MD65,816Bel Air, MD: 64,036 USDBel Air, MD64,036Elkton, MD: 57,682 USDElkton, MD57,682Baltimore, MD: 54,124 USDBaltimore, MD54,124Salisbury, MD: 48,310 USDSalisbury, MD48,310Cumberland, MD: 43,699 USDCumberland, MD43,699Hagerstown, MD: 42,965 USDHagerstown, MD42,965Cambridge, MD: 40,094 USDCambridge, MD40,094
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

RankCities2021
USD
1Bowie, MD127,029
2Rockville, MD116,031
3La Plata, MD108,043
4Gaithersburg, MD98,089
5Annapolis, MD92,026
6Takoma Park, MD86,644
7Havre de Grace, MD86,576
8Laurel, MD85,615
9Hyattsville, MD84,763
10Frederick, MD82,563
11Greenbelt, MD75,832
12New Carrollton, MD73,629
13Easton, MD72,771
14Aberdeen, MD70,885
15College Park, MD69,736
16Westminster, MD65,816
17Bel Air, MD64,036
18Elkton, MD57,682
19Baltimore, MD54,124
20Salisbury, MD48,310
21Cumberland, MD43,699
22Hagerstown, MD42,965
23Cambridge, MD40,094

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).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/maryland-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/maryland-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/maryland-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Bowie, MD, with $127,029 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Cambridge, MD, with $40,094 in 2021.

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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