Cities in Missouri by median household income

Town and Country, MO had the highest median household income of 81 cities in 2021, at $211,429. Jennings, MO had the lowest, at $29,237. The median was $59,049 and the figure for Missouri was $61,043. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest211,429Town and Country, MO
Lowest29,237Jennings, MO
Median59,04981 cities
Missouri61,043History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Town and Country, MO: 211,429 USDTown and Country, MO211,429Wildwood, MO: 140,685 USDWildwood, MO140,685Dardenne Prairie, MO: 134,784 USDDardenne Prairie, MO134,784Chesterfield, MO: 124,551 USDChesterfield, MO124,551Clayton, MO: 117,593 USDClayton, MO117,593Eureka, MO: 112,622 USDEureka, MO112,622Ballwin, MO: 107,806 USDBallwin, MO107,806Lake St. Louis, MO: 106,098 USDLake St. Louis, MO106,098Crestwood, MO: 102,045 USDCrestwood, MO102,045Creve Coeur, MO: 100,810 USDCreve Coeur, MO100,810Lee's Summit, MO: 98,960 USDLee's Summit, MO98,960Kirkwood, MO: 98,637 USDKirkwood, MO98,637Webster Groves, MO: 98,284 USDWebster Groves, MO98,284Wentzville, MO: 97,841 USDWentzville, MO97,841O'Fallon, MO: 96,157 USDO'Fallon, MO96,157Kearney, MO: 92,462 USDKearney, MO92,462Smithville, MO: 90,909 USDSmithville, MO90,909Raymore, MO: 90,362 USDRaymore, MO90,362Ellisville, MO: 89,951 USDEllisville, MO89,951St. Peters, MO: 83,624 USDSt. Peters, MO83,624Manchester, MO: 82,875 USDManchester, MO82,875Grain Valley, MO: 81,429 USDGrain Valley, MO81,429Liberty, MO: 81,352 USDLiberty, MO81,352Maryland Heights, MO: 78,982 USDMaryland Heights, MO78,982Blue Springs, MO: 78,516 USDBlue Springs, MO78,516St. Charles, MO: 75,516 USDSt. Charles, MO75,516Troy, MO: 73,406 USDTroy, MO73,406Washington, MO: 71,159 USDWashington, MO71,159Jackson, MO: 70,179 USDJackson, MO70,179Excelsior Springs, MO: 68,679 USDExcelsior Springs, MO68,679Belton, MO: 67,213 USDBelton, MO67,213University City, MO: 66,830 USDUniversity City, MO66,830Nixa, MO: 66,264 USDNixa, MO66,264Gladstone, MO: 65,477 USDGladstone, MO65,477Bridgeton, MO: 64,808 USDBridgeton, MO64,808Arnold, MO: 63,755 USDArnold, MO63,755Festus, MO: 62,850 USDFestus, MO62,850Union, MO: 62,815 USDUnion, MO62,815Ozark, MO: 62,169 USDOzark, MO62,169Kansas City, MO: 60,042 USDKansas City, MO60,042Town and Country, MO: 211,429 USDTown and Country, MO211,429Wildwood, MO: 140,685 USDWildwood, MO140,685Dardenne Prairie, MO: 134,784 USDDardenne Prairie, MO134,784Chesterfield, MO: 124,551 USDChesterfield, MO124,551Clayton, MO: 117,593 USDClayton, MO117,593Eureka, MO: 112,622 USDEureka, MO112,622Ballwin, MO: 107,806 USDBallwin, MO107,806Lake St. Louis, MO: 106,098 USDLake St. Louis, MO106,098Crestwood, MO: 102,045 USDCrestwood, MO102,045Creve Coeur, MO: 100,810 USDCreve Coeur, MO100,810Lee's Summit, MO: 98,960 USDLee's Summit, MO98,960Kirkwood, MO: 98,637 USDKirkwood, MO98,637Webster Groves, MO: 98,284 USDWebster Groves, MO98,284Wentzville, MO: 97,841 USDWentzville, MO97,841O'Fallon, MO: 96,157 USDO'Fallon, MO96,157Kearney, MO: 92,462 USDKearney, MO92,462Smithville, MO: 90,909 USDSmithville, MO90,909Raymore, MO: 90,362 USDRaymore, MO90,362Ellisville, MO: 89,951 USDEllisville, MO89,951St. Peters, MO: 83,624 USDSt. Peters, MO83,624Manchester, MO: 82,875 USDManchester, MO82,875Grain Valley, MO: 81,429 USDGrain Valley, MO81,429Liberty, MO: 81,352 USDLiberty, MO81,352Maryland Heights, MO: 78,982 USDMaryland Heights, MO78,982Blue Springs, MO: 78,516 USDBlue Springs, MO78,516St. Charles, MO: 75,516 USDSt. Charles, MO75,516Troy, MO: 73,406 USDTroy, MO73,406Washington, MO: 71,159 USDWashington, MO71,159Jackson, MO: 70,179 USDJackson, MO70,179Excelsior Springs, MO: 68,679 USDExcelsior Springs, MO68,679Belton, MO: 67,213 USDBelton, MO67,213University City, MO: 66,830 USDUniversity City, MO66,830Nixa, MO: 66,264 USDNixa, MO66,264Gladstone, MO: 65,477 USDGladstone, MO65,477Bridgeton, MO: 64,808 USDBridgeton, MO64,808Arnold, MO: 63,755 USDArnold, MO63,755Festus, MO: 62,850 USDFestus, MO62,850Union, MO: 62,815 USDUnion, MO62,815Ozark, MO: 62,169 USDOzark, MO62,169Kansas City, MO: 60,042 USDKansas City, MO60,042
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
1Town and Country, MO211,429
2Wildwood, MO140,685
3Dardenne Prairie, MO134,784
4Chesterfield, MO124,551
5Clayton, MO117,593
6Eureka, MO112,622
7Ballwin, MO107,806
8Lake St. Louis, MO106,098
9Crestwood, MO102,045
10Creve Coeur, MO100,810
11Lee's Summit, MO98,960
12Kirkwood, MO98,637
13Webster Groves, MO98,284
14Wentzville, MO97,841
15O'Fallon, MO96,157
16Kearney, MO92,462
17Smithville, MO90,909
18Raymore, MO90,362
19Ellisville, MO89,951
20St. Peters, MO83,624
21Manchester, MO82,875
22Grain Valley, MO81,429
23Liberty, MO81,352
24Maryland Heights, MO78,982
25Blue Springs, MO78,516
26St. Charles, MO75,516
27Troy, MO73,406
28Washington, MO71,159
29Jackson, MO70,179
30Excelsior Springs, MO68,679
31Belton, MO67,213
32University City, MO66,830
33Nixa, MO66,264
34Gladstone, MO65,477
35Bridgeton, MO64,808
36Arnold, MO63,755
37Festus, MO62,850
38Union, MO62,815
39Ozark, MO62,169
40Kansas City, MO60,042
41Raytown, MO59,049
42Republic, MO58,972
43Florissant, MO58,516
44Columbia, MO57,463
45Jefferson City, MO56,781
46Webb City, MO55,558
47Hazelwood, MO54,061
48Independence, MO53,996
49Warrensburg, MO52,335
50Fulton, MO51,855
51Harrisonville, MO51,460
52St. Joseph, MO50,540
53Kennett, MO50,127
54St. Ann, MO49,358
55St. Louis, MO48,751
56Grandview, MO48,233
57Cape Girardeau, MO48,055
58Hannibal, MO47,500
59Overland, MO47,124
60Joplin, MO46,849
61Sikeston, MO46,029
62Marshall, MO45,979
63Farmington, MO45,859
64Branson, MO45,669
65Neosho, MO45,471
66Sedalia, MO44,487
67Mexico, MO43,669
68Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO42,714
69Carthage, MO41,378
70Moberly, MO40,989
71Lebanon, MO40,885
72Ferguson, MO40,195
73Springfield, MO39,991
74Maryville, MO39,768
75Monett, MO39,469
76West Plains, MO38,408
77Rolla, MO37,426
78Kirksville, MO37,362
79Bolivar, MO37,233
80Poplar Bluff, MO36,219
81Jennings, MO29,237

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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.

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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