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Cities in Pennsylvania by median household income

Franklin Park, PA had the highest median household income of 68 cities in 2021, at $142,850. Johnstown, PA had the lowest, at $31,200. The median was $51,732 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $67,587. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest142,850Franklin Park, PA
Lowest31,200Johnstown, PA
Median51,73268 cities
Pennsylvania67,587History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Franklin Park, PA: 142,850 USDFranklin Park, PA142,850Murrysville, PA: 106,460 USDMurrysville, PA106,460Jefferson Hills, PA: 95,652 USDJefferson Hills, PA95,652Bethel Park, PA: 93,378 USDBethel Park, PA93,378Phoenixville, PA: 86,747 USDPhoenixville, PA86,747Plum, PA: 85,237 USDPlum, PA85,237Wyomissing, PA: 83,393 USDWyomissing, PA83,393Lansdale, PA: 77,416 USDLansdale, PA77,416Emmaus, PA: 75,750 USDEmmaus, PA75,750Monroeville, PA: 74,845 USDMonroeville, PA74,845Northampton, PA: 73,051 USDNorthampton, PA73,051Lower Burrell, PA: 72,922 USDLower Burrell, PA72,922Baldwin, PA: 70,863 USDBaldwin, PA70,863Whitehall, PA: 66,531 USDWhitehall, PA66,531Mechanicsburg, PA: 65,994 USDMechanicsburg, PA65,994West Chester, PA: 65,027 USDWest Chester, PA65,027Dunmore, PA: 62,656 USDDunmore, PA62,656Elizabethtown, PA: 61,803 USDElizabethtown, PA61,803Lansdowne, PA: 60,781 USDLansdowne, PA60,781West Mifflin, PA: 58,689 USDWest Mifflin, PA58,689Easton, PA: 58,243 USDEaston, PA58,243Bethlehem, PA: 58,232 USDBethlehem, PA58,232St. Marys, PA: 57,746 USDSt. Marys, PA57,746Hermitage, PA: 57,051 USDHermitage, PA57,051Yeadon, PA: 56,509 USDYeadon, PA56,509Ephrata, PA: 56,280 USDEphrata, PA56,280Hanover, PA: 56,277 USDHanover, PA56,277Norristown, PA: 55,354 USDNorristown, PA55,354Pittsburgh, PA: 54,306 USDPittsburgh, PA54,306Lancaster, PA: 54,145 USDLancaster, PA54,145Pottstown, PA: 52,722 USDPottstown, PA52,722Philadelphia, PA: 52,649 USDPhiladelphia, PA52,649Carlisle, PA: 52,098 USDCarlisle, PA52,098Waynesboro, PA: 51,925 USDWaynesboro, PA51,925Kingston, PA: 51,539 USDKingston, PA51,539Darby, PA: 51,388 USDDarby, PA51,388Coatesville, PA: 51,130 USDCoatesville, PA51,130Nanticoke, PA: 49,937 USDNanticoke, PA49,937Greensburg, PA: 49,529 USDGreensburg, PA49,529Chambersburg, PA: 48,323 USDChambersburg, PA48,323Franklin Park, PA: 142,850 USDFranklin Park, PA142,850Murrysville, PA: 106,460 USDMurrysville, PA106,460Jefferson Hills, PA: 95,652 USDJefferson Hills, PA95,652Bethel Park, PA: 93,378 USDBethel Park, PA93,378Phoenixville, PA: 86,747 USDPhoenixville, PA86,747Plum, PA: 85,237 USDPlum, PA85,237Wyomissing, PA: 83,393 USDWyomissing, PA83,393Lansdale, PA: 77,416 USDLansdale, PA77,416Emmaus, PA: 75,750 USDEmmaus, PA75,750Monroeville, PA: 74,845 USDMonroeville, PA74,845Northampton, PA: 73,051 USDNorthampton, PA73,051Lower Burrell, PA: 72,922 USDLower Burrell, PA72,922Baldwin, PA: 70,863 USDBaldwin, PA70,863Whitehall, PA: 66,531 USDWhitehall, PA66,531Mechanicsburg, PA: 65,994 USDMechanicsburg, PA65,994West Chester, PA: 65,027 USDWest Chester, PA65,027Dunmore, PA: 62,656 USDDunmore, PA62,656Elizabethtown, PA: 61,803 USDElizabethtown, PA61,803Lansdowne, PA: 60,781 USDLansdowne, PA60,781West Mifflin, PA: 58,689 USDWest Mifflin, PA58,689Easton, PA: 58,243 USDEaston, PA58,243Bethlehem, PA: 58,232 USDBethlehem, PA58,232St. Marys, PA: 57,746 USDSt. Marys, PA57,746Hermitage, PA: 57,051 USDHermitage, PA57,051Yeadon, PA: 56,509 USDYeadon, PA56,509Ephrata, PA: 56,280 USDEphrata, PA56,280Hanover, PA: 56,277 USDHanover, PA56,277Norristown, PA: 55,354 USDNorristown, PA55,354Pittsburgh, PA: 54,306 USDPittsburgh, PA54,306Lancaster, PA: 54,145 USDLancaster, PA54,145Pottstown, PA: 52,722 USDPottstown, PA52,722Philadelphia, PA: 52,649 USDPhiladelphia, PA52,649Carlisle, PA: 52,098 USDCarlisle, PA52,098Waynesboro, PA: 51,925 USDWaynesboro, PA51,925Kingston, PA: 51,539 USDKingston, PA51,539Darby, PA: 51,388 USDDarby, PA51,388Coatesville, PA: 51,130 USDCoatesville, PA51,130Nanticoke, PA: 49,937 USDNanticoke, PA49,937Greensburg, PA: 49,529 USDGreensburg, PA49,529Chambersburg, PA: 48,323 USDChambersburg, PA48,323
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

RankCities2021
USD
1Franklin Park, PA142,850
2Murrysville, PA106,460
3Jefferson Hills, PA95,652
4Bethel Park, PA93,378
5Phoenixville, PA86,747
6Plum, PA85,237
7Wyomissing, PA83,393
8Lansdale, PA77,416
9Emmaus, PA75,750
10Monroeville, PA74,845
11Northampton, PA73,051
12Lower Burrell, PA72,922
13Baldwin, PA70,863
14Whitehall, PA66,531
15Mechanicsburg, PA65,994
16West Chester, PA65,027
17Dunmore, PA62,656
18Elizabethtown, PA61,803
19Lansdowne, PA60,781
20West Mifflin, PA58,689
21Easton, PA58,243
22Bethlehem, PA58,232
23St. Marys, PA57,746
24Hermitage, PA57,051
25Yeadon, PA56,509
26Ephrata, PA56,280
27Hanover, PA56,277
28Norristown, PA55,354
29Pittsburgh, PA54,306
30Lancaster, PA54,145
31Pottstown, PA52,722
32Philadelphia, PA52,649
33Carlisle, PA52,098
34Waynesboro, PA51,925
35Kingston, PA51,539
36Darby, PA51,388
37Coatesville, PA51,130
38Nanticoke, PA49,937
39Greensburg, PA49,529
40Chambersburg, PA48,323
41Allentown, PA47,703
42Altoona, PA46,010
43Columbia, PA45,507
44Munhall, PA45,214
45Williamsport, PA45,060
46Washington, PA45,049
47Harrisburg, PA44,444
48Scranton, PA44,161
49Berwick, PA43,750
50New Kensington, PA43,308
51State College, PA43,015
52Wilkes-Barre, PA42,430
53Lebanon, PA42,382
54Bloomsburg, PA41,540
55Hazleton, PA40,782
56Meadville, PA40,694
57Pottsville, PA40,275
58Erie, PA40,201
59Wilkinsburg, PA39,793
60York, PA39,764
61Reading, PA38,738
62New Castle, PA36,595
63Butler, PA36,570
64Sharon, PA35,814
65Chester, PA35,751
66Indiana, PA34,724
67McKeesport, PA32,042
68Johnstown, PA31,200

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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.

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Franklin Park, PA, with $142,850 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johnstown, PA, with $31,200 in 2021.

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