The median annual household income in America is just over $60,000. While many of the highest paying jobs tend to concentrate near large population centers, there are also smaller towns that are very prosperous. In most states, the wealthiest town has a median household income that is two or three times higher than the median across the state as a whole.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed the median annual household income in over 2,600 cities, towns, villages, and census designated places to identify the richest town in every state. We only considered areas with populations between 1,000 and 25,000. To ensure accuracy, we only considered places where the margin of error for population and median household income was less than 10%.
Nebraska: Papillion
> Median household income: $80,853 (state: $59,116)
> Poverty rate: 4.1% (state: 11.6%)
> Median home value: $180,700 (state: $147,800)
> Population: 20,466
A wealthy suburb of the Omaha metro area, Papillion has grown from approximately 1,000 residents in 1950 to more than 20,000 today. The typical household in Papillion earns $80,853 a year, the most of any small city or town in Nebraska and far more than the state median household income of $59,116.
The typical home in Papillion is worth $180,700, far more than the $151,100 median home value in neighboring Omaha and the $147,800 state median.
State | Richest Town | Median Household Income | Poverty Rate | Median Home Value | Population |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Highland Lakes | $151,055 | 1.9% | $441,000 | 5,500 |
Alaska | Gateway | $100,641 | 4.2% | $296,500 | 7,037 |
Arizona | Paradise Valley | $204,145 | 5.0% | $1,505,300 | 14,215 |
Arkansas | Centerton | $73,015 | 8.8% | $170,700 | 13,252 |
California | Belvedere | $223,182 | 2.3% | 2,000,000+ | 2,098 |
Colorado | Genesee | $159,226 | 5.5% | $694,900 | 3,766 |
Connecticut | Darien | $210,511 | 3.1% | $1,461,100 | 21,759 |
Delaware | North Star | $141,533 | 1.8% | $444,400 | 7,441 |
Florida | Pinecrest | $153,417 | 5.5% | $919,800 | 19,446 |
Georgia | Avondale Estates | $108,299 | 2.9% | $349,500 | 3,135 |
Hawaii | Ocean Pointe | $114,801 | 4.2% | $629,800 | 14,037 |
Idaho | Dalton Gardens | $71,111 | 3.6% | $364,600 | 2,765 |
Illinois | Inverness | $180,541 | 1.2% | $625,100 | 7,747 |
Indiana | Hidden Valley | $106,285 | 3.7% | $196,800 | 5,449 |
Iowa | Robins | $129,081 | 0.7% | $301,700 | 3,414 |
Kansas | Fairway | $105,000 | 2.7% | $352,200 | 3,947 |
Kentucky | Buckner | $123,220 | 11.5% | $328,000 | 5,465 |
Louisiana | Destrehan | $92,052 | 3.6% | $234,500 | 10,933 |
Maine | Topsham | $72,537 | 10.6% | $218,800 | 6,103 |
Maryland | Travilah | $235,669 | 1.6% | $1,090,400 | 11,633 |
Massachusetts | Winchester | $159,536 | 2.5% | $893,700 | 22,677 |
Michigan | Bloomfield Hills | $174,750 | 2.9% | $856,700 | 4,009 |
Minnesota | Dellwood | $176,528 | 0.3% | $619,000 | 1,251 |
Mississippi | Brandon | $74,172 | 3.8% | $177,900 | 23,688 |
Missouri | Clarkson Valley | $170,952 | 1.3% | $629,200 | 2,640 |
Montana | Montana City | $93,194 | 2.4% | $331,900 | 2,796 |
Nebraska | Papillion | $80,853 | 4.1% | $180,700 | 20,466 |
Nevada | Spring Creek | $97,143 | 4.0% | $225,400 | 13,805 |
New Hampshire | Hampton | $92,688 | 4.3% | $358,300 | 9,235 |
New Jersey | Glen Ridge | $213,801 | 3.9% | $644,900 | 7,573 |
New Mexico | Los Alamos | $106,288 | 6.6% | $295,600 | 12,373 |
New York | Greenville | $222,115 | 3.3% | $954,400 | 7,336 |
North Carolina | Weddington | $132,587 | 1.7% | $443,600 | 10,574 |
North Dakota | Horace | $131,354 | 1.5% | $293,800 | 2,660 |
Ohio | New Albany | $203,194 | 2.5% | $494,600 | 10,896 |
Oklahoma | Jenks | $93,364 | 6.4% | $205,100 | 21,793 |
Oregon | Bethany | $127,351 | 4.8% | $509,900 | 24,396 |
Pennsylvania | Edgeworth | $161,641 | 5.8% | $602,000 | 1,596 |
Rhode Island | Cumberland Hill | $88,199 | 5.3% | $251,300 | 8,142 |
South Carolina | Tega Cay | $123,564 | 0.7% | $316,500 | 9,954 |
South Dakota | Brandon | $84,075 | 2.5% | $206,600 | 9,867 |
Tennessee | Oak Hill | $159,167 | 0.8% | $649,000 | 4,634 |
Texas | University Park | $214,477 | 4.3% | $1,230,200 | 24,954 |
Utah | Highland | $133,768 | 2.6% | $536,100 | 18,362 |
Vermont | Essex Junction | $75,439 | 6.2% | $283,400 | 10,395 |
Virginia | Great Falls | $228,836 | 2.8% | $1,133,100 | 15,394 |
Washington | Duvall | $156,205 | 2.1% | $452,200 | 7,811 |
West Virginia | Bridgeport | $80,666 | 4.1% | $220,100 | 8,466 |
Wisconsin | Whitefish Bay | $117,300 | 3.5% | $373,200 | 14,039 |
Wyoming | Rock Springs | $75,441 | 11.0% | $217,400 | 23,633 |
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