Ranking · Pennsylvania
Richest and poorest places in Pennsylvania
2 of Pennsylvania's 2,136 ranked places have a median household income at the survey's top value ($250,000 or more) and share first place; listed by mean household income, Villanova and Merion Station come first; Kutztown University has the lowest ($18,676). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in Pennsylvania, first to fifth: Villanova ($250,000 or more), Merion Station ($250,000 or more), Rose Valley ($246,875), Fox Chapel ($243,625) and Pocopson Township ($230,000).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanovainside Radnor Township | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Merion Stationinside Lower Merion Townshipwithin the margin | $250,000 or more |
| 3 | Rose Valleywithin the margin | $246,875±$61,474 |
| 4 | Fox Chapelwithin the margin | $243,625±$39,371 |
| 5 | Pocopson Townshipwithin the margin | $230,000±$23,963 |
| 6 | West Pikeland Townshipwithin the margin | $226,071±$39,086 |
| 7 | Devoninside Easttown Townshipwithin the margin | $219,063±$24,553 |
| 8 | Birmingham Townshipwithin the margin | $215,000±$39,102 |
| 9 | Easttown Townshipwithin the margin | $214,861±$17,210 |
| 10 | Upper Makefield Townshipwithin the margin | $212,768±$26,157 |
| 11 | Edgeworthwithin the margin | $202,813±$62,253 |
| 12 | West Vincent Townshipwithin the margin | $202,639±$11,207 |
| 13 | Charlestown Townshipwithin the margin | $202,188±$52,381 |
| 14 | Spring Houseinside Lower Gwynedd Townshipwithin the margin | $198,077±$37,964 |
| 15 | Solebury Townshipwithin the margin | $195,962±$17,719 |
| 16 | London Britain Townshipwithin the margin | $194,531±$30,843 |
| 17 | Churchvilleinside Northampton Township, Bucks Countywithin the margin | $192,519±$46,175 |
| 18 | Thornbury Township, Delaware Countywithin the margin | $191,543±$22,058 |
| 19 | Upper Uwchlan Townshipwithin the margin | $190,691±$19,245 |
| 20 | Buckingham Township, Bucks Countywithin the margin | $190,230±$17,222 |
| 21 | Wrightstown Townshipwithin the margin | $188,553±$38,142 |
| 22 | Willistown Townshipwithin the margin | $187,466±$16,017 |
| 23 | Woodbourneinside Middletown Township, Bucks Countywithin the margin | $186,000±$31,834 |
| 24 | Worcester Townshipwithin the margin | $185,114±$41,325 |
| 25 | Pine Township, Allegheny County | $184,591±$13,137 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in Pennsylvania, first to fifth: Kutztown University ($18,676), Renovo ($27,716), North Towanda Township ($28,906), Brownsville ($31,810) and Black Lick ($33,234).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 2,136 | Kutztown Universityinside Maxatawny Township | $18,676±$2,329 |
| 2,135 | Renovowithin the margin | $27,716±$4,950 |
| 2,134 | North Towanda Townshipwithin the margin | $28,906±$9,905 |
| 2,133 | Brownsvillewithin the margin | $31,810±$7,804 |
| 2,132 | Black Lickinside Burrell Township, Indiana Countywithin the margin | $33,234±$8,712 |
| 2,131 | West Hazletonwithin the margin | $34,118±$15,671 |
| 2,130 | McKeesportwithin the margin | $34,219±$7,337 |
| 2,129 | North Braddockwithin the margin | $34,564±$12,549 |
| 2,128 | Uniontownwithin the margin | $35,454±$8,305 |
| 2,127 | Pitcairnwithin the margin | $36,419±$7,006 |
| 2,126 | Wilmerdingwithin the margin | $36,467±$6,173 |
| 2,125 | Clairtonwithin the margin | $36,538±$6,080 |
| 2,124 | McConnellsburgwithin the margin | $36,875±$6,341 |
| 2,123 | Fairhopeinside Washington Township, Fayette Countywithin the margin | $37,014±$10,974 |
| 2,122 | Mahanoy Citywithin the margin | $37,727±$18,351 |
| 2,120 | Braddockwithin the margin | $37,813±$16,598 |
| 2,120 | Dalewithin the margin | $37,813±$10,013 |
| 2,119 | Johnstownwithin the margin | $37,888±$4,923 |
| 2,118 | Titusvillewithin the margin | $38,194±$8,072 |
| 2,117 | East Pittsburghwithin the margin | $38,561±$13,344 |
| 2,116 | Everettwithin the margin | $38,565±$9,690 |
| 2,115 | Homesteadwithin the margin | $39,052±$7,332 |
| 2,114 | Plymouthwithin the margin | $39,167±$6,906 |
| 2,113 | Donorawithin the margin | $39,544±$10,896 |
| 2,112 | Shamokin | $39,690±$6,017 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in Pennsylvania have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: New Hope has the highest estimate, $135,177 per resident (±$20,796), but it is within the margin of error of Fox Chapel ($127,023): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hopewithin the margin | $135,177±$20,796 |
| 2 | Fox Chapelwithin the margin | $127,023±$15,783 |
| 3 | Edgeworthwithin the margin | $122,182±$14,527 |
| 4 | Upper Makefield Townshipwithin the margin | $118,556±$15,821 |
| 5 | Rose Valleywithin the margin | $117,802±$24,607 |
| 6 | Merion Stationwithin the margin | $115,864±$12,312 |
| 7 | St. Davidswithin the margin | $114,112±$29,260 |
| 8 | Durham Townshipwithin the margin | $110,245±$44,778 |
| 9 | Newtown, Bucks Countywithin the margin | $108,576±$14,156 |
| 10 | Lower Merion Township | $107,615±$5,191 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections