20 Rich Cities Where the Average Household Income Is $200,000 or Higher

It’s commonly said that wages aren’t increasing at a rate matching inflation, but this doesn’t apply to everyone all the time. Throughout the United States, certain cities have seen a steady increase in mean household income over time. And although the cost of living continues to rise, so does the overall income of the residents of these cities.

While not everyone living in each city is rich — some are far from it, in fact — the numbers do indicate that people are becoming wealthier in specific areas. To further this point, GOBankingRates recently conducted a study to determine which cities have seen a mean household income over $200,000 in the past few years.

Based on that research, here are the richest cities based on household income.

• 2019 mean household income: $235,067
• 2022 mean household income: $281,738
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 19.85%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 43%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 50.8%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 18.14%

• 2019 mean household income: $223,894
• 2022 mean household income: $267,951
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 19.68%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 39.1%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 51.7%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 32.23%

• 2019 mean household income: $201,446
• 2022 mean household income: $257,894
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 28.02%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 31.9%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 40.3%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 26.33%

• 2019 mean household income: $150,572
• 2022 mean household income: $206,379
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 37.06%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 25.5%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 39.8%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 56.08%

• 2019 mean household income: $137,332
• 2022 mean household income: $196,431
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 43.03%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 21.7%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 33.1%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 52.53%

• 2019 mean household income: $227,899
• 2022 mean household income: $283,632
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 24.46%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 44.1%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 52.5%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 19.05%

• 2019 mean household income: $217,838
• 2022 mean household income: $277,872
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 27.56%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 29.2%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 35.1%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 20.21%

• 2019 mean household income: $239,376
• 2022 mean household income: $298,397
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 24.66%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 45.5%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 53.2%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 16.92%

• 2019 mean household income: $224,619
• 2022 mean household income: $290,655
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 29.40%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 39.3%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 48.3%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 22.90%

• 2019 mean household income: $144,868
• 2022 mean household income: $214,501
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 48.07%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 23.1%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 36.2%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 56.71%

• 2019 mean household income: $250,550
• 2022 mean household income: $312,233
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 24.62%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 45.9%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 53.6%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 16.78%

Pictured: Nearby Hayward, California

• 2019 mean household income: $232,529
• 2022 mean household income: $301,226
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 29.54%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 41%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 52%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 26.83%

• 2019 mean household income: $206,009
• 2022 mean household income: $283,063
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 37.40%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 42.1%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 54.7%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 29.93%

• 2019 mean household income: $241,222
• 2022 mean household income: $316,584
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 31.24%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 40.4%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 49.2%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 21.78%

• 2019 mean household income: $257,441
• 2022 mean household income: $329,142
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 27.85%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 47.8%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 58.3%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 21.97%

• 2019 mean household income: $299,637
• 2022 mean household income: $360,078
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 20.17%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 58.5%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 64.3%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 9.91%

• 2019 mean household income: $217,966
• 2022 mean household income: $305,653
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 40.23%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 40.3%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 49.5%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 22.83%

• 2019 mean household income: $296,594
• 2022 mean household income: $364,093
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 22.76%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 52.1%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 61.8%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 18.62%

• 2019 mean household income: $287,793
• 2022 mean household income: $367,801
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 27.80%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 49.3%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 60.7%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 23.12%

• 2019 mean household income: $326,456
• 2022 mean household income: $400,817
• 3-year percentage change in mean household income: 22.78%
• 2019 % of population with $200k+ income: 57.6%
• 2022 % of population with $200k+ income: 64.2%
• 3-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+: 11.46%

Methodology: For this piece GOBankingRates first took the 100 cities with the highest mean household income and with a minimum of 7,500 total households as sourced from the 2022 American Community Survey as conducted by the US Census Bureau. With these cities selected, GOBankingRates then found each city’s: (1) 2019 mean household income; (2) 2022 mean household income; (3) three-year percent change in mean household income; (4) 2019 percent of population with a household income of $200,000+; (5) 2022 percent of population with a household income of $200,000+; and (6) three-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+. Factors (2), (3) and (5) were then scored and combined with the lowest score being best. In final calculations factor (2) weighed 4x and factor (3) was weighted 2x. All data was collected and is up to date as of Feb. 7, 2024.