West Coast Cities Where the Upper Class Is Getting Richer

Half of the top 50 cities where the upper class is getting richer are based out of the West Coast, according to key findings uncovered by GOBankingRates. Given that states like California and Washington have long held strong reputations for their thriving tech hubs, it’s not too surprising to hear wealthy Americans continue to get richer out West.

Keep reading to find the 25 West Coast cities where the upper class are getting richer.

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 23.2%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 34.2%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $52,301
• Household median income (2023): $205,046
• Household median income (2020): $152,745

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 24.4%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 29.7%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $47,563
• Household median income (2023): $207,609
• Household median income (2020): $160,046

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 21.4%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 34.5%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $51,853
• Household median income (2023): $202,359
• Household median income (2020): $150,506

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 21.6%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 33%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $51,621
• Household median income (2023): $207,891
• Household median income (2020): $156,270

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 26.6%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 22%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $30,488
• Household median income (2023): $168,832
• Household median income (2020): $138,344

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 23.3%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 28.9%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $41,159
• Household median income (2023): $183,466
• Household median income (2020): $142,307

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 19.4%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 33%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $55,379
• Household median income (2023): $223,206
• Household median income (2020): $167,827

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 24.4%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 22.1%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $29,329
• Household median income (2023): $162,099
• Household median income (2020): $132,770

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 20.8%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 29.2%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $37,290
• Household median income (2023): $164,909
• Household median income (2020): $127,619

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 20.5%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 26.4%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $48,282
• Household median income (2023): $231,139
• Household median income (2020): $182,857

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 20.2%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 26.9%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $36,800
• Household median income (2023): $173,670
• Household median income (2020): $136,870

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 20.8%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 23.3%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $39,021
• Household median income (2023): $206,588
• Household median income (2020): $167,567

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 19.4%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 24.8%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $35,801
• Household median income (2023): $179,917
• Household median income (2020): $144,116

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 18.3%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 26%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $39,978 
• Household median income (2023): $193,904
• Household median income (2020): $153,926

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 18%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 25.2%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $45,809
• Household median income (2023): $227,273
• Household median income (2020): $181,464

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 17.3%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 26.7%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $46,405
• Household median income (2023): $220,408
• Household median income (2020): $174,003

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 19%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 23%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $43,594
• Household median income (2023): $233,333
• Household median income (2020): $189,739

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 15.5%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 29.1%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $39,822
• Household median income (2023): $176,822
• Household median income (2020): $137,000

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 17.6%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 23.9%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $33,976
• Household median income (2023): $176,350
• Household median income (2020): $142,374

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 18.1%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 21.3%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $28,898
• Household median income (2023): $164,315
• Household median income (2020): $135,417

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 16.1%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 25%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $36,619
• Household median income (2023): $186,250
• Household median income (2020): $149,631

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 18.4%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 18.6%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $30,311
• Household median income (2023): $193,633
• Household median income (2020): $163,322

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 17.5%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 17.9%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $30,013
• Household median income (2023): $197,358
• Household median income (2020): $167,345

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 18.3%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 15.9%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $25,517
• Household median income (2023): $186,206
• Household median income (2020): $160,689

• % change in households with incomes of $200K+ (2020 to 2023): 17.1%
• % change in household median income (2020 to 2023): 18.2%
• $ change in household median income (2020 to 2023): $34,253
• Household median income (2023): $222,393
• Household median income (2020): $188,140

Methodology: For this piece, GOBankingRates first took the 71 cities with the highest mean household income and with a minimum of 8,000 total households and at least $162,000 in household median income as sourced from the 2023 American Community Survey as conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. With these cities selected, GOBankingRates then found (1) 2020 median household income, (2) 2023 median household income, (3) three-year percent change in median household income, (4) 2020 percent of population with a household income of $200,000+, (5) 2023 percent of population with a household income of $200,000+, (6) three-year percent change in population with a household income of $200,000+. Factors (3) and (6) were then scored and combined. All data was collected on and is up to date as of March 7, 2025.