Introduction
A median is what separates the higher half of a list of numbers from the lower half, in the same way that a median divider on the expressway separates traffic traveling in opposite directions. The median is distinct from the mean because whereas the median indicates the middle number in a set, the mean defines the most frequent number in a set of numbers. The mean and median can be the same, however.
A median household is found by lining up all household incomes within a particular state and then locating the income that is directly in the center of that range. The income of a household is determined by adding up all earned income from every employed person living in the same house. So for instance, if two parents lived with their three children and all five of them earned income from their job, the total household income would account for the sum of all of their incomes combined.
Median household income is different from median individual income and is often greater than individual income, as household income is the sum of many people’s incomes, while the individual income is the sum of only one person’s income.
To learn more about the median household income by state, scroll the charts.
| # | State | Median Household Income | Minimum Wage | Personal Income per Capita |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $97,332 | $12.5 | $69,694 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $90,640 | $10.5 | $98,317 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $88,841 | $7.25 | $74,229 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $88,559 | $13 | $75,086 |
| 5 | Utah | $87,649 | $7.25 | $56,268 |
| 6 | Washington | $87,648 | $14.49 | $72,163 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $86,566 | $14.25 | $83,229 |
| 8 | Colorado | $84,954 | $12.56 | $70,764 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $82,199 | $10.1 | $58,967 |
| 10 | Oregon | $81,855 | $13.5 | $60,990 |
| 11 | California | $81,575 | $14 | $77,211 |
| 12 | Alaska | $81,133 | $10.34 | $67,742 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $80,958 | $14 | $82,918 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $80,441 | $10.33 | $65,579 |
| 15 | Virginia | $80,268 | $11 | $66,396 |
| 16 | Illinois | $79,253 | $12 | $67,767 |
| 17 | Nebraska | $78,109 | $9 | $62,776 |
| 18 | Idaho | $76,918 | $7.25 | $52,021 |
| 19 | Vermont | $76,079 | $12.55 | $59,652 |
| 20 | Kansas | $75,979 | $7.25 | $59,660 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $74,982 | $12.25 | $61,726 |
| 22 | South Dakota | $73,893 | $9.95 | $65,647 |
| 23 | New York | $72,920 | $13.2 | $77,029 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $72,627 | $7.25 | $64,370 |
| 25 | Iowa | $72,429 | $7.25 | $57,012 |
| 26 | Maine | $71,139 | $12.75 | $57,319 |
| 27 | Wyoming | $71,052 | $7.25 | $66,337 |
| 28 | Arizona | $70,821 | $12.8 | $54,422 |
| 29 | Indiana | $70,190 | $7.25 | $56,644 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $69,943 | $7.25 | $59,064 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $68,882 | $7.25 | $65,324 |
| 32 | Delaware | $68,687 | $15.2 | $59,998 |
| 33 | Texas | $67,404 | $7.25 | $60,427 |
| 34 | Montana | $64,999 | $9.2 | $56,936 |
| 35 | Michigan | $64,488 | $9.87 | $54,684 |
| 36 | Nevada | $64,340 | $10.5 | $58,451 |
| 37 | Missouri | $63,594 | $11.15 | $55,141 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $62,891 | $7.25 | $55,654 |
| 39 | Ohio | $62,689 | $9.3 | $56,548 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $62,542 | $7.25 | $52,047 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $62,166 | $7.25 | $55,315 |
| 42 | Georgia | $61,497 | $7.25 | $55,366 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $60,096 | $7.25 | $53,579 |
| 44 | Florida | $59,734 | $10 | $61,529 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $57,206 | $7.25 | $54,074 |
| 46 | Alabama | $56,929 | $7.25 | $48,540 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $55,629 | $7.25 | $50,713 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $53,463 | $11.5 | $49,396 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $50,784 | $11 | $50,943 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $46,836 | $8.75 | $48,192 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $46,637 | $7.25 | $44,796 |
Median Household Income by State
Alabama
Median Household Income
$56,929
Ranked in the US
#46
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#32
Personal Income per Capita
$48,540
Ranked in the US
#49
Alaska
Median Household Income
$81,133
Ranked in the US
#12
$10.34
Ranked in the US
#22
Personal Income per Capita
$67,742
Ranked in the US
#12
Arizona
Median Household Income
$70,821
Ranked in the US
#28
$12.8
Ranked in the US
#9
Personal Income per Capita
$54,422
Ranked in the US
#41
Arkansas
Median Household Income
$50,784
Ranked in the US
#49
$11
Ranked in the US
#18
Personal Income per Capita
$50,943
Ranked in the US
#46
California
Median Household Income
$81,575
Ranked in the US
#11
$14
Ranked in the US
#4
Personal Income per Capita
$77,211
Ranked in the US
#4
Colorado
Median Household Income
$84,954
Ranked in the US
#8
$12.56
Ranked in the US
#11
Personal Income per Capita
$70,764
Ranked in the US
#9
Connecticut
Median Household Income
$80,958
Ranked in the US
#13
$14
Ranked in the US
#5
Personal Income per Capita
$82,918
Ranked in the US
#3
Delaware
Median Household Income
$68,687
Ranked in the US
#32
$15.2
Ranked in the US
#1
Personal Income per Capita
$59,998
Ranked in the US
#24
District of Columbia
Median Household Income
$90,640
Ranked in the US
#2
$10.5
Ranked in the US
#20
Personal Income per Capita
$98,317
Ranked in the US
#1
Florida
Median Household Income
$59,734
Ranked in the US
#44
$10
Ranked in the US
#25
Personal Income per Capita
$61,529
Ranked in the US
#21
Georgia
Median Household Income
$61,497
Ranked in the US
#42
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#33
Personal Income per Capita
$55,366
Ranked in the US
#37
Hawaii
Median Household Income
$82,199
Ranked in the US
#9
$10.1
Ranked in the US
#24
Personal Income per Capita
$58,967
Ranked in the US
#28
Idaho
Median Household Income
$76,918
Ranked in the US
#18
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#34
Personal Income per Capita
$52,021
Ranked in the US
#45
Illinois
Median Household Income
$79,253
Ranked in the US
#16
$12
Ranked in the US
#15
Personal Income per Capita
$67,767
Ranked in the US
#11
Indiana
Median Household Income
$70,190
Ranked in the US
#29
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#35
Personal Income per Capita
$56,644
Ranked in the US
#33
Iowa
Median Household Income
$72,429
Ranked in the US
#25
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#36
Personal Income per Capita
$57,012
Ranked in the US
#31
Kansas
Median Household Income
$75,979
Ranked in the US
#20
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#37
Personal Income per Capita
$59,660
Ranked in the US
#25
Kentucky
Median Household Income
$55,629
Ranked in the US
#47
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#38
Personal Income per Capita
$50,713
Ranked in the US
#47
Louisiana
Median Household Income
$57,206
Ranked in the US
#45
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#39
Personal Income per Capita
$54,074
Ranked in the US
#42
Maine
Median Household Income
$71,139
Ranked in the US
#26
$12.75
Ranked in the US
#10
Personal Income per Capita
$57,319
Ranked in the US
#30
Maryland
Median Household Income
$97,332
Ranked in the US
#1
$12.5
Ranked in the US
#13
Personal Income per Capita
$69,694
Ranked in the US
#10
Massachusetts
Median Household Income
$86,566
Ranked in the US
#7
$14.25
Ranked in the US
#3
Personal Income per Capita
$83,229
Ranked in the US
#2
Michigan
Median Household Income
$64,488
Ranked in the US
#35
$9.87
Ranked in the US
#27
Personal Income per Capita
$54,684
Ranked in the US
#40
Minnesota
Median Household Income
$80,441
Ranked in the US
#14
$10.33
Ranked in the US
#23
Personal Income per Capita
$65,579
Ranked in the US
#16
Mississippi
Median Household Income
$46,637
Ranked in the US
#51
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#40
Personal Income per Capita
$44,796
Ranked in the US
#51
Missouri
Median Household Income
$63,594
Ranked in the US
#37
$11.15
Ranked in the US
#17
Personal Income per Capita
$55,141
Ranked in the US
#39
Montana
Median Household Income
$64,999
Ranked in the US
#34
$9.2
Ranked in the US
#29
Personal Income per Capita
$56,936
Ranked in the US
#32
Nebraska
Median Household Income
$78,109
Ranked in the US
#17
Ranked in the US
#30
Personal Income per Capita
$62,776
Ranked in the US
#19
Nevada
Median Household Income
$64,340
Ranked in the US
#36
$10.5
Ranked in the US
#21
Personal Income per Capita
$58,451
Ranked in the US
#29
New Hampshire
Median Household Income
$88,841
Ranked in the US
#3
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#41
Personal Income per Capita
$74,229
Ranked in the US
#7
New Jersey
Median Household Income
$88,559
Ranked in the US
#4
$13
Ranked in the US
#8
Personal Income per Capita
$75,086
Ranked in the US
#6
New Mexico
Median Household Income
$53,463
Ranked in the US
#48
$11.5
Ranked in the US
#16
Personal Income per Capita
$49,396
Ranked in the US
#48
New York
Median Household Income
$72,920
Ranked in the US
#23
$13.2
Ranked in the US
#7
Personal Income per Capita
$77,029
Ranked in the US
#5
North Carolina
Median Household Income
$62,891
Ranked in the US
#38
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#42
Personal Income per Capita
$55,654
Ranked in the US
#36
North Dakota
Median Household Income
$68,882
Ranked in the US
#31
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#43
Personal Income per Capita
$65,324
Ranked in the US
#17
Ohio
Median Household Income
$62,689
Ranked in the US
#39
$9.3
Ranked in the US
#28
Personal Income per Capita
$56,548
Ranked in the US
#34
Oklahoma
Median Household Income
$60,096
Ranked in the US
#43
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#44
Personal Income per Capita
$53,579
Ranked in the US
#43
Oregon
Median Household Income
$81,855
Ranked in the US
#10
$13.5
Ranked in the US
#6
Personal Income per Capita
$60,990
Ranked in the US
#22
Pennsylvania
Median Household Income
$72,627
Ranked in the US
#24
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#45
Personal Income per Capita
$64,370
Ranked in the US
#18
Rhode Island
Median Household Income
$74,982
Ranked in the US
#21
$12.25
Ranked in the US
#14
Personal Income per Capita
$61,726
Ranked in the US
#20
South Carolina
Median Household Income
$62,542
Ranked in the US
#40
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#46
Personal Income per Capita
$52,047
Ranked in the US
#44
South Dakota
Median Household Income
$73,893
Ranked in the US
#22
$9.95
Ranked in the US
#26
Personal Income per Capita
$65,647
Ranked in the US
#15
Tennessee
Median Household Income
$62,166
Ranked in the US
#41
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#47
Personal Income per Capita
$55,315
Ranked in the US
#38
Texas
Median Household Income
$67,404
Ranked in the US
#33
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#48
Personal Income per Capita
$60,427
Ranked in the US
#23
Utah
Median Household Income
$87,649
Ranked in the US
#5
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#49
Personal Income per Capita
$56,268
Ranked in the US
#35
Vermont
Median Household Income
$76,079
Ranked in the US
#19
$12.55
Ranked in the US
#12
Personal Income per Capita
$59,652
Ranked in the US
#26
Virginia
Median Household Income
$80,268
Ranked in the US
#15
$11
Ranked in the US
#19
Personal Income per Capita
$66,396
Ranked in the US
#13
Washington
Median Household Income
$87,648
Ranked in the US
#6
$14.49
Ranked in the US
#2
Personal Income per Capita
$72,163
Ranked in the US
#8
West Virginia
Median Household Income
$46,836
Ranked in the US
#50
$8.75
Ranked in the US
#31
Personal Income per Capita
$48,192
Ranked in the US
#50
Wisconsin
Median Household Income
$69,943
Ranked in the US
#30
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#50
Personal Income per Capita
$59,064
Ranked in the US
#27
Wyoming
Median Household Income
$71,052
Ranked in the US
#27
$7.25
Ranked in the US
#51
Personal Income per Capita
$66,337
Ranked in the US
#14