Rating

High Median Earnings

Scale55-100

Higher values are better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight places with higher median annual earnings among residents age 16+ with earnings, on a fixed 2024-dollar scale that reflects published survey uncertainty.

Sources

Data behind the rating

2 sources

2020–2024 U.S. Census ACS 5-Year — Median Earnings

2020–2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Direct place-level median earnings in the past 12 months, in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, among residents age 16 and over with earnings, with the published 90% margin of error.
What it tells us: Shows a resident earnings outcome that includes wage or salary income and net self-employment income; it does not measure current salary offers, hourly wages, occupation fit, or jobs located in the place.

2020–2024 U.S. Census ACS 5-Year — Population With Earnings

2020–2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Estimated population age 16 and over with earnings in the past 12 months, plus its published 90% margin of error, used as the relevant evidence universe.
What it tells us: Supports the evidence-size confidence adjustment; this is an estimated population universe, not the ACS survey sample size.

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