The following is a collection of data for places with unusual or otherwise notable demographic characteristics within the United States. The data was obtained by the
U.S. Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
.
Of any population
''Note: Data for places with extremely small populations may be misleading or anomalous.''
Tenure
* Most populous place where the entire population owns their housing units.
Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Fort Devens is a United States Army Reserve military installation in the towns of Ayer and Shirley, in Middlesex County and Harvard in Worcester County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Due to extensive environmental contamination it was li ...
. Population: 1,017.
* Most populous place where the entire population rents their housing units.
K. I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan. Population: 1,443.
Income and housing costs
* Highest
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
and median housing cost below $100,000.
Naples, South Dakota. Per capita income: $78,450; median housing cost: $36,300; population: 25.
* Highest
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
and median housing cost below $200,000.
Rex, North Carolina
Rex is a census-designated place (CDP) in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 55 at the 2010 census, and Rex ranked fourth on the list of the highest-income places in the United States.
Geography
Rex is located at ( ...
. Per capita income: $148,073; median housing cost: $137,500; population: 55.
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and median housing cost below $100,000.
Valley Park, Oklahoma. Median household income: $101,376; median housing cost: $27,500; population: 24.
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and median housing cost below $200,000.
Rex, North Carolina
Rex is a census-designated place (CDP) in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 55 at the 2010 census, and Rex ranked fourth on the list of the highest-income places in the United States.
Geography
Rex is located at ( ...
. Median household income: above $200,000; median housing cost: $137,500; population: 55.
* Lowest
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
and median housing cost in excess of $1,000,000.
Kirkwood, California
Kirkwood (formerly Kirk, Kirkwood's, and Roundtop) is an unincorporated community in Alpine and Amador counties, California, United States. Kirkwood's main attraction is the Kirkwood Mountain Resort. The town is accessible by State Route 88. Ki ...
. Per capita income: $14,853; population: 96.
* Lowest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and median housing cost in excess of $1,000,000.
Mountain Village, Colorado
Mountain Village is a home rule municipality in San Miguel County, southwestern Colorado. It is located just southwest of Telluride, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains. The elevation of the town rises above Telluride to 9,540 feet. The populat ...
. Median household income: $30,663; population: 978.
Income and race
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and an entirely
European American
European Americans (also referred to as Euro-Americans) are Americans of European ancestry. This term includes people who are descended from the first European settlers in the United States as well as people who are descended from more recent Eu ...
population. The following places had an entirely European American population and a median household income above $200,000:
:*
Mound, Louisiana
Mound is a village in Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States. With a population of 12 at the 2000 census, it is Louisiana's smallest village by population. Its ZIP Code is 71282. It is part of the Tallulah Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Hi ...
. Population: 12.
:*
Orchid, Florida
Orchid is a town in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The population was 415 at the 2010 census and was the ninth highest-income place in the United States. It is ranked sixth in Florida locations by per capita income. Orchid is part ...
. Population: 140.
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and a proportion of
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
s in excess of 50 percent.
Woodmore, Maryland
Woodmore is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP 86710) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,513. The CDP is located within the boundaries of Route 193 (Enterprise Road) t ...
. Percent African American: 64.9%; median household income: $97,270; population: 6,077.
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and a proportion of
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants). Although this term had historically been used for all the indigenous people ...
s in excess of 50 percent.
Milpitas, California
Milpitas (Spanish for "little milpas") is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in Silicon Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 80,273. The city's origins lie in Rancho Milpitas, granted to Californio ranchero JosĂŠ MarĂ ...
. Percent Asian: 51.8%; median household income: $84,429; population: 62,698.
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and a proportion of
Native Hawaiian
Native Hawaiians (also known as Indigenous Hawaiians, KÄnaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, First Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians) ( haw, kÄnaka, , , and ), are the indigenous ethnic group of Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaii ...
s or other
Pacific Islanders
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/ racial term, it is used to describe the original peoplesâinhabitants and diasporasâof any of the three major subregions of Oce ...
in excess of 20 percent.
Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii
WaimÄnalo Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the City & County of Honolulu, in the District of Koolaupoko, on the island of Oahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. This small windward community is located near the eastern end of the ...
. Percent Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 47.3%; median household income: $55,781; population: 4,271.
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and a proportion of
Native Americans in excess of 50 percent.
Lotsee, Oklahoma. Percent Native American: 72.7%; median household income: $152,338; population: 11.
Race
* Highest percentage of
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
s. All inhabitants are African American in the following places:
:*
McMullen, Alabama. Population: 66.
:*
Birdsong, Arkansas
Birdsong is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 32 at the 2020 census, down from 41 in 2010.
Geography
The town is in the southwest corner of Mississippi County, north of Gilmore, southeast of Tyronza, a ...
. Population: 40.
* Highest percentage of
Asians.
Kaumakani, Hawaii
Kaumakani (literally, "place in the wind" in the Hawaiian language) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 749 at the 2010 census, up from 607 at the 2000 census.
History
Kaumakani was off ...
. Percent Asian: 76.1; population: 607.
* Highest percentage of
Native Hawaiians
Native Hawaiians (also known as Indigenous Hawaiians, KÄnaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, First Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians) ( haw, kÄnaka, , , and ), are the indigenous ethnic group of Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaii ...
or other
Pacific Islanders
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/ racial term, it is used to describe the original peoplesâinhabitants and diasporasâof any of the three major subregions of Oce ...
.
Anahola, Hawaii. Percent Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 47.8%; population: 1,932.
* Highest percentage of
Native Americans. All inhabitants are Native Americans in the following places:
:*
Birch Creek, Alaska
Birch Creek (''Ĺiteet'aii'' in Gwichâin) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 33 at the 2010 census, up from 28 in 2000.
Geography
The village is along Birch Creek, abou ...
. Population: 28.
:*
New Allakaket, Alaska. Population: 36.
:*
Pinehill, New Mexico
Pinehill or Pine Hill is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is located on the Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation. The population was 88 at the 2010 census. The location of the CDP in 2010 had become the locati ...
. Population: 116.
:*
Winslow West, Arizona
Winslow West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino and Navajo counties in Arizona, United States. The population was 438 at the 2010 census. The entire community is off-reservation trust land belonging to the Hopi tribe. It lies just w ...
. Population: 131.
:*
Spring Creek, South Dakota
Spring Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 236 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.3 square miles (2 ...
. Population: 136.
:*
La Plant, South Dakota
La Plant is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 167 at the 2020 census. It is within the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.
La Plant was laid out in 1910, and named in honor of a loca ...
. Population: 150.
Population in excess of 10,000
Income and housing costs
* Highest
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
and median housing cost below $100,000.
Greater Sun Center, Florida. Per capita income: $28,222; median housing cost: $93,100; population: 16,321.
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and median housing cost below $100,000.
The Colony, Texas
The Colony is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas. The population was 44,534 at the 2020 census.
History
The Colony derives its name from the original Peters Colony. The Peters Colony headquarters was located ...
. Median household income: $64,080; median housing cost: $26,661; population: 26,531.
* Lowest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and median housing cost in excess of $1,000,000.
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. A notable and historic suburb of Greater Los Angeles, it is in a wealthy area immediately southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. B ...
. Median household income: $70,945; population: 33,784.
Race
* Highest percentage of
African American
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s:
East St. Louis, Illinois
East St. Louis is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois. It is directly across the Mississippi River from Downtown St. Louis, Missouri and the Gateway Arch National Park. East St. Louis is in the Metro-East region of Southern Illinois. Once a b ...
. Percent African American: 97.7; population: 31,542.
* Highest percentage of
Asians:
Waipahu, Hawaii
Waipahu () is a former sugarcane plantation town and now census-designated place (CDP) located in the Ewa District on the island of Oahu in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 43,4 ...
. Percent Asian: 65.4; population: 33,108.
* Highest percentage of
Whites
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Description of populations as " ...
:
Kiryas Joel, New York
Kiryas Joel ( yi, קר×ת ××××, Kiryas Yoyel, ; often locally abbreviated as KJ) is a village coterminous with the Town of Palm Tree in Orange County, New York, United States. The village shares one government with the Town. The vast major ...
. Percent White: 99.8; population: 13,138.
* Highest percentage of
Hispanics or Latinos:
San Benito, Texas
San Benito is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. Its population was 24,250 at the 2010 census. On April 3, 2007, San Benito celebrated the 100th anniversary of its naming.
The post office was named "Diaz" from April to May 1907. The ...
. Percent Hispanic or Latino: 88.9; population: 25,500.
Population in excess of 50,000
Income
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
.
Cupertino, California
Cupertino ( ) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 57,8 ...
. Median household income: $100,411; population: 50,546.
* Highest
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
and median housing cost below $100,000.
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in t ...
. Per capita income: $24,015; median housing cost: $97,300; population: 158,216.
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
and median housing cost below $100,000.
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Broken Arrow is a city located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, primarily in Tulsa County, with a portion in western Wagoner County. It is the largest suburb of Tulsa. According to the 2010 census, Broken Arrow has a popul ...
. Median household income: $53,507; median housing cost: $99,000; population: 74,859.
Race
* Highest percentage of
African American
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s:
Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the ...
. Percent African American: 84.0; population: 102,746.
* Highest percentage of
Asians:
Monterey Park, California
Monterey Park is a city located in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, approximately from the Downtown Los Angeles civic center. The city's motto is "Pride in the past, Faith in the future". Mo ...
. Percent Asian: 61.8; population: 60,051.
* Highest percentage of
Whites
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:
Mentor, Ohio
Mentor ( ) is the largest city in Lake County, Ohio, Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 47,450 at the United States Census 2020, 2020 census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
Mentor was first settled in 1797. In 187 ...
. Percent White: 97.3; population: 50,278.
* Highest percentage of
Hispanics or Latinos:
Harlingen, Texas
Harlingen ( ) is a city in Cameron County in the central region of the Rio Grande Valley of the southern part of the U.S. state of Texas, about from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than and is the second-largest city in ...
. Percent Hispanic or Latino: 85.5; population: 51,500.
Income and race
* Only large county where the
median household income
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of African American households exceeds that of white households.
Queens, New York City
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long I ...
. Percent African American: 20%; median household income among blacks; $51,836. Percent white: 44%; median household income among whites; $50,960.
Population in excess of 200,000
* Highest
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
.
Plano, Texas
Plano ( ) is a city in Collin County, Texas, Collin County and Denton County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 285,494 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a principal city of the DallasâFort Worth metroplex.
Hist ...
. Median household income: $78,722; population: 222,030.
Race
* Highest percentage of
African American
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s:
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United StatesâCanada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...
. Percent African American: 81.6; population: 951,270.
* Highest percentage of
Asians:
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island o ...
. Percent Asian: 55.8; population: 371,657.
* Highest percentage of
Whites
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Description of populations as " ...
:
Scottsdale, Arizona
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. Percent White: 92.1; population: 202,705.
* Highest percentage of
Hispanics or Latinos:
Laredo, Texas
Laredo ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags (the flag of t ...
. Percent Hispanic or Latino: 95.6; population: 236,091. (2010)
See also
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Demographics of the United States
The United States had an official estimated resident population of 333,287,557 on July 1, 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This figure includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia but excludes the population of five unincorpor ...
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