America’s Upper Class: 100 Cities With the Highest Concentrations of Wealth
By J. David Herman,
8 hours ago
Ever wonder which U.S. cities have the highest percentages of wealthy households ? You’ll find most of them in one state.
Among the top 50 cities for percentage of households earning $200,000+ a year (minimum 25,000 households), a whopping 26 are located in California. The next closest states — Texas and Washington — each place only four cities in the top 50.
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Among those top 50 cities, percentages of households earning 200,000+ range from 26% to more than 50%.
Reduce the minimum households to 500, and California still dominates with 14 of the top 50. That easily tops runner-up New York, which has 7 of the top 50. New Jersey, Texas and Virginia each have five. In the No. 1 city on the list, nearly 83% of households top the $200,000 mark.
These figures are based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, last conducted in 2022.
Here’s a look at each list, including total households, along with the percentage of those households meeting the $200,000 annual threshold .
MINIMUM 25,000 HOUSEHOLDSCary, North Carolina
- Total number of households: 66,120
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 26.3
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Santa Monica, California
- Total number of households: 46,207
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 26.6
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Lake Forest, California
- Total number of households: 30,298
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 27
Seattle, Washington
- Total number of households: 345,246
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 27
West Hartford, Connecticut
- Total number of households: 26,100
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 27.3
Berkeley, California
- Total number of households: 45,788
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 27.6
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Roswell, Georgia
- Total number of households: 35,435
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 27.8
Irvine, California
- Total number of households: 110,465
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 27.9
Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Total number of households: 49,475
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 28
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Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Total number of households: 25,070
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 28.4
Sugar Land, Texas
- Total number of households: 37,481
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 28.4
Reston, Virginia
- Total number of households: 27,808
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 28.5
Folsom, California
- Total number of households: 28,298
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 28.5
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Plymouth, Minnesota
- Total number of households: 32,727
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 28.9
Thousand Oaks, California
- Total number of households: 46,143
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 28.9
Mission Viejo, California
- Total number of households: 32,650
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 29.5
Laguna Niguel, California
- Total number of households: 25,239
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 30.0
Walnut Creek, California
- Total number of households: 32,205
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 30.2
Arlington, Virginia
- Total number of households: 110,887
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 30.3
Highlands Ranch, California
- Total number of households: 37,583
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 30.5
Carlsbad, California
- Total number of households: 43,912
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 30.6
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Redondo Beach, California
- Total number of households: 28,562
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 30.7
Alameda, California
- Total number of households: 29,820
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 31.1
Carmel, Indiana
- Total number of households: 37,888
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 31.4
Kirkland, Washington
- Total number of households: 37,546
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 31.9
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Frisco, Texas
- Total number of households: 70,502
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 32.1
San Jose, California
- Total number of households: 324,842
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 32.3
Johns Creek, Georgia
- Total number of households: 28,439
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 33.0
Naperville, Illinois
- Total number of households: 53,815
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 33.3
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Brookline, Massachusetts
- Total number of households: 26,919
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 33.5
Ellicott City, Maryland
- Total number of households: 26,879
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 34.2
The Woodlands, Texas
- Total number of households: 43,164
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 34.6
Flower Mound, Texas
- Total number of households: 27,017
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 34.8
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San Francisco, California
- Total number of households: 360,842
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 35.0
Livermore, California
- Total number of households: 30,666
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 35.5
Redmond, Washington
- Total number of households: 30,190
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 36.2
Bellevue, Washington
- Total number of households: 60,882
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 36.2
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San Mateo, California
- Total number of households: 39,916
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 36.3
Redwood City, California
- Total number of households: 29,993
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 36.6
Newport Beach, California
- Total number of households: 38,636
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 39.5
Santa Clara, California
- Total number of households: 47,434
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 39.8
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Fremont, California
- Total number of households: 74,995
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 40.7
Hoboken, New Jersey
- Total number of households: 27,879
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 40.8
Sunnyvale, California
- Total number of households: 58,646
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 42.8
Mountain View, California
- Total number of households: 34,516
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 43.9
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Newton, Massachusetts
- Total number of households: 31,735
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 44.4
Pleasanton, California
- Total number of households: 27,849
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 44.9
Bethesda, Maryland
- Total number of households: 27,105
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 46.3
San Ramon, California
- Total number of households: 29,585
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 47.9
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Palo Alto, California
- Total number of households: 26,064
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 52
MINIMUM 500 HOUSEHOLDSForsgate, New Jersey
- Total number of households: 737
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 63.2
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
- Total number of households: 1,430
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 63.3
Huntington Bay, New York
- Total number of households: 713
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 63.4
Essex Fells, New Jersey
- Total number of households: 726
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 63.5
Union Mill, Virginia
- Total number of households: 1,328
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 63.5
Winnetka Hills, Minnesota
- Total number of households: 4,242
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 64.0
Bell Canyon, California
- Total number of households: 528
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 64.2
Los Altos, California
- Total number of households: 10,887
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 64.2
Southlake, Texas
- Total number of households: 9,298
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 64.3
West Menlo Park, California
- Total number of households: 1,193
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 64.6
Riverside, Connecticut
- Total number of households: 2,938
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 64.6
Lexington Hills, California
- Total number of households: 890
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 64.9
Greens Farms, Connecticut
- Total number of households: 1,032
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 65.0
West University Place, Texas
- Total number of households: 5,245
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 65.1
Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
- Total number of households: 1,409
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 65.2
Alamo, California
- Total number of households: 4,963
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 65.7
Loyola, California
- Total number of households: 1,268
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 66.3
Los Altos Hills, California
- Total number of households: 3,084
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 66.3
East Hills, New York
- Total number of households: 2,238
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 66.6
Cherry Hills, Colorado
- Total number of households: 2,242
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 66.9
Old Hill, Connecticut
- Total number of households: 976
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 67.1
Sands Point, New York
- Total number of households: 820
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 67.4
Kildeer, Illinois
- Total number of households: 1,339
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 67.7
Atherton, California
- Total number of households: 2,183
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 68.1
Mission Hills, Kansas
- Total number of households: 1,254
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 68.2
Piedmont, California
- Total number of households: 3,789
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 68.2
Piney Point Village, Texas
- Total number of households: 1,146
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 68.6
Difficult Run, Virginia
- Total number of households: 3,277
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 68.9
Woodside, California
- Total number of households: 1,696
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 69.0
Clyde Hill, Washington
- Total number of households: 1,156
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 69.1
Brookmont, Maryland
- Total number of households: 1,298
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 69.4
Great Falls, Virginia
- Total number of households: 5,019
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 69.4
Hidden Hills, California
- Total number of households: 646
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 69.5
Bunker Hill, Texas
- Total number of households: 1,159
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 69.5
Hillsborough, California
- Total number of households: 3,483
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 69.6
Laurel Hollow, New York
- Total number of households: 613
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 70.3
Emerald Lake Hills, California
- Total number of households: 1,580
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 70.3
Munsey Park, New York
- Total number of households: 822
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 70.8
One Loudoun, Virginia
- Total number of households: 854
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 71.1
Brookville, New York
- Total number of households: 764
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 71.9
Villanova, Pennsylvania
- Total number of households: 786
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 72.6
Short Hills, New Jersey
- Total number of households: 4,575
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 72.9
Tokeneke, Connecticut
- Total number of households: 766
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 73
Belle Meade, Tennessee
- Total number of households: 915
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 74
Scarsdale, New York
- Total number of households: 5,523
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 74.3
Hunters Creek Village, Texas
- Total number of households: 1,524
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 75
Great Falls Crossing, Virginia
- Total number of households: 540
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 75.7
Chevy Chase Village, Maryland
Total number of households: 682
Percentage of households earning $200K+: 76.4
Chevy Chase, Maryland
- Total number of households: 995
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 76.7
La Honda, California
- Total number of households: 602
- Percentage of households earning $200K+: 82.7
Photo disclaimer: In several instances, an image of a nearby city or area was used for representational purposes only.
Methodology: For this piece, GOBankingRates looked at cities that had the highest percentage of households earning over $200K. GOBankingRates broke this down in both a minimum of 500 households list and a minimum of 25,000 households list. For both, GOBankingRates found the total households and percentage of households earning $200K or more. All data was sourced from the 2022 American Community Survey as conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. All data was collected and is up to date as of June 10, 2024.
This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com : America’s Upper Class: 100 Cities With the Highest Concentrations of Wealth
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