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Updated · Arizona Big Media · Aug 11
Tucson Posts 5.5% Income Gain, Ranking No. 23 Among 94 Large U.S. Communities
Updated
Updated · Arizona Big Media · Aug 11

Tucson Posts 5.5% Income Gain, Ranking No. 23 Among 94 Large U.S. Communities

1 articles · Updated · Arizona Big Media · Aug 11

Summary

  • $60,483 was Tucson’s latest median household income, up 5.5% after inflation over two years—the biggest gain among Arizona cities in SmartAsset’s study.
  • Mesa followed with a 5.0% inflation-adjusted increase, while 5.6% of Tucson households earned more than $200,000 a year.
  • 63 of the 94 cities and census-designated places with at least 250,000 residents posted positive income growth, showing many large communities outpaced rising prices.
  • Enterprise, Nevada, led nationally with an 18% gain to $111,128, while St. Paul and Minneapolis ranked at the bottom with inflation-adjusted declines of 8% and 7%.

Insights

Why are household incomes surging in certain Western cities even as their local job markets continue to shrink?
Could the booming wealth in top-ranked metros secretly be pricing out the very residents who built those communities?
What hidden local policies are quietly draining household wealth and investment in America's worst-performing cities?