As I promised yesterday, I looked at my whole collection of data to create the following assorted listicles based on the information I collected, plus a few other random facts and assumptions I found along the way. For example, I thought Miami was much bigger than 433,000 people.
All of this data comes from city-data.com, from information collected in 2009, and the 2010 US census.
Before we get into the lists, here’s some fun facts about the whole body of data:
Average population:647,099
Average median household income:$45,715
Average home cost:$252,041
Average rent: $860
Ten Cities with Largest Population
Detroit, Michigan: 910,920
Bronx, NYC: 1,383,871
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1,547,297
Phoenix, Arizona: 1,601,587
Manhattan, NYC: 1,621,897
Houston, Texas: 2,257,926
Queens, NYC: 2,277,251
Brooklyn, NYC: 2,538,705
Chicago, Illinois: 2,851,268
Los Angeles, California: 3,831,868
Ten Cities with Smallest Population
Charleston, South Carolina: 115,638
Manchester, New Hampshire: 109,395
Fargo, North Dakota: 95,556
Santa Fe, New Mexico: 73,720
Wilmington, Delaware: 73,069
Portland, Maine: 63,008
Cheyenne, Wyoming: 56,160
Charleston, West Virginia: 50,267
Helena, Montana: 29,939
Montpelier, Vermont: 7,705
Ten Cities with Hightest Median Family Income
Santa Fe, New Mexico: $52,045
Queens, NYC: $55,120
Boston, Massachusetts: $55,979
Honolulu, Hawaii: $57,601
Washington, DC: $59,290
Seattle, Washington: $60,843
Manhattan, NYC: $68,706
San Francisco, California: $70,770
Anchorage, Alaska: $72,832
Arlington, Virginia: $96,218
Ten Cities with the Lowest Median Family Income
Newark, New Jersey: $35,963
St. Louis, Missouri: $34,801
Wilmington, Delaware: $34,381
Bronx, NYC: $32,893
Louisville, Kentucky: $32,483
Jackson, Mississippi: $31,875
Birmingham, Alabama: $30,481
Buffalo, New York: $29,285
Miami, Florida: $28,999
Detroit, Michigan: $26,098
Ten Highest Median Home Prices
Bronx, NYC: $393,600
Washington, DC: $443,700
Seattle, Washington: $452,000
LA, California: $465,700
Queens, NYC: $475,600
Arlington, Virginia: $559,000
Brooklyn, NYC: $570,300
Honolulu, Hawaii: $593,000
San Francisco, California: $751,600
Manhattan, NYC: $849,000
Ten Lowest Median Home Prices
Louisville, Kentucky: $121,331
St. Louis, Missouri: $121,300
Tulsa, Oklahoma: $121,100
Indianapolis, Indiana: $120,400
Des Moines, Iowa: $120,300
Witchita, Kansas: $115,800
Jackson, Mississippi: $93,700
Birmingham, Alabama: $87,300
Detroit, Michigan: $67,000
Buffalo, New York: $66,200
