Country Life Acres village in Missouri is the most affluent place in the US.
That's based on five years of data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey covering 2017 to 2021. Insider looked at mean household income data for places, including everything from tiny unincorporated villages to the nation's largest cities, throughout the country.
Some places with available data had far higher household incomes than other US places. In Country Life Acres village, there were 34 households based on the five-year data. The average household income was $617,688. This figure is $432,430 when looking at the average for just those with earnings.
The 20 most affluent places, based on places with available data, all had household incomes above $485,000. Four of the top 20 are places in New York, including Brookville village. With 733 households, the average household income in Brookville village was $617,173. For households with earnings, the average was $561,681 in this New York location.
The following are the 20 most affluent places in the US based on places with estimates from the American Community Survey.