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These places have the highest median household incomes in the United States.

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) -- Potomac, Md. has the highest median household income of any place in the United States with a population of over 25,000, according to rankings provided by the data company On Board. The median household income in Potomac is $112,452. That's almost 2.7 times the national median household income of $41,994. Westport, Conn. comes in second at $110,413.

It might not surprise you that, looking at the top three places on the income list, their residents are slightly older than average. The average American is 35.3 years old, according to census data. The average resident of Potomac is 43.8.

They are also much more educated. Only 8.9 percent of Americans have graduate degrees, but in Potomac 44.2 percent of residents have one. In Westport, almost a third of residents have a graduate degree. Here are the top 25 places with populations over 25,000 in the U.S. by median household income.
Source: On Board
Place Population Median Household Income
Potomac, Md. 45,166 112,452
Westport, Conn. 25,899 110,413
Highland Park, Ill. 31,860 97,317
Bloomfield Township, Mich. 42,965 97,224
Livingston, N.J. 27,383 92,578
Wellesley, Mass. 26,519 92,391
McLean, Va. 39,007 92,306
Trumbull, Conn. 34,532 91,550
Leawood, Kan. 29,151 90,906
Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 40,869 90,280
Olney, Md. 32,325 90,223
Bethesda, Md. 55,700 89,414
Plainview, N.Y. 25,411 89,127
Saratoga, Calif. 30,032 88,957
New City, N.Y. 34,092 88,417
Oceanside, N.Y. 32,647 86,995
Dix Hills, N.Y. 25,945 86,916
West Bloomfield Township, Mich. 66,649 86,250
Westfield, N.J. 29,673 86,221
Paramus borough, N.J. 25,791 86,077
Burke, Va. 57,546 85,894
Levittown, N.Y. 52,776 85,671
Los Altos, Calif. 27,768 85,587
West Springfield, Va. 28,324 85,040
Oakton, Va. 30,260 84,747


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