Making a million bucks a year sounds great … but also maybe slightly out of reach. Well, apparently, the number of households with a combined annual income greater than $1 million increased since 2017, according to a recent Point2 report.
The real estate-focused site found that the number of homeowner households that earn at least $1 million more than quadrupled between 2017 and 2022, reaching 136,697 (adding 100,000 households). Of the about 320,000 people living in these households, the largest share (37.4%) are Gen Xers, followed by baby boomers (28.9%) and Millennials (19.7%). The typical millionaire owner is a 50-year-old chief executive or physician who owns a $1.8-million, five-bedroom home, and has three cars. Oh, and he or she likely lives in San Francisco or New York.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed Point2’s report, The Rise of the Millionaire Homeowner: Number of Ultra-Wealthy U.S. Owners Quadruples in 5 Years, to find the cities with the highest concentration of homeowner households making seven figures. Ties were broken by the actual number of such households. All data is from the report except for median household income and median home value, which we added for comparison, and these data came from the Census Bureau 2022 American Community Survey.
Among the cities on the list, the concentration of homeowner households that make over $1 million ranges from 0.03% of all households in Pittsburgh to 0.49% of all households in San Francisco. Depending on the city, such households typically own homes worth anywhere from nearly $700,000 in Cincinnati to $2.8 million in San Francisco. (Also see: The City in Every State With the Most Billionaires.)
The city with the most millionaire owners is by far New York, with over 26,000 millionaire households, followed by Los Angeles with nearly 11,000 households, and San Francisco with nearly 9,000 such households. Boston and Washington D.C. are also in the top five in both the number and concentration of millionaire households.
Why This Matters
Making seven digits a year is a goal no doubt many would like to be able to achieve. And considering the significant rise in households making over $1 million in the past five years, this target is more achievable than previously. Understanding where these households are can shed light on the health of the local economy and help those aspiring for that goal decide where to settle.
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 979 or 0.07% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 18.7%; Gen X: 27.1%; Baby boomers: 40.6%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $534,900 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,649,873
Metro median household income, 2022: $87,574
20. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 749 or 0.08% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 30.8%; Gen X: 34.9%; Baby boomers: 26.4%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $490,000 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,573,600
Metro median household income, 2022: $100,378
19. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 1,201 or 0.08% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 22.3%; Gen X: 40.7%; Baby boomers: 20.5%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $359,800 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,136,043
Metro median household income, 2022: $96,945
18. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 2,128 or 0.08% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 11.9%; Gen X: 40.9%; Baby boomers: 30.1%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Physicians
Home values: metro median: $332,600 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,071,193
Metro median household income, 2022: $100,032
16. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 2,110 or 0.09% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 20.4%; Gen X: 48.2%; Baby boomers: 22.5%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $362,600 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,263,135
Metro median household income, 2022: $99,405
15. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 2,648 or 0.09% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 19.3%; Gen X: 44.1%; Baby boomers: 24.7%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $349,500 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,402,167
Metro median household income, 2022: $95,220
15. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 871 or 0.10% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 17.5%; Gen X: 41.5%; Baby boomers: 23.5%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Physicians
Home values: metro median: $432,300 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,127,358
Metro median household income, 2022: $77,939
14. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 997 or 0.10% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 8.1%; Gen X: 37.1%; Baby boomers: 40.7%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $361,100 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,728,810
Metro median household income, 2022: $80,684
13. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 1,346 or 0.10% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 14.0%; Gen X: 41.8%; Baby boomers: 35.7%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Other managers
Home values: metro median: $344,400 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,700,049
Metro median household income, 2022: $72,634
12. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 1,228 or 0.11% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 10.2%; Gen X: 35.6%; Baby boomers: 34.4%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Physicians
Home values: metro median: $371,200 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,058,444
Metro median household income, 2022: $108,268
11. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 2,863 or 0.11% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 21.5%; Gen X: 32.9%; Baby boomers: 28.9%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Physicians
Home values: metro median: $284,100 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,466,682
Metro median household income, 2022: $92,476
10. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 1,426 or 0.12% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 29.2%; Gen X: 39.6%; Baby boomers: 22.6%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $596,800 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,534,607
Metro median household income, 2022: $105,769
9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 4,750 or 0.13% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 17.4%; Gen X: 40.3%; Baby boomers: 29.6%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $301,300 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,380,414
Metro median household income, 2022: $95,861
8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 1,739 or 0.14% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 24.4%; Gen X: 34.0%; Baby boomers: 28.6%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Physicians
Home values: metro median: $846,600 vs. millionaire avg.: $2,535,940
Metro median household income, 2022: $107,657
7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 3,548 or 0.15% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 14.2%; Gen X: 32.4%; Baby boomers: 36.0%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $429,800 vs. millionaire avg.: $2,038,202
Metro median household income, 2022: $81,433
6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 3,015 or 0.18% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 31.3%; Gen X: 43.4%; Baby boomers: 16.5%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Software developers
Home values: metro median: $718,100 vs. millionaire avg.: $2,097,815
Metro median household income, 2022: $109,104
5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 10,762 or 0.23% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 22.0%; Gen X: 35.1%; Baby boomers: 31.3%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $847,400 vs. millionaire avg.: $2,778,967
Metro median household income, 2022: $105,024
4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 5,741 or 0.24% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 16.4%; Gen X: 37.9%; Baby boomers: 30.5%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Lawyers, and judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
Home values: metro median: $553,100 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,675,972
Metro median household income, 2022: $137,864
3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 5,933 or 0.29% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 18.2%; Gen X: 38.3%; Baby boomers: 26.4%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $618,100 vs. millionaire avg.: $1,924,335
Metro median household income, 2022: $112,603
2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 26,561 or 0.33% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 22.8%; Gen X: 38.6%; Baby boomers: 24.1%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Lawyers, and judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
Home values: metro median: $578,800 vs. millionaire avg.: $2,055,099
Metro median household income, 2022: $112,279
1. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
Homeowner households making at least $1 million: 8,852 or 0.49% out of all households
Millionaire households by generation: Millennials: 28.3%; Gen X: 40.3%; Baby boomers: 20.3%
Main occupation of millionaire households: Chief executives and legislators
Home values: metro median: $1,135,500 vs. millionaire avg.: $2,816,196
Metro median household income, 2022: $142,246
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