Communities with the lowest median income

2. Springfield

2009 median income: $41,476
1999 median income: $46,808
1989 median income: $53,326
1979 median income: $49,157
30-year change: -15.6 percent

Fun Fact: Springfield has a permanent place in sports history, being the birthplace of basketball in 1891. The sport was invented by James Naismith who was looking for a sport to occupy his students indoors.

Pictured: Springfield skyline