In 2021, Pozuelo de Alarcon (Madrid) was the town with more than 2,000 inhabitants with the highest average annual income per person at €27,167, while El Palmar de Troya in Seville had the lowest figure at €7,299, according to the 'Household Income Distribution Atlas' for the year 2021 published by the National Statistics Institute (INE).
According to the Statistics data, Matadepera, in Barcelona, is the second richest town, with an average annual income per inhabitant of €24,091, followed by Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), with €23,169, and two other towns in Barcelona, Sant Just Desvern and Sant Cugat del Valles, with average annual incomes of €22,322 and €21,888 per inhabitant, respectively. These five towns are the same as in the INE's previous 'Atlas' published for the year 2020.
On the other hand, the five towns with more than 2,000 inhabitants with the lowest average annual income per inhabitant in 2021 are mainly in Andalusia: El Palmar de Troya, in Seville (€7,299); Albuñol and Iznalloz, both in Granada, with €7,371 and €7,540, respectively; Villanueva del Fresno, in Badajoz, with €7,694, and La Mojonera, in Almeria, also with €7,694.
The first three already topped the ranking of towns with the lowest per capita income in 2020, but the latter two were not among the top five in the previous statistics.
By geographical location, the 2021 data published by the INE show that 84.9% of the towns in the Basque Country are among the 25% with the highest income in Spain, above €14,443, followed by those in Navarre, with 66.5%.
At the other end of the scale is Murcia, where 86.7% of its towns are among the 25% with the lowest income, below €10,987, followed by Andalusia, with 83.7%.
Guipuzcoa, the province with the highest income per inhabitant
According to the INE, the provincial capitals with the highest percentage of census sections with the highest average annual net income per inhabitant, above €18,152, are led by San Sebastian (54.9%), Madrid (39.1%) and Barcelona (35.7%). In contrast, Pontevedra (1.6%), Zamora (2%) and Huelva (2.8%) have the lowest percentages of wealthy census sections.
The provincial capitals with the highest percentage of sections with the lowest average annual net income per inhabitant, below the first income decile (€9,295), are Melilla (29.5%), Ceuta (26.8%) and Alicante (24%).
Statistics highlight that nine provincial capitals have no census sections at the low end of average income per inhabitant, two less than in 2020.
Overall, 59.5% of the population in the Basque Country lives in high-income census sections, while in the case of Extremadura, this percentage is only 7.4%. In contrast, 60.2% of the population in Extremadura lives in low-income census sections. In the Basque Country, this percentage stands at 1.4%.
By provinces, Guipuzcoa tops the list in terms of annual income, with an average annual net income per inhabitant of €16,887 in 2021. It is followed by Vizcaya, with €16,192; Madrid (€16,146); Álava (€15,539) and Barcelona (€15,297).
The provinces with the lowest annual income per capita are Almeria (€10,103 net income), Badajoz (€10,549), Huelva (€10,609), Jaen (€10,689), and Cadiz (€10,712).
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