Yup, my in-laws area, I would be considered low-income there too

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Shocking salary to qualify for being low income in Orange County revealed
A six-figure salary used to be a sign that you'd made it.

But not anymore in Orange County, California.

A single person living in Orange County earning $104,200 a year is now classified as "low income," according to official state documents released by California's Department of Housing and Community Development.

The staggering new poverty line is codified in the state's newly released 2026 income limits, which dictates applicant eligibility for income-restricted apartments, rent caps, and taxpayer-funded housing assistance.

Just last year, the low-income cutoff for a single person in the wealthy Southern California enclave was $94,750.