US cities by average household size

Kiryas Joel, NY had the highest average household size of 3211 cities in 2021, at 5.6 persons per household. Laguna Woods, CA had the lowest, at 1.5 persons per household. The median was 2.5 persons per household and the figure for the United States was 2.6 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5.6Kiryas Joel, NY

Lowest1.5Laguna Woods, CA

Median2.53211 cities

United States2.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 persons per household
1	Kiryas Joel, NY	5.6
2	New Square, NY	5.2
3	Greenfield, CA	4.6
4	Soledad, CA	4.5
5	Arvin, CA	4.4
6	Rexburg, ID	4.4
7	Eagle Mountain, UT	4.4
8	Calexico, CA	4.3
9	Mendota, CA	4.3
9	Perris, CA	4.3
11	Lynwood, CA	4.3
12	Highland, UT	4.3
12	Livingston, CA	4.3
14	Bell Gardens, CA	4.2
15	Saratoga Springs, UT	4.2
16	Jurupa Valley, CA	4.2
16	King City, CA	4.2
18	Baldwin Park, CA	4.1
18	Lathrop, CA	4.1
20	Eastvale, CA	4.1
21	La Puente, CA	4.1
22	Adelanto, CA	4.1
23	South El Monte, CA	4.1
24	Santa Ana, CA	4
25	McFarland, CA	4
26	Maywood, CA	4
26	Oxnard, CA	4
28	Parlier, CA	4
29	Cudahy, CA	4
30	American Canyon, CA	3.9
30	Moreno Valley, CA	3.9
30	South Gate, CA	3.9
33	Huntington Park, CA	3.9
34	Dinuba, CA	3.9
34	Mountain House, CA	3.9
36	Clarkston, GA	3.9
36	Imperial, CA	3.9
38	Rialto, CA	3.9
39	Delano, CA	3.8
39	Salem, UT	3.8
39	Shafter, CA	3.8
42	Compton, CA	3.8
42	Hamtramck, MI	3.8
42	Norwalk, CA	3.8
45	Sunnyside, WA	3.8
46	Manor, TX	3.8
47	Airmont, NY	3.8
47	El Monte, CA	3.8
47	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	3.8
47	Montclair, CA	3.8
51	Bell, CA	3.8
51	Lehi, UT	3.8
51	Santaquin, UT	3.8
54	Farmersville, CA	3.8
54	Madera, CA	3.8
54	Salinas, CA	3.8
54	Santa Maria, CA	3.8
58	Fontana, CA	3.8
59	Alton, TX	3.7
59	Lindon, UT	3.7
59	Mapleton, UT	3.7
59	Paramount, CA	3.7
59	San Fernando, CA	3.7
64	Florida City, FL	3.7
65	El Centro, CA	3.7
65	Hidalgo, TX	3.7
65	Reedley, CA	3.7
68	Syracuse, UT	3.7
69	Los Banos, CA	3.7
70	Alpine, UT	3.7
70	Patterson, CA	3.7
70	Rosemead, CA	3.7
70	San Luis, AZ	3.7
74	Kaysville, UT	3.7
74	Spanish Fork, UT	3.7
76	Chestnut Ridge, NY	3.7
76	Pico Rivera, CA	3.7
78	East Palo Alto, CA	3.6
78	San Juan, TX	3.6
78	Smithfield, UT	3.6
81	Grovetown, GA	3.6
82	Artesia, CA	3.6
82	Grantsville, UT	3.6
82	San Elizario, TX	3.6
85	Bluffdale, UT	3.6
85	Brawley, CA	3.6
85	Galena Park, TX	3.6
85	Kerman, CA	3.6
85	Palmdale, CA	3.6
90	Carson, CA	3.6
90	Murphy, TX	3.6
90	San Jacinto, CA	3.6
90	Watsonville, CA	3.6
94	Avenal, CA	3.6
94	Lake Elsinore, CA	3.6
94	Raymondville, TX	3.6
97	Ceres, CA	3.6
97	Heber, UT	3.6
97	Payson, UT	3.6
100	Commerce, CA	3.6
100	Sanger, CA	3.6
100	West Valley City, UT	3.6
103	Pomona, CA	3.6
104	Balch Springs, TX	3.6
104	Harrisburg, NC	3.6
106	Garden Grove, CA	3.5
106	Kearns, UT	3.5
106	Springville, UT	3.5
109	Chowchilla, CA	3.5
110	Cicero, IL	3.5
110	Tulare, CA	3.5
110	Wasco, CA	3.5
113	Herriman, UT	3.5
113	Hyrum, UT	3.5
115	Mascotte, FL	3.5
116	Hollister, CA	3.5
117	Bridgeton, NJ	3.5
117	Nolensville, TN	3.5
117	St. Cloud, FL	3.5
117	Victorville, CA	3.5
117	West Point, UT	3.5
122	Clinton, UT	3.5
123	Hesperia, CA	3.5
123	Laredo, TX	3.5
123	Passaic, NJ	3.5
126	Buena Park, CA	3.5
126	Newman, CA	3.5
126	Prosper, TX	3.5
129	Farmington, UT	3.4
129	Hempstead, NY	3.4
129	Oakley, CA	3.4
132	Gilroy, CA	3.4
132	Grandview, WA	3.4
134	Corona, CA	3.4
134	Highland, CA	3.4
134	Ontario, CA	3.4
134	West Covina, CA	3.4
138	Pleasant View, UT	3.4
138	Rio Grande City, TX	3.4
138	San Bernardino, CA	3.4
138	Santa Paula, CA	3.4
142	Pharr, TX	3.4
142	Roma, TX	3.4
142	Selma, CA	3.4
142	Spring Valley, NY	3.4
142	Tracy, CA	3.4
147	Horizon City, TX	3.4
147	North Ogden, UT	3.4
147	West Chicago, IL	3.4
150	Liberty Hill, TX	3.4
150	Miami Gardens, FL	3.4
150	Riverside, CA	3.4
153	Fillmore, CA	3.4
153	Glenn Heights, TX	3.4
153	Riverton, UT	3.4
153	Union City, CA	3.4
157	Great Neck, NY	3.4
157	Kissimmee, FL	3.4
157	New Albany, OH	3.4
157	Santa Fe Springs, CA	3.4
157	South Houston, TX	3.4
162	Forest Hill, TX	3.4
162	Hanover Park, IL	3.4
162	Wildomar, CA	3.4
165	Alamo, TX	3.3
165	Homestead, FL	3.3
165	Riverbank, CA	3.3
165	San Pablo, CA	3.3
169	Azusa, CA	3.3
169	Beaumont, CA	3.3
169	Buford, GA	3.3
169	Cibolo, TX	3.3
169	Glen Rock, NJ	3.3
169	Palmview, TX	3.3
169	Pittsburg, CA	3.3
169	Porterville, CA	3.3
177	Anaheim, CA	3.3
177	Carpentersville, IL	3.3
177	Newark, CA	3.3
177	Ocoee, FL	3.3
177	Pasco, WA	3.3
182	Brownsville, TX	3.3
182	Chula Vista, CA	3.3
182	Corcoran, CA	3.3
182	Lindsay, CA	3.3
182	Manassas Park, VA	3.3
182	Scarsdale, NY	3.3
182	Waxhaw, NC	3.3
182	West Haverstraw, NY	3.3
182	Woods Cross, UT	3.3
191	American Fork, UT	3.3
191	Coolidge, AZ	3.3
191	Independence, OR	3.3
191	Southlake, TX	3.3
191	Walnut, CA	3.3
196	Donna, TX	3.3
196	Downey, CA	3.3
196	Fulshear, TX	3.3
196	Murrieta, CA	3.3
196	Norco, CA	3.3
196	Parkland, FL	3.3
196	Seagoville, TX	3.3
196	West Park, FL	3.3
196	Westminster, CA	3.3
205	Daly City, CA	3.3
205	Lawndale, CA	3.3
205	Melissa, TX	3.3
205	Weslaco, TX	3.3
209	Chino, CA	3.3
209	Evans, CO	3.3
209	Haverstraw, NY	3.3
209	Magna, UT	3.3
209	Mission, TX	3.3
209	New Hyde Park, NY	3.3
209	Plainfield, IL	3.3
209	Pleasant Grove, UT	3.3
209	West Jordan, UT	3.3
218	Bellflower, CA	3.3
218	Buckeye, AZ	3.3
218	Milpitas, CA	3.3
218	Montebello, CA	3.3
218	Round Lake Beach, IL	3.3
223	Crowley, TX	3.3
223	Markham, IL	3.3
223	Socorro, TX	3.3
223	South Jordan, UT	3.3
223	Weston, FL	3.3
228	Exeter, CA	3.2
228	Hillsborough, CA	3.2
228	Providence Village, TX	3.2
228	Romeoville, IL	3.2
228	Stockton, CA	3.2
228	Summit, IL	3.2
234	Arlington, TN	3.2
234	Dumas, TX	3.2
234	Kuna, ID	3.2
234	Mercedes, TX	3.2
234	Somerton, AZ	3.2
234	Youngsville, LA	3.2
240	Elk Grove, CA	3.2
240	Yelm, WA	3.2
242	Colton, CA	3.2
242	Cutler Bay, FL	3.2
242	Hayward, CA	3.2
242	Lovejoy, GA	3.2
242	Lovington, NM	3.2
242	Orem, UT	3.2
242	Queen Creek, AZ	3.2
242	San Gabriel, CA	3.2
242	Stanton, CA	3.2

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About this ranking

Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 8 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (US cities by average household size, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities by average household size, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/us-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). US cities by average household size, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/us-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities by average household size, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/us-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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Which city has the highest average household size?

Kiryas Joel, NY, with 5.6 persons per household in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Laguna Woods, CA, with 1.5 persons per household in 2021.

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