US cities by average household size

Kiryas Joel, NY had the highest average household size of 3214 cities in 2022, at 5.5 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.

Highest5.5Kiryas Joel, NY

Lowest1.5Laguna Woods, CA

Median2.53214 cities

United States2.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 persons per household	Change on 2021
1	Kiryas Joel, NY	5.5	-2%
2	New Square, NY	5.4	+4.4%
3	Greenfield, CA	4.5	-0.9%
4	Arvin, CA	4.4	-0.5%
5	Livingston, CA	4.3	+0.5%
6	Eagle Mountain, UT	4.2	-2.8%
7	Perris, CA	4.2	-1.9%
8	Highland, UT	4.2	-1.9%
9	Lynwood, CA	4.2	-2.3%
9	Soledad, CA	4.2	-7.9%
11	Saratoga Springs, UT	4.2	-1%
12	Mendota, CA	4.1	-4.4%
13	Calexico, CA	4.1	-4.9%
13	King City, CA	4.1	-1.2%
15	Bell Gardens, CA	4.1	-3.8%
16	Eastvale, CA	4	-1.7%
16	Jurupa Valley, CA	4	-2.9%
18	Lathrop, CA	4	-2.4%
19	McFarland, CA	4	-0.5%
20	Imperial, CA	4	+2.1%
20	Santa Ana, CA	4	-2%
22	Baldwin Park, CA	4	-4.1%
23	Adelanto, CA	3.9	-3%
24	Cudahy, CA	3.9	-1.5%
24	La Puente, CA	3.9	-3.9%
24	Oxnard, CA	3.9	-2%
27	Madera, CA	3.9	+4%
27	Maywood, CA	3.9	-2.2%
27	South El Monte, CA	3.9	-3.5%
30	Parlier, CA	3.9	-2.3%
31	Moreno Valley, CA	3.9	-1%
32	Rialto, CA	3.9	0%
32	South Gate, CA	3.9	-1.3%
34	Compton, CA	3.8	0%
34	Dinuba, CA	3.8	-1.5%
34	Mountain House, CA	3.8	-1.5%
37	Clarkston, GA	3.8	-1.5%
37	Santaquin, UT	3.8	+1.3%
39	Farmersville, CA	3.8	+1.1%
39	Hidalgo, TX	3.8	+2.2%
41	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	3.8	0%
42	Delano, CA	3.8	-1.6%
43	American Canyon, CA	3.8	-3.6%
43	San Fernando, CA	3.8	+0.8%
43	Shafter, CA	3.8	-1.8%
46	Santa Maria, CA	3.8	0%
47	Fontana, CA	3.7	-0.3%
47	Norwalk, CA	3.7	-2.3%
47	Rexburg, ID	3.7	-14.2%
47	Syracuse, UT	3.7	+0.8%
51	Alton, TX	3.7	-0.3%
51	Grantsville, UT	3.7	+3%
51	Patterson, CA	3.7	+1.6%
51	Salem, UT	3.7	-2.9%
51	Salinas, CA	3.7	-0.8%
51	San Jacinto, CA	3.7	+3.6%
57	Hamtramck, MI	3.7	-2.9%
58	Airmont, NY	3.7	-2.1%
59	Huntington Park, CA	3.7	-5.1%
59	Montclair, CA	3.7	-2.4%
61	Chestnut Ridge, NY	3.7	+0.8%
61	Los Banos, CA	3.7	0%
61	Paramount, CA	3.7	-1.6%
64	Bell, CA	3.7	-2.9%
64	East Palo Alto, CA	3.7	+0.5%
64	Galena Park, TX	3.7	+1.4%
64	Pico Rivera, CA	3.7	+0.3%
68	Murphy, TX	3.7	+1.4%
69	Kaysville, UT	3.6	-0.5%
69	Mapleton, UT	3.6	-2.7%
71	Lindon, UT	3.6	-2.9%
71	Sanger, CA	3.6	+1.7%
71	Sunnyside, WA	3.6	-4.7%
74	Florida City, FL	3.6	-2.9%
74	Lehi, UT	3.6	-4%
76	Alpine, UT	3.6	-1.6%
76	El Monte, CA	3.6	-4.7%
76	Spanish Fork, UT	3.6	-1.4%
76	Wasco, CA	3.6	+2.6%
80	Kerman, CA	3.6	-0.6%
80	Liberty Hill, TX	3.6	+6.2%
80	San Luis, AZ	3.6	-2.2%
83	Ceres, CA	3.6	0%
83	El Centro, CA	3.6	-3.8%
83	Palmdale, CA	3.6	-0.8%
83	Reedley, CA	3.6	-3.8%
83	Rosemead, CA	3.6	-2.5%
88	West Valley City, UT	3.6	0%
89	Carson, CA	3.6	-1.1%
89	Raymondville, TX	3.6	-0.8%
89	San Juan, TX	3.6	-2.2%
92	Victorville, CA	3.5	+1.7%
93	Commerce, CA	3.5	-1.4%
94	Brawley, CA	3.5	-2.8%
94	Garden Grove, CA	3.5	-0.8%
94	Roma, TX	3.5	+3.2%
94	Smithfield, UT	3.5	-3.6%
98	Kearns, UT	3.5	-1.1%
98	Lake Elsinore, CA	3.5	-2.5%
98	Pomona, CA	3.5	-1.7%
101	Artesia, CA	3.5	-3.6%
101	Clinton, UT	3.5	+0.6%
101	Grandview, WA	3.5	+1.7%
104	Avenal, CA	3.5	-3.1%
104	Hesperia, CA	3.5	+0.6%
104	San Elizario, TX	3.5	-3.9%
107	Corcoran, CA	3.5	+4.8%
107	Payson, UT	3.5	-3.1%
107	Prosper, TX	3.5	+0.6%
107	Tulare, CA	3.5	-1.4%
111	Passaic, NJ	3.5	0%
112	Farmington, UT	3.5	+0.3%
112	Spring Valley, NY	3.5	+1.5%
114	Grovetown, GA	3.4	-5.2%
114	Herriman, UT	3.4	-2%
114	Highland, CA	3.4	+0.6%
114	Lindsay, CA	3.4	+3.9%
118	Gilroy, CA	3.4	0%
118	Harrisburg, NC	3.4	-3.4%
118	Hollister, CA	3.4	-1.7%
121	Pleasant View, UT	3.4	+0.3%
121	Springville, UT	3.4	-3.4%
121	West Chicago, IL	3.4	+0.9%
124	Pharr, TX	3.4	+0.3%
125	Buena Park, CA	3.4	-1.4%
125	Hyrum, UT	3.4	-3.1%
125	San Bernardino, CA	3.4	-0.3%
125	Watsonville, CA	3.4	-5.6%
125	Wildomar, CA	3.4	+1.5%
130	Buford, GA	3.4	+1.8%
130	Cicero, IL	3.4	-3.7%
130	Hempstead, NY	3.4	-1.5%
130	Horizon City, TX	3.4	0%
130	Laredo, TX	3.4	-2%
130	Nolensville, TN	3.4	-2.6%
130	Ontario, CA	3.4	-0.9%
130	Riverton, UT	3.4	+0.6%
130	Tracy, CA	3.4	-0.3%
139	Bluffdale, UT	3.4	-6.4%
139	Corona, CA	3.4	-1.2%
141	Manor, TX	3.4	-11.3%
141	Mascotte, FL	3.4	-3.7%
141	Woods Cross, UT	3.4	+1.8%
144	Chowchilla, CA	3.4	-4.8%
144	Heber, UT	3.4	-6.1%
144	Newman, CA	3.4	-2.6%
144	Selma, CA	3.4	-1.2%
148	Forest Hill, TX	3.4	0%
148	Hanover Park, IL	3.4	0%
148	Magna, UT	3.4	+2.4%
148	Riverbank, CA	3.4	+0.3%
148	South Houston, TX	3.4	-0.3%
153	Great Neck, NY	3.3	-0.6%
153	Parkland, FL	3.3	+1.5%
153	Santa Paula, CA	3.3	-2.1%
156	Bridgeton, NJ	3.3	-4.3%
156	Davenport, FL	3.3	+5%
156	Oakley, CA	3.3	-3.2%
156	Ocoee, FL	3.3	+0.3%
156	West Point, UT	3.3	-4.3%
161	Balch Springs, TX	3.3	-6.5%
161	Fulshear, TX	3.3	+0.9%
161	Pasco, WA	3.3	0%
161	Riverside, CA	3.3	-1.8%
161	St. Cloud, FL	3.3	-4.6%
161	West Covina, CA	3.3	-2.9%
167	Alamo, TX	3.3	-1.2%
167	Chula Vista, CA	3.3	-0.3%
167	Evans, CO	3.3	+0.9%
167	Glen Rock, NJ	3.3	-0.9%
167	Southlake, TX	3.3	0%
172	Independence, OR	3.3	-0.3%
172	Rio Grande City, TX	3.3	-3.5%
172	Somerton, AZ	3.3	+1.9%
175	Carpentersville, IL	3.3	-1.2%
175	Manassas Park, VA	3.3	-0.9%
175	Round Lake Beach, IL	3.3	+0.6%
175	Union City, CA	3.3	-2.7%
179	American Fork, UT	3.3	-0.9%
179	Norco, CA	3.3	-0.6%
179	Walnut, CA	3.3	-0.9%
182	Anaheim, CA	3.3	-1.8%
182	Beaumont, CA	3.3	-2.1%
182	Brownsville, TX	3.3	-1.5%
182	Chino, CA	3.3	-0.3%
182	Fillmore, CA	3.3	-3.3%
182	Iowa Colony, TX	3.3	+4.8%
182	Mercedes, TX	3.3	+0.9%
182	Pittsburg, CA	3.3	-2.1%
182	Santa Fe Springs, CA	3.3	-3%
182	Scarsdale, NY	3.3	-1.5%
182	Valley Stream, NY	3.3	+1.6%
182	Waxhaw, NC	3.3	-1.5%
182	Westminster, CA	3.3	-0.9%
195	Azusa, CA	3.3	-2.4%
195	Pleasant Grove, UT	3.3	-0.6%
195	Queen Creek, AZ	3.3	+1.2%
198	Cibolo, TX	3.2	-2.7%
198	Donna, TX	3.2	-1.5%
198	Katy, TX	3.2	+5.5%
198	Lawndale, CA	3.2	-1.2%
198	Lovejoy, GA	3.2	+0.9%
198	North Ogden, UT	3.2	-4.4%
198	West Park, FL	3.2	-1.5%
205	Coolidge, AZ	3.2	-2.1%
205	Crowley, TX	3.2	-0.6%
205	Haverstraw, NY	3.2	-1.2%
205	Hillsborough, CA	3.2	-0.3%
205	Lexington, NE	3.2	+4.5%
205	Murrieta, CA	3.2	-1.8%
205	Plainfield, NJ	3.2	+1.9%
205	Porterville, CA	3.2	-3%
205	Robinson, TX	3.2	+5.6%
205	Stockton, CA	3.2	-0.3%
205	West Haven, UT	3.2	+0.6%
205	West Haverstraw, NY	3.2	-2.4%
205	Weston, FL	3.2	-0.6%
218	Bellflower, CA	3.2	-1.2%
218	Downey, CA	3.2	-2.1%
218	Homestead, FL	3.2	-3.6%
218	Romeoville, IL	3.2	-0.6%
218	San Pablo, CA	3.2	-3.6%
218	Seagoville, TX	3.2	-2.1%
218	Town of Pecos, TX	3.2	n/a
218	West Jordan, UT	3.2	-1.5%
218	Woodbury, NY	3.2	+0.6%
227	Miami Gardens, FL	3.2	-5%
227	Plainfield, IL	3.2	-1.8%
229	Bakersfield, CA	3.2	0%
229	Colton, CA	3.2	-0.3%
229	El Mirage, AZ	3.2	+2.2%
229	Kissimmee, FL	3.2	-4.8%
229	Montebello, CA	3.2	-1.8%
229	Moorpark, CA	3.2	+1.6%
229	Newark, CA	3.2	-3.6%
229	South Jordan, UT	3.2	-1.5%
237	Daly City, CA	3.2	-2.7%
237	Elk Grove, CA	3.2	-0.9%
237	Glenn Heights, TX	3.2	-5.3%
237	Merced, CA	3.2	0%
237	New Albany, OH	3.2	-5.1%
237	Weslaco, TX	3.2	-2.7%
243	Channahon, IL	3.2	+1%
243	Coalinga, CA	3.2	+5%
243	Exeter, CA	3.2	-1.9%
243	Helotes, TX	3.2	+1.9%
243	Locust Grove, GA	3.2	+0.3%
243	Rolesville, NC	3.2	+2.3%
243	Socorro, TX	3.2	-2.2%
250	Arlington, TN	3.2	-1.9%

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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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Kiryas Joel, NY, with 5.5 persons per household in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Laguna Woods, CA, with 1.5 persons per household in 2022.

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