US cities by average household size

New Square, NY had the highest average household size of 3214 cities in 2023, at 5.4 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 2.5 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5.4New Square, NY

Lowest1.5Laguna Woods, CA

Median2.53214 cities

United States2.5History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 persons per household	Change on 2022
1	New Square, NY	5.4	-0.6%
2	Kiryas Joel, NY	5.3	-4.4%
3	Greenfield, CA	4.5	0%
4	Arvin, CA	4.4	+0.2%
5	Livingston, CA	4.2	-1.9%
6	Eagle Mountain, UT	4.2	-1.2%
7	Lynwood, CA	4.1	-1.2%
8	Highland, UT	4.1	-1.9%
9	Perris, CA	4.1	-3.3%
10	Parlier, CA	4.1	+3.8%
10	Saratoga Springs, UT	4.1	-2.6%
12	King City, CA	4	-1.7%
13	Soledad, CA	4	-3.8%
14	La Puente, CA	4	+2%
14	Mendota, CA	4	-2.7%
16	Eastvale, CA	3.9	-2.2%
16	Farmersville, CA	3.9	+3.7%
18	Bell Gardens, CA	3.9	-3.9%
18	McFarland, CA	3.9	-2%
20	Adelanto, CA	3.9	-1.3%
21	Jurupa Valley, CA	3.9	-3.7%
22	Calexico, CA	3.9	-5.6%
23	Baldwin Park, CA	3.9	-2.3%
23	Lathrop, CA	3.9	-4%
23	Santa Ana, CA	3.9	-2.5%
26	Compton, CA	3.8	+0.3%
26	Cudahy, CA	3.8	-2%
26	Maywood, CA	3.8	-1.8%
26	Oxnard, CA	3.8	-2%
26	Rialto, CA	3.8	-0.5%
26	South El Monte, CA	3.8	-1.8%
32	Moreno Valley, CA	3.8	-1.3%
33	Madera, CA	3.8	-2.8%
33	Mountain House, CA	3.8	-0.8%
35	Patterson, CA	3.8	+1.6%
36	San Fernando, CA	3.8	+0.3%
37	Clarkston, GA	3.7	-2.1%
37	Delano, CA	3.7	-1.1%
39	Chestnut Ridge, NY	3.7	+1.4%
39	Santa Maria, CA	3.7	-0.8%
41	Alton, TX	3.7	-0.5%
41	Hamtramck, MI	3.7	-0.3%
41	Wasco, CA	3.7	+2.8%
44	Dinuba, CA	3.7	-3.4%
44	Fontana, CA	3.7	-1.1%
44	Grantsville, UT	3.7	-0.8%
44	South Gate, CA	3.7	-4.1%
48	Liberty Hill, TX	3.7	+2.5%
48	Syracuse, UT	3.7	-1.6%
50	Norwalk, CA	3.7	-1.9%
50	Shafter, CA	3.7	-2.7%
52	American Canyon, CA	3.7	-2.9%
52	Hidalgo, TX	3.7	-3.7%
52	Salinas, CA	3.7	-1.9%
52	San Jacinto, CA	3.7	-1.9%
56	Airmont, NY	3.6	-1.9%
56	Bell, CA	3.6	-0.5%
56	Huntington Park, CA	3.6	-1.6%
56	Paramount, CA	3.6	-1.1%
56	Sunnyside, WA	3.6	+0.3%
61	Kaysville, UT	3.6	-0.3%
61	Santaquin, UT	3.6	-5%
61	Spring Valley, NY	3.6	+5.2%
64	Mapleton, UT	3.6	-0.5%
65	Montclair, CA	3.6	-2.4%
66	Sanger, CA	3.6	-0.8%
66	Spanish Fork, UT	3.6	-0.3%
68	Pico Rivera, CA	3.6	-1.9%
68	Salem, UT	3.6	-3.8%
70	Lehi, UT	3.6	-1.1%
71	El Monte, CA	3.6	-1.1%
71	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	3.6	-5.8%
73	Murphy, TX	3.6	-2.5%
74	Palmdale, CA	3.6	-0.8%
75	West Valley City, UT	3.5	-0.8%
76	San Juan, TX	3.5	-0.8%
76	San Luis, AZ	3.5	-1.7%
78	Artesia, CA	3.5	+0.9%
79	Ceres, CA	3.5	-2%
79	Roma, TX	3.5	0%
79	Victorville, CA	3.5	-0.8%
82	Avenal, CA	3.5	+0.6%
82	Lake Elsinore, CA	3.5	0%
82	Lindon, UT	3.5	-3.6%
85	East Palo Alto, CA	3.5	-4.6%
85	San Elizario, TX	3.5	+0.3%
87	Carson, CA	3.5	-2.2%
87	Commerce, CA	3.5	-1.1%
87	Los Banos, CA	3.5	-5.4%
87	Reedley, CA	3.5	-2.8%
87	Rosemead, CA	3.5	-2.8%
92	Brawley, CA	3.5	-1.1%
92	Clinton, UT	3.5	-0.6%
92	Imperial, CA	3.5	-12.4%
92	Wildomar, CA	3.5	+2.1%
96	Coachella, CA	3.5	+13.9%
96	Garden Grove, CA	3.5	-1.7%
96	Hollister, CA	3.5	+0.6%
99	Highland, CA	3.4	0%
99	Kerman, CA	3.4	-4.2%
99	Pomona, CA	3.4	-1.7%
102	Alpine, UT	3.4	-5%
102	Corcoran, CA	3.4	-1.2%
102	Fate, TX	3.4	+8.2%
102	Gilroy, CA	3.4	0%
102	Herriman, UT	3.4	-0.3%
102	Kearns, UT	3.4	-2%
102	Pharr, TX	3.4	+0.6%
102	Prosper, TX	3.4	-1.2%
110	Hesperia, CA	3.4	-1.7%
111	Davenport, FL	3.4	+2.4%
111	El Centro, CA	3.4	-4.7%
111	Fulshear, TX	3.4	+2.7%
114	Farmington, UT	3.4	-1.4%
114	Galena Park, TX	3.4	-7.1%
114	Raymondville, TX	3.4	-4.5%
114	Tracy, CA	3.4	+0.3%
118	Buena Park, CA	3.4	-0.3%
118	Passaic, NJ	3.4	-2%
118	Riverbank, CA	3.4	+1.2%
118	San Bernardino, CA	3.4	-0.3%
118	Smithfield, UT	3.4	-3.4%
118	Tulare, CA	3.4	-2.3%
124	Hyrum, UT	3.4	-0.6%
125	Ontario, CA	3.4	-0.6%
125	West Chicago, IL	3.4	-1.5%
125	West Park, FL	3.4	+4%
128	Mascotte, FL	3.4	-0.3%
129	Chowchilla, CA	3.4	-0.3%
129	Horizon City, TX	3.4	-1.2%
129	Watsonville, CA	3.4	-1.5%
132	Buford, GA	3.3	-1.5%
132	Grandview, WA	3.3	-4.3%
132	Lindsay, CA	3.3	-2.9%
132	Springville, UT	3.3	-2.3%
136	Donna, TX	3.3	+2.8%
136	Hempstead, NY	3.3	-1.8%
136	Pleasant View, UT	3.3	-2.6%
136	Rio Grande City, TX	3.3	+1.2%
140	Alamo, TX	3.3	+0.6%
140	Bridgeton, NJ	3.3	-0.3%
140	Laredo, TX	3.3	-2.1%
140	Magna, UT	3.3	-0.9%
140	Norco, CA	3.3	+1.5%
140	West Haverstraw, NY	3.3	+2.8%
140	Woods Cross, UT	3.3	-1.5%
147	Bluffdale, UT	3.3	-2.1%
147	Great Neck, NY	3.3	-0.9%
147	Southlake, TX	3.3	+0.3%
147	West Point, UT	3.3	-0.6%
151	Harrisburg, NC	3.3	-3.8%
151	Heber, UT	3.3	-1.8%
151	Parkland, FL	3.3	-1.2%
151	Payson, UT	3.3	-4.9%
151	Rexburg, ID	3.3	-11.8%
151	Santa Paula, CA	3.3	-1.2%
157	Cicero, IL	3.3	-2.9%
157	Hanover Park, IL	3.3	-1.8%
157	Jefferson, GA	3.3	+4.4%
157	Ocoee, FL	3.3	-1.2%
157	Plainfield, NJ	3.3	+1.9%
157	Riverton, UT	3.3	-2.9%
163	Corona, CA	3.3	-3%
163	Glen Rock, NJ	3.3	-0.6%
163	Manassas Park, VA	3.3	0%
163	Melissa, TX	3.3	+3.5%
163	Newman, CA	3.3	-2.4%
163	Nolensville, TN	3.3	-3.2%
163	Oakley, CA	3.3	-1.5%
163	Scarsdale, NY	3.3	+0.6%
163	Valley Stream, NY	3.3	+0.6%
172	Mercedes, TX	3.3	+0.3%
172	Riverside, CA	3.3	-1.5%
172	Waxhaw, NC	3.3	+0.3%
172	West Covina, CA	3.3	-1.5%
176	Chino, CA	3.3	0%
176	Walnut, CA	3.3	-0.3%
178	Pasco, WA	3.3	-2.1%
179	American Fork, UT	3.2	-1.2%
179	Bellflower, CA	3.2	+0.3%
179	Celina, TX	3.2	+5.9%
179	Fillmore, CA	3.2	-0.9%
179	Independence, OR	3.2	-1.8%
179	North Ogden, UT	3.2	-0.3%
179	Pleasant Grove, UT	3.2	-0.6%
179	Santa Fe Springs, CA	3.2	-0.9%
187	Cibolo, TX	3.2	-0.6%
187	El Mirage, AZ	3.2	+0.6%
187	Elk Grove, CA	3.2	+0.9%
187	Florida City, FL	3.2	-11%
187	Merced, CA	3.2	+0.9%
187	Moorpark, CA	3.2	+0.6%
187	Westminster, CA	3.2	-1.2%
194	Carpentersville, IL	3.2	-2.1%
194	Evans, CO	3.2	-2.7%
194	Forest Hill, TX	3.2	-4.2%
194	Lovington, NM	3.2	+2.2%
198	Anaheim, CA	3.2	-1.8%
198	Balch Springs, TX	3.2	-3.6%
198	Beaumont, CA	3.2	-1.8%
198	Chula Vista, CA	3.2	-3%
198	Pittsburg, CA	3.2	-1.8%
198	Plainfield, IL	3.2	-0.3%
198	Queen Creek, AZ	3.2	-1.5%
198	San Marino, CA	3.2	+1.9%
198	Selma, CA	3.2	-4.8%
198	Stockton, CA	3.2	-0.9%
198	Woodbury, NY	3.2	-0.6%
198	Wylie, TX	3.2	+2.6%
210	Brownsville, TX	3.2	-2.1%
210	Downey, CA	3.2	-0.9%
210	Lindenhurst, NY	3.2	+2.9%
210	Manteca, CA	3.2	+0.6%
210	Miami Gardens, FL	3.2	-0.6%
210	Palmview, TX	3.2	+1.3%
210	Porterville, CA	3.2	-1.2%
210	Rolesville, NC	3.2	+0.3%
210	South Houston, TX	3.2	-4.8%
210	West Jordan, UT	3.2	-0.9%
220	Maricopa, AZ	3.2	+0.6%
220	Socorro, TX	3.2	0%
222	Arlington, TN	3.2	0%
222	Helotes, TX	3.2	-0.3%
222	Katy, TX	3.2	-2.2%
222	Weston, FL	3.2	-1.9%
226	Bakersfield, CA	3.2	-1.3%
226	Lovejoy, GA	3.2	-2.5%
226	San Pablo, CA	3.2	-1.9%
226	Union City, CA	3.2	-3.7%
230	Azusa, CA	3.2	-3.1%
230	Daly City, CA	3.2	-1.3%
230	Exeter, CA	3.2	-0.9%
230	Hayward, CA	3.2	-0.6%
230	Homestead, FL	3.2	-2.2%
230	Lancaster, CA	3.2	-0.3%
230	Red Oak, TX	3.2	-0.3%
230	Round Lake Beach, IL	3.2	-4%
230	Seagoville, TX	3.2	-2.2%
230	Weddington, NC	3.2	+1.3%
240	Herndon, VA	3.1	+1.3%
240	Maywood, IL	3.1	+3.6%
240	North Las Vegas, NV	3.1	-0.3%
240	Paterson, NJ	3.1	0%
240	Robinson, TX	3.1	-2.8%
245	Channahon, IL	3.1	-1.6%
245	Grovetown, GA	3.1	-9%
245	Hillsborough, CA	3.1	-3.1%
245	Josephine, TX	3.1	+2%
245	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	3.1	-0.6%
245	Lawndale, CA	3.1	-3.4%

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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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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