Cities in Virginia by average household size, 2024
Manassas Park, VA had the highest average household size of 39 cities in 2024, at 3.2 persons per household. Alexandria, VA had the lowest, at 2 persons per household. The median was 2.3 persons per household and the figure for Virginia was 2.5 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
All cities, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manassas Park, VA | 3.2 | -1.5% |
| 2 | Herndon, VA | 3.2 | +0.6% |
| 3 | Manassas, VA | 3 | -0.3% |
| 4 | Vienna, VA | 3 | -2.3% |
| 5 | Culpeper, VA | 2.9 | +0.3% |
| 6 | Leesburg, VA | 2.9 | +1.4% |
| 7 | Fairfax, VA | 2.7 | +2.7% |
| 8 | Poquoson, VA | 2.7 | -0.7% |
| 9 | Chesapeake, VA | 2.7 | -0.7% |
| 10 | Suffolk, VA | 2.6 | 0% |
| 11 | Blacksburg, VA | 2.5 | -0.4% |
| 11 | Harrisonburg, VA | 2.5 | -0.4% |
| 13 | Front Royal, VA | 2.5 | -0.4% |
| 14 | Virginia Beach, VA | 2.5 | -0.4% |
| 14 | Warrenton, VA | 2.5 | +0.8% |
| 16 | Hopewell, VA | 2.5 | +2.1% |
| 16 | Radford, VA | 2.5 | +0.8% |
| 18 | Colonial Heights, VA | 2.4 | +0.8% |
| 19 | Lynchburg, VA | 2.4 | 0% |
| 20 | Portsmouth, VA | 2.3 | -1.7% |
| 21 | Newport News, VA | 2.3 | -0.9% |
| 21 | Winchester, VA | 2.3 | -2.5% |
| 23 | Falls Church, VA | 2.3 | -2.9% |
| 23 | Martinsville, VA | 2.3 | -0.9% |
| 25 | Hampton, VA | 2.3 | -0.4% |
| 25 | Waynesboro, VA | 2.3 | -0.9% |
| 27 | Bristol, VA | 2.3 | +0.4% |
| 28 | Salem, VA | 2.3 | +0.4% |
| 29 | Fredericksburg, VA | 2.3 | -0.4% |
| 30 | Norfolk, VA | 2.3 | -0.9% |
| 31 | Roanoke, VA | 2.2 | -0.4% |
| 32 | Christiansburg, VA | 2.2 | -4.8% |
| 32 | Williamsburg, VA | 2.2 | +1.4% |
| 34 | Petersburg, VA | 2.2 | -1.4% |
| 35 | Charlottesville, VA | 2.1 | -1.4% |
| 35 | Staunton, VA | 2.1 | +0.5% |
| 37 | Danville, VA | 2.1 | -2.3% |
| 38 | Richmond, VA | 2.1 | -1.4% |
| 39 | Alexandria, VA | 2 | -1% |
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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. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
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) (Cities in Virginia by average household size, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by average household size, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/virginia-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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). Cities in Virginia by average household size, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/virginia-cities.
Harvard
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), Cities in Virginia by average household size, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/virginia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which city has the highest average household size?
Manassas Park, VA, with 3.2 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest average household size?
Alexandria, VA, with 2 persons per household in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.
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