Cities in Arizona by households, 2024
Phoenix, AZ had the highest households of 44 cities in 2024, at 610,442. Safford, AZ had the lowest, at 3,681. The median was 21,003 and the figure for Arizona was 2.86 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
All cities, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix, AZ | 610,442 | +1.5% |
| 2 | Tucson, AZ | 228,020 | +1.3% |
| 3 | Mesa, AZ | 198,498 | +1.2% |
| 4 | Scottsdale, AZ | 118,637 | +0.7% |
| 5 | Chandler, AZ | 107,693 | +1.7% |
| 6 | Gilbert, AZ | 96,363 | +5.1% |
| 7 | Glendale, AZ | 88,633 | +2.2% |
| 8 | Tempe, AZ | 78,279 | +1.6% |
| 9 | Peoria, AZ | 73,824 | +0.9% |
| 10 | Surprise, AZ | 56,506 | +3.8% |
| 11 | Yuma, AZ | 39,110 | +3.4% |
| 12 | Goodyear, AZ | 38,188 | +6.6% |
| 13 | Buckeye, AZ | 32,670 | +8.3% |
| 14 | Avondale, AZ | 30,014 | +2.2% |
| 15 | Flagstaff, AZ | 28,550 | +2.6% |
| 16 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 28,463 | +3.3% |
| 17 | Prescott, AZ | 22,793 | +0.2% |
| 18 | Queen Creek, AZ | 22,323 | +8% |
| 19 | Oro Valley, AZ | 21,800 | +1.6% |
| 20 | Marana, AZ | 21,767 | +4.3% |
| 21 | Casa Grande, AZ | 21,624 | +3.9% |
| 22 | Maricopa, AZ | 21,038 | +6.2% |
| 23 | Prescott Valley, AZ | 20,968 | +4.4% |
| 24 | Bullhead City, AZ | 20,952 | +6.8% |
| 25 | Sierra Vista, AZ | 18,862 | +1.5% |
| 26 | Apache Junction, AZ | 18,015 | +0.3% |
| 27 | Kingman, AZ | 15,206 | +2.7% |
| 28 | Sahuarita, AZ | 12,402 | +2.3% |
| 29 | El Mirage, AZ | 11,120 | -0.1% |
| 30 | Fountain Hills, AZ | 11,031 | -0.4% |
| 31 | San Luis, AZ | 9,562 | +5.9% |
| 32 | Payson, AZ | 8,224 | +5.2% |
| 33 | Florence, AZ | 6,719 | +6.9% |
| 34 | Cottonwood, AZ | 6,592 | +1.6% |
| 35 | Nogales, AZ | 6,538 | -1.8% |
| 36 | Chino Valley, AZ | 5,731 | +1.3% |
| 37 | Coolidge, AZ | 5,359 | +8.6% |
| 38 | Paradise Valley, AZ | 5,149 | +3.6% |
| 39 | Show Low, AZ | 5,100 | -0.2% |
| 40 | Somerton, AZ | 4,964 | +4.9% |
| 41 | Camp Verde, AZ | 4,651 | +1.2% |
| 42 | Douglas, AZ | 4,566 | +0.1% |
| 43 | Eloy, AZ | 4,495 | +5.2% |
| 44 | Safford, AZ | 3,681 | +0.3% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.
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 B25003: occupied housing units (households), 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-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arizona-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arizona-cities.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arizona-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Arizona by households, 2024}},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arizona-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), 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-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Questions
Which city has the highest households?
Phoenix, AZ, with 610,442 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest households?
Safford, AZ, with 3,681 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 B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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