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Cities in Illinois by households

Chicago, IL had the highest households of 224 cities in 2021, at 1.11 million. Manhattan, IL had the lowest, at 3,076. The median was 7,912 and the figure for Illinois was 4.93 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,112,581Chicago, IL
Lowest3,076Manhattan, IL
Median7,912224 cities
Illinois4,930,255History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Chicago, IL: 1,112,581 countChicago, IL1,112,581Rockford, IL: 61,304 countRockford, IL61,304Aurora, IL: 61,003 countAurora, IL61,003Naperville, IL: 53,234 countNaperville, IL53,234Springfield, IL: 50,961 countSpringfield, IL50,961Joliet, IL: 49,563 countJoliet, IL49,563Peoria, IL: 47,734 countPeoria, IL47,734Elgin, IL: 38,168 countElgin, IL38,168Champaign, IL: 35,206 countChampaign, IL35,206Bloomington, IL: 33,090 countBloomington, IL33,090Schaumburg, IL: 32,417 countSchaumburg, IL32,417Arlington Heights, IL: 31,421 countArlington Heights, IL31,421Decatur, IL: 30,718 countDecatur, IL30,718Waukegan, IL: 30,399 countWaukegan, IL30,399Evanston, IL: 30,256 countEvanston, IL30,256Palatine, IL: 26,609 countPalatine, IL26,609Skokie, IL: 24,067 countSkokie, IL24,067Cicero, IL: 23,915 countCicero, IL23,915Bolingbrook, IL: 23,520 countBolingbrook, IL23,520Orland Park, IL: 22,977 countOrland Park, IL22,977Oak Park, IL: 22,793 countOak Park, IL22,793Des Plaines, IL: 22,502 countDes Plaines, IL22,502Tinley Park, IL: 22,080 countTinley Park, IL22,080Oak Lawn, IL: 22,064 countOak Lawn, IL22,064Mount Prospect, IL: 21,666 countMount Prospect, IL21,666Downers Grove, IL: 20,382 countDowners Grove, IL20,382Normal, IL: 19,841 countNormal, IL19,841Wheaton, IL: 19,744 countWheaton, IL19,744Berwyn, IL: 19,525 countBerwyn, IL19,525Hoffman Estates, IL: 18,450 countHoffman Estates, IL18,450Glenview, IL: 18,406 countGlenview, IL18,406Moline, IL: 18,102 countMoline, IL18,102Belleville, IL: 17,589 countBelleville, IL17,589Lombard, IL: 17,211 countLombard, IL17,211Quincy, IL: 17,016 countQuincy, IL17,016Elmhurst, IL: 16,476 countElmhurst, IL16,476Urbana, IL: 16,022 countUrbana, IL16,022Buffalo Grove, IL: 15,982 countBuffalo Grove, IL15,982DeKalb, IL: 15,867 countDeKalb, IL15,867Wheeling, IL: 15,321 countWheeling, IL15,321Chicago, IL: 1,112,581 countChicago, IL1,112,581Rockford, IL: 61,304 countRockford, IL61,304Aurora, IL: 61,003 countAurora, IL61,003Naperville, IL: 53,234 countNaperville, IL53,234Springfield, IL: 50,961 countSpringfield, IL50,961Joliet, IL: 49,563 countJoliet, IL49,563Peoria, IL: 47,734 countPeoria, IL47,734Elgin, IL: 38,168 countElgin, IL38,168Champaign, IL: 35,206 countChampaign, IL35,206Bloomington, IL: 33,090 countBloomington, IL33,090Schaumburg, IL: 32,417 countSchaumburg, IL32,417Arlington Heights, IL: 31,421 countArlington Heights, IL31,421Decatur, IL: 30,718 countDecatur, IL30,718Waukegan, IL: 30,399 countWaukegan, IL30,399Evanston, IL: 30,256 countEvanston, IL30,256Palatine, IL: 26,609 countPalatine, IL26,609Skokie, IL: 24,067 countSkokie, IL24,067Cicero, IL: 23,915 countCicero, IL23,915Bolingbrook, IL: 23,520 countBolingbrook, IL23,520Orland Park, IL: 22,977 countOrland Park, IL22,977Oak Park, IL: 22,793 countOak Park, IL22,793Des Plaines, IL: 22,502 countDes Plaines, IL22,502Tinley Park, IL: 22,080 countTinley Park, IL22,080Oak Lawn, IL: 22,064 countOak Lawn, IL22,064Mount Prospect, IL: 21,666 countMount Prospect, IL21,666Downers Grove, IL: 20,382 countDowners Grove, IL20,382Normal, IL: 19,841 countNormal, IL19,841Wheaton, IL: 19,744 countWheaton, IL19,744Berwyn, IL: 19,525 countBerwyn, IL19,525Hoffman Estates, IL: 18,450 countHoffman Estates, IL18,450Glenview, IL: 18,406 countGlenview, IL18,406Moline, IL: 18,102 countMoline, IL18,102Belleville, IL: 17,589 countBelleville, IL17,589Lombard, IL: 17,211 countLombard, IL17,211Quincy, IL: 17,016 countQuincy, IL17,016Elmhurst, IL: 16,476 countElmhurst, IL16,476Urbana, IL: 16,022 countUrbana, IL16,022Buffalo Grove, IL: 15,982 countBuffalo Grove, IL15,982DeKalb, IL: 15,867 countDeKalb, IL15,867Wheeling, IL: 15,321 countWheeling, IL15,321
count. Source: 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.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Chicago, IL1,112,581
2Rockford, IL61,304
3Aurora, IL61,003
4Naperville, IL53,234
5Springfield, IL50,961
6Joliet, IL49,563
7Peoria, IL47,734
8Elgin, IL38,168
9Champaign, IL35,206
10Bloomington, IL33,090
11Schaumburg, IL32,417
12Arlington Heights, IL31,421
13Decatur, IL30,718
14Waukegan, IL30,399
15Evanston, IL30,256
16Palatine, IL26,609
17Skokie, IL24,067
18Cicero, IL23,915
19Bolingbrook, IL23,520
20Orland Park, IL22,977
21Oak Park, IL22,793
22Des Plaines, IL22,502
23Tinley Park, IL22,080
24Oak Lawn, IL22,064
25Mount Prospect, IL21,666
26Downers Grove, IL20,382
27Normal, IL19,841
28Wheaton, IL19,744
29Berwyn, IL19,525
30Hoffman Estates, IL18,450
31Glenview, IL18,406
32Moline, IL18,102
33Belleville, IL17,589
34Lombard, IL17,211
35Quincy, IL17,016
36Elmhurst, IL16,476
37Urbana, IL16,022
38Buffalo Grove, IL15,982
39DeKalb, IL15,867
40Wheeling, IL15,321
41Rock Island, IL15,285
42Park Ridge, IL15,199
43Crystal Lake, IL14,375
44Carol Stream, IL14,195
45Bartlett, IL13,978
46Calumet City, IL13,895
47Pekin, IL13,706
48Plainfield, IL13,510
49Northbrook, IL13,395
50Woodridge, IL13,081
51St. Charles, IL13,031
52Streamwood, IL12,872
53Addison, IL12,720
54Elk Grove Village, IL12,627
55Galesburg, IL12,558
56Highland Park, IL12,079
57Romeoville, IL12,047
58O'Fallon, IL11,769
59Oswego, IL11,738
60Huntley, IL11,691
61Niles, IL11,669
62Gurnee, IL11,630
63Carpentersville, IL11,429
64Glendale Heights, IL11,395
65Danville, IL11,392
66Granite City, IL11,291
67Hanover Park, IL11,220
68Mundelein, IL11,178
69Lansing, IL11,126
70Alton, IL11,097
71Algonquin, IL11,018
71McHenry, IL11,018
73Glen Ellyn, IL10,986
74Freeport, IL10,828
75Collinsville, IL10,682
76Westmont, IL10,401
77Wilmette, IL10,331
78Oak Forest, IL10,261
79Vernon Hills, IL10,199
80Carbondale, IL10,193
81Lisle, IL10,077
82Lake in the Hills, IL9,912
83Woodstock, IL9,891
84Batavia, IL9,836
85Loves Park, IL9,835
86East Peoria, IL9,658
87Burbank, IL9,482
88Morton Grove, IL9,456
89Kankakee, IL9,408
90Chicago Heights, IL9,309
91Elmwood Park, IL9,232
92Belvidere, IL9,193
93Lockport, IL9,139
94Rolling Meadows, IL9,101
95New Lenox, IL9,007
96Bloomingdale, IL8,940
97Roselle, IL8,789
98Darien, IL8,770
99Machesney Park, IL8,658
100Edwardsville, IL8,552
101Zion, IL8,503
102Blue Island, IL8,400
103Round Lake Beach, IL8,359
104Villa Park, IL8,329
105East Moline, IL8,163
106Homer Glen, IL8,054
107Park Forest, IL8,038
108South Elgin, IL8,017
109Mattoon, IL8,012
110Marion, IL7,994
111Geneva, IL7,964
112Melrose Park, IL7,949
113Maywood, IL7,875
114Grayslake, IL7,817
115Dolton, IL7,789
116North Chicago, IL7,735
117Palos Hills, IL7,727
118Godfrey, IL7,673
119Ottawa, IL7,672
120East St. Louis, IL7,644
121Alsip, IL7,629
122Crest Hill, IL7,618
123Brookfield, IL7,590
124West Chicago, IL7,540
125Evergreen Park, IL7,495
126Deerfield, IL7,475
127Libertyville, IL7,458
128South Holland, IL7,383
129Matteson, IL7,381
130Harvey, IL7,376
131Sycamore, IL7,328
132Homewood, IL7,272
133Charleston, IL7,188
134Mokena, IL7,133
135Lake Zurich, IL7,105
136Fairview Heights, IL7,062
137Yorkville, IL7,035
138Morton, IL7,026
139Lake Forest, IL7,014
140Forest Park, IL6,961
141Jacksonville, IL6,935
142North Aurora, IL6,925
143Bensenville, IL6,880
144Westchester, IL6,829
145Sterling, IL6,467
146Frankfort, IL6,405
147Montgomery, IL6,390
148Shorewood, IL6,365
149Prospect Heights, IL6,329
150Cary, IL6,305
151Mount Vernon, IL6,167
152Bourbonnais, IL6,144
153Lemont, IL6,119
154Round Lake, IL6,117
155Morris, IL6,106
156Bellwood, IL6,049
157Macomb, IL6,017
158Washington, IL6,013
159Bridgeview, IL5,944
160Franklin Park, IL5,915
161Dixon, IL5,884
162Norridge, IL5,880
163Bradley, IL5,775
164Lincoln, IL5,773
165Streator, IL5,733
166Country Club Hills, IL5,717
167La Grange, IL5,705
168Hinsdale, IL5,700
169Swansea, IL5,675
170Midlothian, IL5,626
171Glen Carbon, IL5,539
172Antioch, IL5,459
173Canton, IL5,423
174Chicago Ridge, IL5,415
175Herrin, IL5,339
176Shiloh, IL5,332
177Chatham, IL5,257
178Effingham, IL5,225
179Warrenville, IL5,214
180La Grange Park, IL5,161
181Wood Dale, IL5,127
182Rantoul, IL5,123
183Hickory Hills, IL5,101
184Centralia, IL5,080
184Wauconda, IL5,080
186Kewanee, IL5,010
187Richton Park, IL4,991
188Fox Lake, IL4,929
189Taylorville, IL4,902
190Lindenhurst, IL4,898
191Lincolnwood, IL4,766
192Hazel Crest, IL4,719
193Crestwood, IL4,693
194Justice, IL4,626
195Highland, IL4,553
196Beach Park, IL4,535
197Pontiac, IL4,522
198Western Springs, IL4,510
199Burr Ridge, IL4,506
200Northlake, IL4,481
201Palos Heights, IL4,467
202River Forest, IL4,428
203Waterloo, IL4,366
204Winnetka, IL4,353
205Worth, IL4,352
206Channahon, IL4,342
207Wood River, IL4,340
208Schiller Park, IL4,299
209Columbia, IL4,239
210Troy, IL4,203
211Barrington, IL4,178
212Minooka, IL3,978
213Riverdale, IL3,951
214Lyons, IL3,918
215Roscoe, IL3,884
216Winfield, IL3,879
217River Grove, IL3,762
218Plano, IL3,745
219Markham, IL3,607
220Campton Hills, IL3,498
221Summit, IL3,416
222Pingree Grove, IL3,267
223Mahomet, IL3,139
224Manhattan, IL3,076

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 Illinois by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/illinois-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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