Cities in Illinois by households

Chicago, IL had the highest households of 225 cities in 2023, at 1.15 million. Mahomet, IL had the lowest, at 3,251. The median was 7,939 and the figure for Illinois was 5 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,146,547Chicago, IL

Lowest3,251Mahomet, IL

Median7,939225 cities

Illinois5,001,904History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Rank	Cities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Chicago, IL	1,146,547	+1.5%
2	Rockford, IL	61,481	+0.4%
3	Aurora, IL	60,396	-0.2%
4	Naperville, IL	54,286	+0.9%
5	Springfield, IL	50,803	+0.2%
6	Joliet, IL	50,648	+1.7%
7	Peoria, IL	48,950	+0.8%
8	Elgin, IL	38,846	+0.8%
9	Champaign, IL	36,493	+3.4%
10	Bloomington, IL	34,217	+1%
11	Schaumburg, IL	32,014	+0.1%
12	Waukegan, IL	31,406	+0.7%
13	Evanston, IL	31,387	+1.6%
14	Arlington Heights, IL	31,248	-1.4%
15	Decatur, IL	30,904	+0.6%
16	Palatine, IL	26,819	+0.9%
17	Cicero, IL	25,031	+1.8%
18	Skokie, IL	23,971	-0.3%
19	Bolingbrook, IL	23,766	-0.8%
20	Orland Park, IL	23,353	+1.6%
21	Oak Park, IL	23,267	-0.3%
22	Des Plaines, IL	22,581	-1.3%
23	Tinley Park, IL	22,058	+0.8%
24	Mount Prospect, IL	22,003	+0.4%
25	Oak Lawn, IL	21,745	-1.1%
26	Downers Grove, IL	20,357	+0.8%
27	Berwyn, IL	20,222	+1.6%
28	Wheaton, IL	19,808	-0.5%
29	Normal, IL	19,775	+0.6%
30	Hoffman Estates, IL	18,608	+1.3%
31	Glenview, IL	18,454	0%
32	Moline, IL	18,135	-0.7%
33	Belleville, IL	17,694	+0.6%
34	Quincy, IL	17,451	+0.4%
35	Lombard, IL	17,354	+1%
36	Elmhurst, IL	16,863	+0.7%
37	Urbana, IL	16,425	+0.3%
38	Buffalo Grove, IL	16,068	+1.9%
39	DeKalb, IL	16,015	-0.2%
40	Rock Island, IL	15,679	+2.8%
41	Wheeling, IL	15,296	-1.2%
42	Park Ridge, IL	15,179	-0.4%
43	Crystal Lake, IL	14,917	+1%
44	Calumet City, IL	14,678	+1.8%
45	Bartlett, IL	14,332	-0.1%
46	Carol Stream, IL	14,310	-0.8%
47	Plainfield, IL	14,205	+2.1%
48	Pekin, IL	13,527	-0.4%
49	Northbrook, IL	13,296	-1.4%
50	St. Charles, IL	13,169	-0.8%
51	Woodridge, IL	13,119	+0.3%
52	Addison, IL	13,074	+0.1%
53	Romeoville, IL	13,064	+7.1%
54	Streamwood, IL	13,041	-1.5%
55	Elk Grove Village, IL	12,786	+0.7%
56	Galesburg, IL	12,513	-0.8%
57	O'Fallon, IL	12,461	+3%
58	Huntley, IL	12,136	+0.1%
59	Oswego, IL	12,097	-0.9%
60	Highland Park, IL	11,761	-2.8%
61	Carpentersville, IL	11,699	+1.5%
62	Gurnee, IL	11,698	-0.4%
63	Danville, IL	11,595	+0.5%
64	McHenry, IL	11,547	+2.8%
65	Mundelein, IL	11,546	+0.2%
66	Glendale Heights, IL	11,396	+1.4%
67	Granite City, IL	11,316	+0.1%
68	Niles, IL	11,269	-0.6%
69	Hanover Park, IL	11,210	+0.9%
70	Lansing, IL	11,154	-0.2%
71	Collinsville, IL	11,111	+0.2%
72	Freeport, IL	11,026	+1.1%
73	Algonquin, IL	10,914	-0.5%
74	Glen Ellyn, IL	10,833	-1.3%
75	Alton, IL	10,811	-0.6%
76	Vernon Hills, IL	10,776	+4%
77	Westmont, IL	10,599	+2.5%
78	Woodstock, IL	10,428	+1.8%
79	Batavia, IL	10,378	+5.7%
80	Oak Forest, IL	10,357	+1.9%
81	Wilmette, IL	10,280	-1.1%
82	Lisle, IL	10,022	-0.4%
83	Loves Park, IL	9,972	+2.8%
84	Lake in the Hills, IL	9,898	+0.2%
85	East Peoria, IL	9,894	+2.5%
86	Carbondale, IL	9,864	-1.1%
87	Burbank, IL	9,674	+2.2%
88	Lockport, IL	9,670	+1.7%
89	Edwardsville, IL	9,640	+3%
90	Belvidere, IL	9,598	-1.2%
91	Kankakee, IL	9,312	-0.4%
92	Chicago Heights, IL	9,209	+0.3%
93	New Lenox, IL	9,142	+1.5%
94	Morton Grove, IL	9,111	-0.6%
95	Elmwood Park, IL	9,094	-3.3%
96	Rolling Meadows, IL	9,065	-1.1%
97	Zion, IL	8,971	+2.8%
98	Bloomingdale, IL	8,944	-0.2%
99	Darien, IL	8,830	-0.8%
100	Blue Island, IL	8,662	+0.6%
101	Roselle, IL	8,588	-0.9%
102	Machesney Park, IL	8,569	-1.4%
103	Round Lake Beach, IL	8,565	+3.7%
104	South Elgin, IL	8,447	+2.7%
105	Villa Park, IL	8,403	+1.8%
106	Melrose Park, IL	8,321	+2.7%
107	Park Forest, IL	8,213	+3%
108	Geneva, IL	8,199	+0.7%
109	East Moline, IL	8,105	-2.1%
110	Homer Glen, IL	8,001	+0.3%
111	Marion, IL	7,983	-0.6%
112	Yorkville, IL	7,946	+6.4%
113	Grayslake, IL	7,939	-1.6%
114	Dolton, IL	7,919	-2.4%
115	Mattoon, IL	7,827	-0.7%
116	Alsip, IL	7,780	+1.3%
117	Crest Hill, IL	7,649	-1%
118	Brookfield, IL	7,648	-1.1%
119	Godfrey, IL	7,596	+0.8%
120	Libertyville, IL	7,573	-0.5%
121	Ottawa, IL	7,557	-1%
122	Sycamore, IL	7,499	+1.4%
123	South Holland, IL	7,498	-1.8%
124	Matteson, IL	7,466	-1.1%
125	Deerfield, IL	7,443	+1.2%
126	East St. Louis, IL	7,436	-3.1%
126	West Chicago, IL	7,436	+0.8%
128	Charleston, IL	7,352	-1.8%
129	Maywood, IL	7,333	-4.4%
130	Lake Zurich, IL	7,329	+2.2%
131	Evergreen Park, IL	7,328	-1.6%
132	Palos Hills, IL	7,327	-0.4%
133	North Chicago, IL	7,300	-2.5%
134	Mokena, IL	7,227	-1%
135	Harvey, IL	7,145	-1%
136	Fairview Heights, IL	7,090	+0.9%
137	Montgomery, IL	7,088	+7.1%
138	Westchester, IL	7,084	-0.9%
139	Homewood, IL	7,042	-1.2%
140	North Aurora, IL	7,039	+2.9%
141	Forest Park, IL	7,035	-4%
142	Lake Forest, IL	6,874	-1.2%
143	Bensenville, IL	6,834	0%
144	Morton, IL	6,801	-3.2%
145	Jacksonville, IL	6,721	-2.9%
146	Sterling, IL	6,659	+1.9%
147	Shorewood, IL	6,591	+3.6%
148	Frankfort, IL	6,590	+0.2%
149	Morris, IL	6,499	+3.9%
150	Macomb, IL	6,379	+2.8%
151	Cary, IL	6,342	-0.7%
152	Lemont, IL	6,334	+1.6%
153	Cahokia Heights, IL	6,290	+1.2%
154	Round Lake, IL	6,271	+2.5%
155	Prospect Heights, IL	6,249	-0.6%
156	Bridgeview, IL	6,225	+1.7%
157	Mount Vernon, IL	6,200	+0.1%
158	Washington, IL	6,108	+0.3%
159	Bellwood, IL	6,103	-0.1%
160	Bradley, IL	6,099	+1.9%
161	Bourbonnais, IL	6,022	+3.2%
162	Lincoln, IL	5,972	+0.4%
163	Franklin Park, IL	5,900	+1.7%
164	Midlothian, IL	5,834	+1.5%
165	La Grange, IL	5,813	+0.4%
166	Dixon, IL	5,808	-4.2%
167	Norridge, IL	5,710	-2.6%
168	Streator, IL	5,655	-3.3%
169	Hinsdale, IL	5,640	-1.8%
170	Chatham, IL	5,621	+3.7%
171	Hickory Hills, IL	5,610	+4.8%
172	Glen Carbon, IL	5,602	+0.8%
173	Swansea, IL	5,587	-0.9%
174	Shiloh, IL	5,556	+2.5%
175	Canton, IL	5,538	+2.1%
176	Warrenville, IL	5,483	+0.1%
177	Herrin, IL	5,479	-0.1%
178	Country Club Hills, IL	5,353	-3.2%
179	Kewanee, IL	5,321	+4.7%
180	Chicago Ridge, IL	5,309	+1.1%
181	Centralia, IL	5,232	+2%
182	Wood Dale, IL	5,206	+1.8%
183	Effingham, IL	5,196	+1.1%
184	Antioch, IL	5,179	-0.3%
185	Richton Park, IL	5,166	+1.8%
186	Fox Lake, IL	5,135	-1.1%
187	Wauconda, IL	5,115	+1.3%
188	Rantoul, IL	5,086	-2.9%
189	Lindenhurst, IL	5,081	+0.2%
190	La Grange Park, IL	5,039	-2.3%
191	Crestwood, IL	5,020	+3%
192	Taylorville, IL	4,854	+1.6%
193	Justice, IL	4,804	+6.5%
194	Highland, IL	4,793	+0.6%
195	Beach Park, IL	4,771	+1.5%
196	Pontiac, IL	4,680	+1.5%
197	Hazel Crest, IL	4,671	0%
198	Lincolnwood, IL	4,593	-1.6%
199	Burr Ridge, IL	4,549	+2%
200	Palos Heights, IL	4,495	-1.3%
201	Western Springs, IL	4,475	-1%
202	Wood River, IL	4,458	+1.8%
203	Columbia, IL	4,457	+2.7%
204	Channahon, IL	4,419	+1.7%
205	Northlake, IL	4,406	-2.9%
206	Waterloo, IL	4,395	+1.3%
207	Worth, IL	4,352	-0.3%
208	River Forest, IL	4,275	-1.5%
209	Winnetka, IL	4,268	+0.6%
210	Troy, IL	4,246	0%
211	Schiller Park, IL	4,240	-1.6%
212	Barrington, IL	4,192	-1.7%
213	Lyons, IL	4,133	+2.5%
214	River Grove, IL	4,106	+7.4%
215	Minooka, IL	4,083	-1%
216	Roscoe, IL	4,052	+0.7%
217	Winfield, IL	4,013	+2.1%
218	Riverdale, IL	3,872	+1.8%
219	Plano, IL	3,871	+1.1%
220	Markham, IL	3,753	+1.4%
221	Summit, IL	3,617	+0.5%
222	Campton Hills, IL	3,536	+2.9%
223	Pingree Grove, IL	3,479	+2%
224	Manhattan, IL	3,325	+4.3%
225	Mahomet, IL	3,251	+3.2%

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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.

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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/illinois-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/illinois-cities?period=2023.

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  title = {{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, 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/illinois-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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