Cities in Kansas by households

Wichita, KS had the highest households of 38 cities in 2021, at 155,184. Spring Hill, KS had the lowest, at 2,636. The median was 8,731 and the figure for Kansas was 1.14 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest155,184Wichita, KS

Lowest2,636Spring Hill, KS

Median8,73138 cities

Kansas1,139,738History

All cities, 2021

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	2021 count
1	Wichita, KS	155,184
2	Overland Park, KS	80,854
3	Kansas City, KS	56,289
4	Topeka, KS	54,257
5	Olathe, KS	50,141
6	Lawrence, KS	40,424
7	Shawnee, KS	25,027
8	Lenexa, KS	23,657
9	Manhattan, KS	20,815
10	Salina, KS	19,174
11	Hutchinson, KS	15,909
12	Leavenworth, KS	13,554
13	Leawood, KS	13,143
14	Prairie Village, KS	10,079
15	Derby, KS	9,953
16	Emporia, KS	9,943
17	Garden City, KS	9,785
18	Junction City, KS	9,018
19	Dodge City, KS	8,849
20	Hays, KS	8,613
21	Pittsburg, KS	8,210
22	Gardner, KS	7,732
23	Newton, KS	7,316
24	Liberal, KS	6,398
25	McPherson, KS	6,011
26	Great Bend, KS	5,774
27	El Dorado, KS	5,359
28	Merriam, KS	5,223
29	Mission, KS	5,029
30	Ottawa, KS	4,985
31	Andover, KS	4,933
32	Arkansas City, KS	4,725
33	Winfield, KS	4,140
34	Haysville, KS	3,967
35	Atchison, KS	3,652
36	Lansing, KS	3,266
37	Bel Aire, KS	2,766
38	Spring Hill, KS	2,636

Other periods

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2023
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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 Kansas 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

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 Kansas 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/kansas-cities?period=2021. 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 Kansas by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kansas-cities?period=2021.

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 Kansas by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kansas-cities?period=2021 (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 Kansas by households, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kansas-cities?period=2021. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which city has the highest households?

Wichita, KS, with 155,184 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Spring Hill, KS, with 2,636 in 2021.

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.