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Cities in Missouri by households, 2024

Kansas City, MO had the highest households of 81 cities in 2024, at 221,979. Monett, MO had the lowest, at 3,499. The median was 7,279 and the figure for Missouri was 2.51 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest221,979Kansas City, MO
Lowest3,499Monett, MO
Median7,27981 cities
Missouri2,508,227History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Kansas City, MO: 221,979 countKansas City, MO221,979St. Louis, MO: 144,891 countSt. Louis, MO144,891Springfield, MO: 78,824 countSpringfield, MO78,824Columbia, MO: 52,564 countColumbia, MO52,564Independence, MO: 51,477 countIndependence, MO51,477Lee's Summit, MO: 40,526 countLee's Summit, MO40,526O'Fallon, MO: 35,471 countO'Fallon, MO35,471St. Charles, MO: 30,362 countSt. Charles, MO30,362St. Joseph, MO: 28,756 countSt. Joseph, MO28,756St. Peters, MO: 24,591 countSt. Peters, MO24,591Blue Springs, MO: 22,908 countBlue Springs, MO22,908Joplin, MO: 22,710 countJoplin, MO22,710Florissant, MO: 21,229 countFlorissant, MO21,229Chesterfield, MO: 20,811 countChesterfield, MO20,811Jefferson City, MO: 17,529 countJefferson City, MO17,529Cape Girardeau, MO: 16,364 countCape Girardeau, MO16,364Wentzville, MO: 16,294 countWentzville, MO16,294University City, MO: 15,782 countUniversity City, MO15,782Wildwood, MO: 12,851 countWildwood, MO12,851Maryland Heights, MO: 12,592 countMaryland Heights, MO12,592Raytown, MO: 12,492 countRaytown, MO12,492Ballwin, MO: 12,079 countBallwin, MO12,079Kirkwood, MO: 11,992 countKirkwood, MO11,992Gladstone, MO: 11,765 countGladstone, MO11,765Liberty, MO: 11,568 countLiberty, MO11,568Grandview, MO: 11,566 countGrandview, MO11,566Hazelwood, MO: 11,344 countHazelwood, MO11,344Belton, MO: 10,429 countBelton, MO10,429Webster Groves, MO: 9,446 countWebster Groves, MO9,446Sedalia, MO: 9,363 countSedalia, MO9,363Raymore, MO: 9,322 countRaymore, MO9,322Nixa, MO: 9,226 countNixa, MO9,226Republic, MO: 8,439 countRepublic, MO8,439Ozark, MO: 8,408 countOzark, MO8,408Arnold, MO: 8,394 countArnold, MO8,394Creve Coeur, MO: 8,158 countCreve Coeur, MO8,158Ferguson, MO: 8,097 countFerguson, MO8,097Rolla, MO: 8,005 countRolla, MO8,005Warrensburg, MO: 7,441 countWarrensburg, MO7,441Lake St. Louis, MO: 7,351 countLake St. Louis, MO7,351Kansas City, MO: 221,979 countKansas City, MO221,979St. Louis, MO: 144,891 countSt. Louis, MO144,891Springfield, MO: 78,824 countSpringfield, MO78,824Columbia, MO: 52,564 countColumbia, MO52,564Independence, MO: 51,477 countIndependence, MO51,477Lee's Summit, MO: 40,526 countLee's Summit, MO40,526O'Fallon, MO: 35,471 countO'Fallon, MO35,471St. Charles, MO: 30,362 countSt. Charles, MO30,362St. Joseph, MO: 28,756 countSt. Joseph, MO28,756St. Peters, MO: 24,591 countSt. Peters, MO24,591Blue Springs, MO: 22,908 countBlue Springs, MO22,908Joplin, MO: 22,710 countJoplin, MO22,710Florissant, MO: 21,229 countFlorissant, MO21,229Chesterfield, MO: 20,811 countChesterfield, MO20,811Jefferson City, MO: 17,529 countJefferson City, MO17,529Cape Girardeau, MO: 16,364 countCape Girardeau, MO16,364Wentzville, MO: 16,294 countWentzville, MO16,294University City, MO: 15,782 countUniversity City, MO15,782Wildwood, MO: 12,851 countWildwood, MO12,851Maryland Heights, MO: 12,592 countMaryland Heights, MO12,592Raytown, MO: 12,492 countRaytown, MO12,492Ballwin, MO: 12,079 countBallwin, MO12,079Kirkwood, MO: 11,992 countKirkwood, MO11,992Gladstone, MO: 11,765 countGladstone, MO11,765Liberty, MO: 11,568 countLiberty, MO11,568Grandview, MO: 11,566 countGrandview, MO11,566Hazelwood, MO: 11,344 countHazelwood, MO11,344Belton, MO: 10,429 countBelton, MO10,429Webster Groves, MO: 9,446 countWebster Groves, MO9,446Sedalia, MO: 9,363 countSedalia, MO9,363Raymore, MO: 9,322 countRaymore, MO9,322Nixa, MO: 9,226 countNixa, MO9,226Republic, MO: 8,439 countRepublic, MO8,439Ozark, MO: 8,408 countOzark, MO8,408Arnold, MO: 8,394 countArnold, MO8,394Creve Coeur, MO: 8,158 countCreve Coeur, MO8,158Ferguson, MO: 8,097 countFerguson, MO8,097Rolla, MO: 8,005 countRolla, MO8,005Warrensburg, MO: 7,441 countWarrensburg, MO7,441Lake St. Louis, MO: 7,351 countLake St. Louis, MO7,351
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

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Kansas City, MO221,979+1.1%
2St. Louis, MO144,891+0.3%
3Springfield, MO78,824-0.8%
4Columbia, MO52,564+2.3%
5Independence, MO51,477+1.1%
6Lee's Summit, MO40,526+2.5%
7O'Fallon, MO35,471+2.1%
8St. Charles, MO30,362+0.6%
9St. Joseph, MO28,756+0.3%
10St. Peters, MO24,591+2.4%
11Blue Springs, MO22,908+2%
12Joplin, MO22,710+2.5%
13Florissant, MO21,229+0.2%
14Chesterfield, MO20,811+0.5%
15Jefferson City, MO17,529+2.2%
16Cape Girardeau, MO16,364-1%
17Wentzville, MO16,294+4.3%
18University City, MO15,782-3%
19Wildwood, MO12,851-0.9%
20Maryland Heights, MO12,592-0.9%
21Raytown, MO12,492-1.3%
22Ballwin, MO12,079+1.2%
23Kirkwood, MO11,992-1%
24Gladstone, MO11,765-0.3%
25Liberty, MO11,568+2.9%
26Grandview, MO11,566+3%
27Hazelwood, MO11,344-0.3%
28Belton, MO10,429+4.7%
29Webster Groves, MO9,446-2%
30Sedalia, MO9,363+3.2%
31Raymore, MO9,322+4.2%
32Nixa, MO9,226+4.6%
33Republic, MO8,439+5.2%
34Ozark, MO8,408+0.6%
35Arnold, MO8,394-1.6%
36Creve Coeur, MO8,158-1.1%
37Ferguson, MO8,097-3.5%
38Rolla, MO8,005-0.7%
39Warrensburg, MO7,441+0.9%
40Lake St. Louis, MO7,351+2.4%
41Manchester, MO7,279-1.9%
42Hannibal, MO6,891+1.8%
43Sikeston, MO6,883-0.3%
44Washington, MO6,702+5.8%
45Farmington, MO6,589+2.5%
46Poplar Bluff, MO6,504+2.7%
47Overland, MO6,378-0%
48Lebanon, MO6,338+2.2%
49Kirksville, MO6,251+3%
50Clayton, MO6,222+4.3%
51Jackson, MO6,173+4.4%
52Grain Valley, MO6,119+3.7%
53St. Ann, MO5,880-4.6%
54Carthage, MO5,732+5.1%
55Branson, MO5,712+0.9%
56Jennings, MO5,589+0.5%
57Troy, MO5,138+1.5%
58Moberly, MO5,103+1.5%
59Festus, MO5,091+3.5%
60Webb City, MO5,077-2.1%
61West Plains, MO5,051+1.8%
62Union, MO4,990+4.2%
63Crestwood, MO4,915+0.8%
64Bridgeton, MO4,747+3.4%
65Dardenne Prairie, MO4,704+4.5%
66Neosho, MO4,699+1.4%
67Eureka, MO4,690+7.3%
68Mexico, MO4,554+3.6%
69Bolivar, MO4,475+6.1%
70Marshall, MO4,456-0.8%
71Kearney, MO4,316+1.5%
72Kennett, MO4,244+4.3%
73Maryville, MO4,230+1.7%
74Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO4,203-3.9%
75Ellisville, MO4,155+3.5%
76Smithville, MO4,075+3.7%
77Town and Country, MO4,035-0.5%
78Fulton, MO3,978+7.8%
79Excelsior Springs, MO3,814-1.3%
80Harrisonville, MO3,588-7.7%
81Monett, MO3,499-1.2%

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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.

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Missouri 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

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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 Missouri 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/missouri-cities. 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 Missouri 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/missouri-cities.

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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 Missouri 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/missouri-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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