Cities in New York by households, 2024

New York, NY had the highest households of 90 cities in 2024, at 3.33 million. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 1,841. The median was 7,580 and the figure for New York was 7.72 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,334,088New York, NY
Lowest1,841New Square, NY
Median7,58090 cities
New York7,722,646History

Top 40 cities, 2024

New York, NY: 3,334,088 countNew York, NY3,334,088Buffalo, NY: 119,630 countBuffalo, NY119,630Rochester, NY: 93,261 countRochester, NY93,261Yonkers, NY: 81,645 countYonkers, NY81,645Syracuse, NY: 59,816 countSyracuse, NY59,816Albany, NY: 44,357 countAlbany, NY44,357New Rochelle, NY: 31,684 countNew Rochelle, NY31,684Schenectady, NY: 29,184 countSchenectady, NY29,184Mount Vernon, NY: 28,078 countMount Vernon, NY28,078Utica, NY: 25,606 countUtica, NY25,606White Plains, NY: 25,578 countWhite Plains, NY25,578Niagara Falls, NY: 22,730 countNiagara Falls, NY22,730Binghamton, NY: 21,393 countBinghamton, NY21,393Troy, NY: 21,265 countTroy, NY21,265Hempstead, NY: 17,108 countHempstead, NY17,108Long Beach, NY: 15,027 countLong Beach, NY15,027Ithaca, NY: 14,167 countIthaca, NY14,167North Tonawanda, NY: 14,015 countNorth Tonawanda, NY14,015Freeport, NY: 13,941 countFreeport, NY13,941Rome, NY: 13,870 countRome, NY13,870Poughkeepsie, NY: 13,650 countPoughkeepsie, NY13,650Saratoga Springs, NY: 13,228 countSaratoga Springs, NY13,228Jamestown, NY: 12,602 countJamestown, NY12,602Valley Stream, NY: 12,340 countValley Stream, NY12,340Auburn, NY: 11,875 countAuburn, NY11,875Watertown, NY: 11,867 countWatertown, NY11,867Glen Cove, NY: 11,095 countGlen Cove, NY11,095Port Chester, NY: 11,056 countPort Chester, NY11,056Peekskill, NY: 10,777 countPeekskill, NY10,777Elmira, NY: 10,532 countElmira, NY10,532Newburgh, NY: 10,493 countNewburgh, NY10,493Kingston, NY: 10,020 countKingston, NY10,020Middletown, NY: 9,970 countMiddletown, NY9,970Rockville Centre, NY: 9,913 countRockville Centre, NY9,913Plattsburgh, NY: 9,250 countPlattsburgh, NY9,250Harrison, NY: 9,222 countHarrison, NY9,222Ossining, NY: 9,219 countOssining, NY9,219Lockport, NY: 9,197 countLockport, NY9,197Spring Valley, NY: 9,082 countSpring Valley, NY9,082Mineola, NY: 8,573 countMineola, NY8,573
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
1New York, NY3,334,088+0.6%
2Buffalo, NY119,630+0.1%
3Rochester, NY93,261+1.1%
4Yonkers, NY81,645+1.4%
5Syracuse, NY59,816+0.9%
6Albany, NY44,357+1.4%
7New Rochelle, NY31,684+2.6%
8Schenectady, NY29,184+1.4%
9Mount Vernon, NY28,078-3.3%
10Utica, NY25,606+2.4%
11White Plains, NY25,578+5%
12Niagara Falls, NY22,730+0.5%
13Binghamton, NY21,393+2.1%
14Troy, NY21,265-0.3%
15Hempstead, NY17,108-1.1%
16Long Beach, NY15,027+1.6%
17Ithaca, NY14,167+2.3%
18North Tonawanda, NY14,015+0.6%
19Freeport, NY13,941-0.2%
20Rome, NY13,870+0.1%
21Poughkeepsie, NY13,650+1.5%
22Saratoga Springs, NY13,228+1.2%
23Jamestown, NY12,602+0.6%
24Valley Stream, NY12,340+0.8%
25Auburn, NY11,875+1%
26Watertown, NY11,867+3.2%
27Glen Cove, NY11,095+4.6%
28Port Chester, NY11,056+5.9%
29Peekskill, NY10,777-0.3%
30Elmira, NY10,532-0.4%
31Newburgh, NY10,493+1.5%
32Kingston, NY10,020+0.7%
33Middletown, NY9,970-2.1%
34Rockville Centre, NY9,913-1%
35Plattsburgh, NY9,250+3.1%
36Harrison, NY9,222+4.9%
37Ossining, NY9,219-6.8%
38Lockport, NY9,197+0.2%
39Spring Valley, NY9,082+0.5%
40Mineola, NY8,573-0.5%
41Lindenhurst, NY8,452-0.3%
42Cohoes, NY8,403+6.7%
43Lackawanna, NY8,384-1.1%
44Amsterdam, NY7,679+0.9%
45Garden City, NY7,655+0.1%
46Kiryas Joel, NY7,505+9.3%
47Batavia, NY7,349-1.4%
48Mamaroneck, NY7,276+2.2%
49Oswego, NY7,242-0.2%
50Tonawanda, NY7,085+2.7%
51Kenmore, NY7,044-1.1%
52Cortland, NY7,019+0.4%
53Lynbrook, NY7,011+1.6%
54Glens Falls, NY6,960+2.2%
55Gloversville, NY6,749+4.1%
56Depew, NY6,672+0.4%
57Johnson City, NY6,563-3.4%
58Beacon, NY6,507+3%
59Endicott, NY6,381+1.4%
60Olean, NY6,274+0.9%
61Massapequa Park, NY5,978+2.6%
62Rye, NY5,717-0.7%
63Floral Park, NY5,647+2.6%
64Scarsdale, NY5,576+1.8%
65Dunkirk, NY5,530-4.3%
66Tarrytown, NY5,353-0.2%
67Corning, NY5,339+1%
68Patchogue, NY5,325-1%
69Oneonta, NY5,319+10.9%
70Westbury, NY5,282-0.4%
71Canandaigua, NY5,181+3.2%
72Watervliet, NY5,090-3.3%
73Geneva, NY4,823-1.1%
74Fulton, NY4,743-0.8%
75Babylon, NY4,650-0.3%
76Oneida, NY4,619+2.2%
77Suffern, NY4,600+1.1%
78Mount Kisco, NY4,367+6.4%
79Sleepy Hollow, NY4,208+6.1%
80Dobbs Ferry, NY3,962+2.8%
81East Rockaway, NY3,806-0.1%
82Lake Grove, NY3,775+0.4%
83Haverstraw, NY3,740-4.3%
84New Hyde Park, NY3,534-0%
85Woodbury, NY3,483-2.2%
86Great Neck, NY3,443+3.2%
87West Haverstraw, NY3,153-1%
88Chestnut Ridge, NY2,769+1.1%
89Airmont, NY2,456-9.1%
90New Square, NY1,841+2.2%

Other periods

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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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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