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Cities in New York by households

New York, NY had the highest households of 90 cities in 2021, at 3.25 million. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 1,817. The median was 7,291 and the figure for New York was 7.53 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,250,657New York, NY
Lowest1,817New Square, NY
Median7,29190 cities
New York7,530,150History

Top 40 cities, 2021

New York, NY: 3,250,657 countNew York, NY3,250,657Buffalo, NY: 118,071 countBuffalo, NY118,071Rochester, NY: 91,400 countRochester, NY91,400Yonkers, NY: 80,936 countYonkers, NY80,936Syracuse, NY: 57,153 countSyracuse, NY57,153Albany, NY: 42,502 countAlbany, NY42,502New Rochelle, NY: 29,353 countNew Rochelle, NY29,353Mount Vernon, NY: 29,056 countMount Vernon, NY29,056Schenectady, NY: 26,296 countSchenectady, NY26,296Utica, NY: 24,149 countUtica, NY24,149White Plains, NY: 23,709 countWhite Plains, NY23,709Niagara Falls, NY: 22,130 countNiagara Falls, NY22,130Troy, NY: 21,295 countTroy, NY21,295Binghamton, NY: 20,950 countBinghamton, NY20,950Hempstead, NY: 16,791 countHempstead, NY16,791Freeport, NY: 14,480 countFreeport, NY14,480Long Beach, NY: 14,053 countLong Beach, NY14,053Poughkeepsie, NY: 13,815 countPoughkeepsie, NY13,815North Tonawanda, NY: 13,775 countNorth Tonawanda, NY13,775Rome, NY: 13,006 countRome, NY13,006Saratoga Springs, NY: 12,669 countSaratoga Springs, NY12,669Ithaca, NY: 12,547 countIthaca, NY12,547Valley Stream, NY: 12,520 countValley Stream, NY12,520Jamestown, NY: 12,313 countJamestown, NY12,313Watertown, NY: 11,407 countWatertown, NY11,407Auburn, NY: 11,336 countAuburn, NY11,336Middletown, NY: 10,604 countMiddletown, NY10,604Glen Cove, NY: 10,546 countGlen Cove, NY10,546Peekskill, NY: 10,404 countPeekskill, NY10,404Rockville Centre, NY: 10,070 countRockville Centre, NY10,070Newburgh, NY: 9,951 countNewburgh, NY9,951Ossining, NY: 9,915 countOssining, NY9,915Elmira, NY: 9,871 countElmira, NY9,871Port Chester, NY: 9,829 countPort Chester, NY9,829Spring Valley, NY: 9,683 countSpring Valley, NY9,683Kingston, NY: 9,505 countKingston, NY9,505Lockport, NY: 9,327 countLockport, NY9,327Lindenhurst, NY: 8,514 countLindenhurst, NY8,514Plattsburgh, NY: 8,511 countPlattsburgh, NY8,511Lackawanna, NY: 8,475 countLackawanna, NY8,475New York, NY: 3,250,657 countNew York, NY3,250,657Buffalo, NY: 118,071 countBuffalo, NY118,071Rochester, NY: 91,400 countRochester, NY91,400Yonkers, NY: 80,936 countYonkers, NY80,936Syracuse, NY: 57,153 countSyracuse, NY57,153Albany, NY: 42,502 countAlbany, NY42,502New Rochelle, NY: 29,353 countNew Rochelle, NY29,353Mount Vernon, NY: 29,056 countMount Vernon, NY29,056Schenectady, NY: 26,296 countSchenectady, NY26,296Utica, NY: 24,149 countUtica, NY24,149White Plains, NY: 23,709 countWhite Plains, NY23,709Niagara Falls, NY: 22,130 countNiagara Falls, NY22,130Troy, NY: 21,295 countTroy, NY21,295Binghamton, NY: 20,950 countBinghamton, NY20,950Hempstead, NY: 16,791 countHempstead, NY16,791Freeport, NY: 14,480 countFreeport, NY14,480Long Beach, NY: 14,053 countLong Beach, NY14,053Poughkeepsie, NY: 13,815 countPoughkeepsie, NY13,815North Tonawanda, NY: 13,775 countNorth Tonawanda, NY13,775Rome, NY: 13,006 countRome, NY13,006Saratoga Springs, NY: 12,669 countSaratoga Springs, NY12,669Ithaca, NY: 12,547 countIthaca, NY12,547Valley Stream, NY: 12,520 countValley Stream, NY12,520Jamestown, NY: 12,313 countJamestown, NY12,313Watertown, NY: 11,407 countWatertown, NY11,407Auburn, NY: 11,336 countAuburn, NY11,336Middletown, NY: 10,604 countMiddletown, NY10,604Glen Cove, NY: 10,546 countGlen Cove, NY10,546Peekskill, NY: 10,404 countPeekskill, NY10,404Rockville Centre, NY: 10,070 countRockville Centre, NY10,070Newburgh, NY: 9,951 countNewburgh, NY9,951Ossining, NY: 9,915 countOssining, NY9,915Elmira, NY: 9,871 countElmira, NY9,871Port Chester, NY: 9,829 countPort Chester, NY9,829Spring Valley, NY: 9,683 countSpring Valley, NY9,683Kingston, NY: 9,505 countKingston, NY9,505Lockport, NY: 9,327 countLockport, NY9,327Lindenhurst, NY: 8,514 countLindenhurst, NY8,514Plattsburgh, NY: 8,511 countPlattsburgh, NY8,511Lackawanna, NY: 8,475 countLackawanna, NY8,475
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
1New York, NY3,250,657
2Buffalo, NY118,071
3Rochester, NY91,400
4Yonkers, NY80,936
5Syracuse, NY57,153
6Albany, NY42,502
7New Rochelle, NY29,353
8Mount Vernon, NY29,056
9Schenectady, NY26,296
10Utica, NY24,149
11White Plains, NY23,709
12Niagara Falls, NY22,130
13Troy, NY21,295
14Binghamton, NY20,950
15Hempstead, NY16,791
16Freeport, NY14,480
17Long Beach, NY14,053
18Poughkeepsie, NY13,815
19North Tonawanda, NY13,775
20Rome, NY13,006
21Saratoga Springs, NY12,669
22Ithaca, NY12,547
23Valley Stream, NY12,520
24Jamestown, NY12,313
25Watertown, NY11,407
26Auburn, NY11,336
27Middletown, NY10,604
28Glen Cove, NY10,546
29Peekskill, NY10,404
30Rockville Centre, NY10,070
31Newburgh, NY9,951
32Ossining, NY9,915
33Elmira, NY9,871
34Port Chester, NY9,829
35Spring Valley, NY9,683
36Kingston, NY9,505
37Lockport, NY9,327
38Lindenhurst, NY8,514
39Plattsburgh, NY8,511
40Lackawanna, NY8,475
41Mineola, NY8,208
42Harrison, NY8,148
43Cohoes, NY7,949
44Garden City, NY7,536
45Amsterdam, NY7,383
46Oswego, NY7,199
47Kenmore, NY7,157
48Lynbrook, NY7,119
49Batavia, NY7,091
50Tonawanda, NY6,947
51Johnson City, NY6,768
52Mamaroneck, NY6,677
53Glens Falls, NY6,674
54Cortland, NY6,588
55Depew, NY6,538
56Endicott, NY6,200
57Gloversville, NY6,175
58Olean, NY6,115
59Dunkirk, NY5,948
60Massapequa Park, NY5,859
61Rye, NY5,841
62Kiryas Joel, NY5,781
63Floral Park, NY5,598
64Beacon, NY5,577
65Scarsdale, NY5,448
66Watervliet, NY5,277
67Westbury, NY5,259
68Corning, NY5,254
69Patchogue, NY5,159
70Canandaigua, NY5,132
71Tarrytown, NY4,848
72Fulton, NY4,812
73Suffern, NY4,715
74Babylon, NY4,675
75Geneva, NY4,655
76Oneida, NY4,368
77Mount Kisco, NY4,337
78Oneonta, NY3,935
79Sleepy Hollow, NY3,854
80Dobbs Ferry, NY3,812
81East Rockaway, NY3,804
82Lake Grove, NY3,686
83Haverstraw, NY3,653
84Woodbury, NY3,498
85Great Neck, NY3,283
86West Haverstraw, NY3,193
87New Hyde Park, NY3,131
88Chestnut Ridge, NY2,751
89Airmont, NY2,571
90New Square, NY1,817

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.

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/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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-cities?period=2021. 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 New York 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/new-york-cities?period=2021.

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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, 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/new-york-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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