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Cities in Pennsylvania by households, 2024

Philadelphia, PA had the highest households of 68 cities in 2024, at 679,428. Darby, PA had the lowest, at 3,992. The median was 7,677 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.27 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest679,428Philadelphia, PA
Lowest3,992Darby, PA
Median7,67768 cities
Pennsylvania5,274,853History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Philadelphia, PA: 679,428 countPhiladelphia, PA679,428Pittsburgh, PA: 138,188 countPittsburgh, PA138,188Allentown, PA: 46,374 countAllentown, PA46,374Erie, PA: 39,848 countErie, PA39,848Reading, PA: 33,164 countReading, PA33,164Bethlehem, PA: 31,052 countBethlehem, PA31,052Scranton, PA: 30,247 countScranton, PA30,247Harrisburg, PA: 22,137 countHarrisburg, PA22,137Lancaster, PA: 21,971 countLancaster, PA21,971Altoona, PA: 18,777 countAltoona, PA18,777York, PA: 17,893 countYork, PA17,893Wilkes-Barre, PA: 16,644 countWilkes-Barre, PA16,644Bethel Park, PA: 14,829 countBethel Park, PA14,829Norristown, PA: 12,642 countNorristown, PA12,642Monroeville, PA: 12,634 countMonroeville, PA12,634Chester, PA: 12,537 countChester, PA12,537Hazleton, PA: 11,599 countHazleton, PA11,599Williamsport, PA: 11,320 countWilliamsport, PA11,320State College, PA: 11,257 countState College, PA11,257Plum, PA: 10,885 countPlum, PA10,885Lebanon, PA: 10,764 countLebanon, PA10,764Easton, PA: 10,352 countEaston, PA10,352Chambersburg, PA: 9,839 countChambersburg, PA9,839Pottstown, PA: 9,550 countPottstown, PA9,550New Castle, PA: 9,406 countNew Castle, PA9,406Carlisle, PA: 9,223 countCarlisle, PA9,223Johnstown, PA: 8,953 countJohnstown, PA8,953Baldwin, PA: 8,855 countBaldwin, PA8,855Phoenixville, PA: 8,843 countPhoenixville, PA8,843Murrysville, PA: 8,367 countMurrysville, PA8,367West Mifflin, PA: 8,286 countWest Mifflin, PA8,286West Chester, PA: 7,774 countWest Chester, PA7,774Hermitage, PA: 7,728 countHermitage, PA7,728Wilkinsburg, PA: 7,685 countWilkinsburg, PA7,685McKeesport, PA: 7,668 countMcKeesport, PA7,668Hanover, PA: 7,469 countHanover, PA7,469Lansdale, PA: 7,330 countLansdale, PA7,330Greensburg, PA: 6,776 countGreensburg, PA6,776Whitehall, PA: 6,727 countWhitehall, PA6,727New Kensington, PA: 6,220 countNew Kensington, PA6,220Philadelphia, PA: 679,428 countPhiladelphia, PA679,428Pittsburgh, PA: 138,188 countPittsburgh, PA138,188Allentown, PA: 46,374 countAllentown, PA46,374Erie, PA: 39,848 countErie, PA39,848Reading, PA: 33,164 countReading, PA33,164Bethlehem, PA: 31,052 countBethlehem, PA31,052Scranton, PA: 30,247 countScranton, PA30,247Harrisburg, PA: 22,137 countHarrisburg, PA22,137Lancaster, PA: 21,971 countLancaster, PA21,971Altoona, PA: 18,777 countAltoona, PA18,777York, PA: 17,893 countYork, PA17,893Wilkes-Barre, PA: 16,644 countWilkes-Barre, PA16,644Bethel Park, PA: 14,829 countBethel Park, PA14,829Norristown, PA: 12,642 countNorristown, PA12,642Monroeville, PA: 12,634 countMonroeville, PA12,634Chester, PA: 12,537 countChester, PA12,537Hazleton, PA: 11,599 countHazleton, PA11,599Williamsport, PA: 11,320 countWilliamsport, PA11,320State College, PA: 11,257 countState College, PA11,257Plum, PA: 10,885 countPlum, PA10,885Lebanon, PA: 10,764 countLebanon, PA10,764Easton, PA: 10,352 countEaston, PA10,352Chambersburg, PA: 9,839 countChambersburg, PA9,839Pottstown, PA: 9,550 countPottstown, PA9,550New Castle, PA: 9,406 countNew Castle, PA9,406Carlisle, PA: 9,223 countCarlisle, PA9,223Johnstown, PA: 8,953 countJohnstown, PA8,953Baldwin, PA: 8,855 countBaldwin, PA8,855Phoenixville, PA: 8,843 countPhoenixville, PA8,843Murrysville, PA: 8,367 countMurrysville, PA8,367West Mifflin, PA: 8,286 countWest Mifflin, PA8,286West Chester, PA: 7,774 countWest Chester, PA7,774Hermitage, PA: 7,728 countHermitage, PA7,728Wilkinsburg, PA: 7,685 countWilkinsburg, PA7,685McKeesport, PA: 7,668 countMcKeesport, PA7,668Hanover, PA: 7,469 countHanover, PA7,469Lansdale, PA: 7,330 countLansdale, PA7,330Greensburg, PA: 6,776 countGreensburg, PA6,776Whitehall, PA: 6,727 countWhitehall, PA6,727New Kensington, PA: 6,220 countNew Kensington, PA6,220
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
1Philadelphia, PA679,428+1.5%
2Pittsburgh, PA138,188+0.4%
3Allentown, PA46,374+0.7%
4Erie, PA39,848+1.1%
5Reading, PA33,164+0.8%
6Bethlehem, PA31,052+0.9%
7Scranton, PA30,247-0.3%
8Harrisburg, PA22,137+0.5%
9Lancaster, PA21,971+3.4%
10Altoona, PA18,777+1.5%
11York, PA17,893+0.2%
12Wilkes-Barre, PA16,644-0.4%
13Bethel Park, PA14,829-0.3%
14Norristown, PA12,642-3.7%
15Monroeville, PA12,634+2.8%
16Chester, PA12,537-0.3%
17Hazleton, PA11,599+0.4%
18Williamsport, PA11,320+1.9%
19State College, PA11,257-1.6%
20Plum, PA10,885+1.8%
21Lebanon, PA10,764+1.2%
22Easton, PA10,352-1.5%
23Chambersburg, PA9,839+1.1%
24Pottstown, PA9,550-0.9%
25New Castle, PA9,406+0.7%
26Carlisle, PA9,223+5.8%
27Johnstown, PA8,953-2.7%
28Baldwin, PA8,855-0.9%
29Phoenixville, PA8,843+0.6%
30Murrysville, PA8,367+0.4%
31West Mifflin, PA8,286-2.5%
32West Chester, PA7,774+11%
33Hermitage, PA7,728+1.5%
34Wilkinsburg, PA7,685-3.6%
35McKeesport, PA7,668-3%
36Hanover, PA7,469+2.5%
37Lansdale, PA7,330+0.2%
38Greensburg, PA6,776-0%
39Whitehall, PA6,727-0%
40New Kensington, PA6,220+2.5%
41Sharon, PA6,155+2.3%
42Butler, PA6,116+1.1%
43Ephrata, PA6,048+3.5%
44Washington, PA6,023+0.9%
45Dunmore, PA6,022+0.3%
46Pottsville, PA6,001+3.9%
47Kingston, PA5,857+3.3%
48St. Marys, PA5,692+0.4%
49Franklin Park, PA5,399+1.5%
50Yeadon, PA5,353+7.6%
51Indiana, PA5,218+11.1%
52Lower Burrell, PA5,212+1.2%
53Munhall, PA5,154+3.2%
54Coatesville, PA5,065+3.2%
55Emmaus, PA5,038+6%
56Wyomissing, PA5,033-0.6%
57Lansdowne, PA4,856+3.4%
58Meadville, PA4,742+0.3%
59Waynesboro, PA4,737-1.5%
60Berwick, PA4,643+3.1%
61Elizabethtown, PA4,590-2.3%
62Bloomsburg, PA4,584+4.8%
63Jefferson Hills, PA4,576-2.7%
64Columbia, PA4,568-2.1%
65Mechanicsburg, PA4,472+6.2%
66Nanticoke, PA4,415+1.3%
67Northampton, PA4,291-0.6%
68Darby, PA3,992+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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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