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Cities in Pennsylvania by households

Philadelphia, PA had the highest households of 68 cities in 2021, at 646,608. Darby, PA had the lowest, at 3,541. The median was 7,332 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.15 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest646,608Philadelphia, PA
Lowest3,541Darby, PA
Median7,33268 cities
Pennsylvania5,147,783History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Philadelphia, PA: 646,608 countPhiladelphia, PA646,608Pittsburgh, PA: 137,747 countPittsburgh, PA137,747Allentown, PA: 45,195 countAllentown, PA45,195Erie, PA: 38,992 countErie, PA38,992Reading, PA: 32,380 countReading, PA32,380Scranton, PA: 29,892 countScranton, PA29,892Bethlehem, PA: 29,874 countBethlehem, PA29,874Lancaster, PA: 21,266 countLancaster, PA21,266Harrisburg, PA: 20,953 countHarrisburg, PA20,953Altoona, PA: 18,153 countAltoona, PA18,153York, PA: 17,508 countYork, PA17,508Wilkes-Barre, PA: 16,614 countWilkes-Barre, PA16,614Bethel Park, PA: 14,816 countBethel Park, PA14,816Norristown, PA: 13,411 countNorristown, PA13,411Monroeville, PA: 12,332 countMonroeville, PA12,332Chester, PA: 11,862 countChester, PA11,862State College, PA: 11,352 countState College, PA11,352Williamsport, PA: 11,017 countWilliamsport, PA11,017Hazleton, PA: 10,940 countHazleton, PA10,940Plum, PA: 10,834 countPlum, PA10,834Lebanon, PA: 10,389 countLebanon, PA10,389Easton, PA: 10,049 countEaston, PA10,049Chambersburg, PA: 9,682 countChambersburg, PA9,682Pottstown, PA: 9,525 countPottstown, PA9,525New Castle, PA: 9,248 countNew Castle, PA9,248Johnstown, PA: 8,991 countJohnstown, PA8,991Baldwin, PA: 8,906 countBaldwin, PA8,906McKeesport, PA: 8,326 countMcKeesport, PA8,326West Mifflin, PA: 8,307 countWest Mifflin, PA8,307Murrysville, PA: 8,271 countMurrysville, PA8,271Carlisle, PA: 8,099 countCarlisle, PA8,099Wilkinsburg, PA: 8,099 countWilkinsburg, PA8,099Phoenixville, PA: 7,897 countPhoenixville, PA7,897Hermitage, PA: 7,570 countHermitage, PA7,570Hanover, PA: 7,093 countHanover, PA7,093Lansdale, PA: 7,006 countLansdale, PA7,006West Chester, PA: 6,832 countWest Chester, PA6,832Greensburg, PA: 6,769 countGreensburg, PA6,769Whitehall, PA: 6,685 countWhitehall, PA6,685Butler, PA: 6,036 countButler, PA6,036Philadelphia, PA: 646,608 countPhiladelphia, PA646,608Pittsburgh, PA: 137,747 countPittsburgh, PA137,747Allentown, PA: 45,195 countAllentown, PA45,195Erie, PA: 38,992 countErie, PA38,992Reading, PA: 32,380 countReading, PA32,380Scranton, PA: 29,892 countScranton, PA29,892Bethlehem, PA: 29,874 countBethlehem, PA29,874Lancaster, PA: 21,266 countLancaster, PA21,266Harrisburg, PA: 20,953 countHarrisburg, PA20,953Altoona, PA: 18,153 countAltoona, PA18,153York, PA: 17,508 countYork, PA17,508Wilkes-Barre, PA: 16,614 countWilkes-Barre, PA16,614Bethel Park, PA: 14,816 countBethel Park, PA14,816Norristown, PA: 13,411 countNorristown, PA13,411Monroeville, PA: 12,332 countMonroeville, PA12,332Chester, PA: 11,862 countChester, PA11,862State College, PA: 11,352 countState College, PA11,352Williamsport, PA: 11,017 countWilliamsport, PA11,017Hazleton, PA: 10,940 countHazleton, PA10,940Plum, PA: 10,834 countPlum, PA10,834Lebanon, PA: 10,389 countLebanon, PA10,389Easton, PA: 10,049 countEaston, PA10,049Chambersburg, PA: 9,682 countChambersburg, PA9,682Pottstown, PA: 9,525 countPottstown, PA9,525New Castle, PA: 9,248 countNew Castle, PA9,248Johnstown, PA: 8,991 countJohnstown, PA8,991Baldwin, PA: 8,906 countBaldwin, PA8,906McKeesport, PA: 8,326 countMcKeesport, PA8,326West Mifflin, PA: 8,307 countWest Mifflin, PA8,307Murrysville, PA: 8,271 countMurrysville, PA8,271Carlisle, PA: 8,099 countCarlisle, PA8,099Wilkinsburg, PA: 8,099 countWilkinsburg, PA8,099Phoenixville, PA: 7,897 countPhoenixville, PA7,897Hermitage, PA: 7,570 countHermitage, PA7,570Hanover, PA: 7,093 countHanover, PA7,093Lansdale, PA: 7,006 countLansdale, PA7,006West Chester, PA: 6,832 countWest Chester, PA6,832Greensburg, PA: 6,769 countGreensburg, PA6,769Whitehall, PA: 6,685 countWhitehall, PA6,685Butler, PA: 6,036 countButler, PA6,036
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
1Philadelphia, PA646,608
2Pittsburgh, PA137,747
3Allentown, PA45,195
4Erie, PA38,992
5Reading, PA32,380
6Scranton, PA29,892
7Bethlehem, PA29,874
8Lancaster, PA21,266
9Harrisburg, PA20,953
10Altoona, PA18,153
11York, PA17,508
12Wilkes-Barre, PA16,614
13Bethel Park, PA14,816
14Norristown, PA13,411
15Monroeville, PA12,332
16Chester, PA11,862
17State College, PA11,352
18Williamsport, PA11,017
19Hazleton, PA10,940
20Plum, PA10,834
21Lebanon, PA10,389
22Easton, PA10,049
23Chambersburg, PA9,682
24Pottstown, PA9,525
25New Castle, PA9,248
26Johnstown, PA8,991
27Baldwin, PA8,906
28McKeesport, PA8,326
29West Mifflin, PA8,307
30Murrysville, PA8,271
31Carlisle, PA8,099
31Wilkinsburg, PA8,099
33Phoenixville, PA7,897
34Hermitage, PA7,570
35Hanover, PA7,093
36Lansdale, PA7,006
37West Chester, PA6,832
38Greensburg, PA6,769
39Whitehall, PA6,685
40Butler, PA6,036
41Sharon, PA5,996
42Kingston, PA5,883
43Ephrata, PA5,864
44Dunmore, PA5,854
45New Kensington, PA5,714
46Pottsville, PA5,693
47St. Marys, PA5,691
48Washington, PA5,667
49Franklin Park, PA5,445
50Munhall, PA5,264
51Lower Burrell, PA5,118
52Meadville, PA5,058
53Wyomissing, PA5,000
54Yeadon, PA4,961
55Emmaus, PA4,800
56Lansdowne, PA4,790
57Coatesville, PA4,778
58Jefferson Hills, PA4,756
59Elizabethtown, PA4,615
60Columbia, PA4,557
61Waynesboro, PA4,512
62Berwick, PA4,475
63Nanticoke, PA4,461
64Bloomsburg, PA4,387
65Northampton, PA4,281
66Indiana, PA4,101
67Mechanicsburg, PA4,037
68Darby, PA3,541

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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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Philadelphia, PA, with 646,608 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Darby, PA, with 3,541 in 2021.

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