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Cities in Pennsylvania by households

Philadelphia, PA had the highest households of 68 cities in 2022, at 659,129. Darby, PA had the lowest, at 3,563. The median was 7,400 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.19 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest659,129Philadelphia, PA
Lowest3,563Darby, PA
Median7,40068 cities
Pennsylvania5,193,727History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Philadelphia, PA: 659,129 countPhiladelphia, PA659,129Pittsburgh, PA: 137,226 countPittsburgh, PA137,226Allentown, PA: 45,553 countAllentown, PA45,553Erie, PA: 39,180 countErie, PA39,180Reading, PA: 32,692 countReading, PA32,692Bethlehem, PA: 30,162 countBethlehem, PA30,162Scranton, PA: 29,947 countScranton, PA29,947Harrisburg, PA: 21,474 countHarrisburg, PA21,474Lancaster, PA: 21,234 countLancaster, PA21,234Altoona, PA: 18,418 countAltoona, PA18,418York, PA: 17,751 countYork, PA17,751Wilkes-Barre, PA: 16,461 countWilkes-Barre, PA16,461Bethel Park, PA: 14,825 countBethel Park, PA14,825Norristown, PA: 12,918 countNorristown, PA12,918Chester, PA: 12,471 countChester, PA12,471Monroeville, PA: 12,348 countMonroeville, PA12,348State College, PA: 11,357 countState College, PA11,357Hazleton, PA: 11,333 countHazleton, PA11,333Williamsport, PA: 10,866 countWilliamsport, PA10,866Plum, PA: 10,727 countPlum, PA10,727Lebanon, PA: 10,594 countLebanon, PA10,594Easton, PA: 10,442 countEaston, PA10,442Chambersburg, PA: 9,815 countChambersburg, PA9,815Pottstown, PA: 9,743 countPottstown, PA9,743New Castle, PA: 9,145 countNew Castle, PA9,145Johnstown, PA: 9,061 countJohnstown, PA9,061Baldwin, PA: 9,019 countBaldwin, PA9,019Phoenixville, PA: 8,374 countPhoenixville, PA8,374Carlisle, PA: 8,334 countCarlisle, PA8,334West Mifflin, PA: 8,300 countWest Mifflin, PA8,300McKeesport, PA: 8,266 countMcKeesport, PA8,266Murrysville, PA: 8,182 countMurrysville, PA8,182Wilkinsburg, PA: 7,907 countWilkinsburg, PA7,907Hermitage, PA: 7,631 countHermitage, PA7,631Hanover, PA: 7,169 countHanover, PA7,169Lansdale, PA: 7,134 countLansdale, PA7,134West Chester, PA: 6,996 countWest Chester, PA6,996Whitehall, PA: 6,842 countWhitehall, PA6,842Greensburg, PA: 6,715 countGreensburg, PA6,715Butler, PA: 6,177 countButler, PA6,177Philadelphia, PA: 659,129 countPhiladelphia, PA659,129Pittsburgh, PA: 137,226 countPittsburgh, PA137,226Allentown, PA: 45,553 countAllentown, PA45,553Erie, PA: 39,180 countErie, PA39,180Reading, PA: 32,692 countReading, PA32,692Bethlehem, PA: 30,162 countBethlehem, PA30,162Scranton, PA: 29,947 countScranton, PA29,947Harrisburg, PA: 21,474 countHarrisburg, PA21,474Lancaster, PA: 21,234 countLancaster, PA21,234Altoona, PA: 18,418 countAltoona, PA18,418York, PA: 17,751 countYork, PA17,751Wilkes-Barre, PA: 16,461 countWilkes-Barre, PA16,461Bethel Park, PA: 14,825 countBethel Park, PA14,825Norristown, PA: 12,918 countNorristown, PA12,918Chester, PA: 12,471 countChester, PA12,471Monroeville, PA: 12,348 countMonroeville, PA12,348State College, PA: 11,357 countState College, PA11,357Hazleton, PA: 11,333 countHazleton, PA11,333Williamsport, PA: 10,866 countWilliamsport, PA10,866Plum, PA: 10,727 countPlum, PA10,727Lebanon, PA: 10,594 countLebanon, PA10,594Easton, PA: 10,442 countEaston, PA10,442Chambersburg, PA: 9,815 countChambersburg, PA9,815Pottstown, PA: 9,743 countPottstown, PA9,743New Castle, PA: 9,145 countNew Castle, PA9,145Johnstown, PA: 9,061 countJohnstown, PA9,061Baldwin, PA: 9,019 countBaldwin, PA9,019Phoenixville, PA: 8,374 countPhoenixville, PA8,374Carlisle, PA: 8,334 countCarlisle, PA8,334West Mifflin, PA: 8,300 countWest Mifflin, PA8,300McKeesport, PA: 8,266 countMcKeesport, PA8,266Murrysville, PA: 8,182 countMurrysville, PA8,182Wilkinsburg, PA: 7,907 countWilkinsburg, PA7,907Hermitage, PA: 7,631 countHermitage, PA7,631Hanover, PA: 7,169 countHanover, PA7,169Lansdale, PA: 7,134 countLansdale, PA7,134West Chester, PA: 6,996 countWest Chester, PA6,996Whitehall, PA: 6,842 countWhitehall, PA6,842Greensburg, PA: 6,715 countGreensburg, PA6,715Butler, PA: 6,177 countButler, PA6,177
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Philadelphia, PA659,129+1.9%
2Pittsburgh, PA137,226-0.4%
3Allentown, PA45,553+0.8%
4Erie, PA39,180+0.5%
5Reading, PA32,692+1%
6Bethlehem, PA30,162+1%
7Scranton, PA29,947+0.2%
8Harrisburg, PA21,474+2.5%
9Lancaster, PA21,234-0.2%
10Altoona, PA18,418+1.5%
11York, PA17,751+1.4%
12Wilkes-Barre, PA16,461-0.9%
13Bethel Park, PA14,825+0.1%
14Norristown, PA12,918-3.7%
15Chester, PA12,471+5.1%
16Monroeville, PA12,348+0.1%
17State College, PA11,3570%
18Hazleton, PA11,333+3.6%
19Williamsport, PA10,866-1.4%
20Plum, PA10,727-1%
21Lebanon, PA10,594+2%
22Easton, PA10,442+3.9%
23Chambersburg, PA9,815+1.4%
24Pottstown, PA9,743+2.3%
25New Castle, PA9,145-1.1%
26Johnstown, PA9,061+0.8%
27Baldwin, PA9,019+1.3%
28Phoenixville, PA8,374+6%
29Carlisle, PA8,334+2.9%
30West Mifflin, PA8,300-0.1%
31McKeesport, PA8,266-0.7%
32Murrysville, PA8,182-1.1%
33Wilkinsburg, PA7,907-2.4%
34Hermitage, PA7,631+0.8%
35Hanover, PA7,169+1.1%
36Lansdale, PA7,134+1.8%
37West Chester, PA6,996+2.4%
38Whitehall, PA6,842+2.3%
39Greensburg, PA6,715-0.8%
40Butler, PA6,177+2.3%
41Sharon, PA6,144+2.5%
42New Kensington, PA5,964+4.4%
43Washington, PA5,896+4%
44Kingston, PA5,895+0.2%
45Dunmore, PA5,885+0.5%
46Ephrata, PA5,757-1.8%
47St. Marys, PA5,726+0.6%
48Pottsville, PA5,655-0.7%
49Franklin Park, PA5,358-1.6%
50Lower Burrell, PA5,284+3.2%
51Munhall, PA5,148-2.2%
52Yeadon, PA4,956-0.1%
53Wyomissing, PA4,930-1.4%
54Lansdowne, PA4,858+1.4%
55Meadville, PA4,812-4.9%
56Emmaus, PA4,797-0.1%
57Jefferson Hills, PA4,747-0.2%
58Elizabethtown, PA4,706+2%
59Coatesville, PA4,649-2.7%
60Berwick, PA4,557+1.8%
61Columbia, PA4,515-0.9%
62Waynesboro, PA4,511-0%
63Nanticoke, PA4,397-1.4%
64Indiana, PA4,268+4.1%
65Northampton, PA4,195-2%
66Bloomsburg, PA4,191-4.5%
67Mechanicsburg, PA4,182+3.6%
68Darby, PA3,563+0.6%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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