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Cities in Pennsylvania by households

Philadelphia, PA had the highest households of 68 cities in 2023, at 669,222. Darby, PA had the lowest, at 3,915. The median was 7,463 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.24 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest669,222Philadelphia, PA
Lowest3,915Darby, PA
Median7,46368 cities
Pennsylvania5,235,339History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Philadelphia, PA: 669,222 countPhiladelphia, PA669,222Pittsburgh, PA: 137,593 countPittsburgh, PA137,593Allentown, PA: 46,039 countAllentown, PA46,039Erie, PA: 39,419 countErie, PA39,419Reading, PA: 32,899 countReading, PA32,899Bethlehem, PA: 30,779 countBethlehem, PA30,779Scranton, PA: 30,342 countScranton, PA30,342Harrisburg, PA: 22,036 countHarrisburg, PA22,036Lancaster, PA: 21,243 countLancaster, PA21,243Altoona, PA: 18,498 countAltoona, PA18,498York, PA: 17,851 countYork, PA17,851Wilkes-Barre, PA: 16,710 countWilkes-Barre, PA16,710Bethel Park, PA: 14,877 countBethel Park, PA14,877Norristown, PA: 13,121 countNorristown, PA13,121Chester, PA: 12,577 countChester, PA12,577Monroeville, PA: 12,290 countMonroeville, PA12,290Hazleton, PA: 11,557 countHazleton, PA11,557State College, PA: 11,437 countState College, PA11,437Williamsport, PA: 11,109 countWilliamsport, PA11,109Plum, PA: 10,692 countPlum, PA10,692Lebanon, PA: 10,635 countLebanon, PA10,635Easton, PA: 10,510 countEaston, PA10,510Chambersburg, PA: 9,732 countChambersburg, PA9,732Pottstown, PA: 9,638 countPottstown, PA9,638New Castle, PA: 9,344 countNew Castle, PA9,344Johnstown, PA: 9,205 countJohnstown, PA9,205Baldwin, PA: 8,935 countBaldwin, PA8,935Phoenixville, PA: 8,789 countPhoenixville, PA8,789Carlisle, PA: 8,719 countCarlisle, PA8,719West Mifflin, PA: 8,499 countWest Mifflin, PA8,499Murrysville, PA: 8,331 countMurrysville, PA8,331Wilkinsburg, PA: 7,969 countWilkinsburg, PA7,969McKeesport, PA: 7,908 countMcKeesport, PA7,908Hermitage, PA: 7,612 countHermitage, PA7,612Lansdale, PA: 7,314 countLansdale, PA7,314Hanover, PA: 7,289 countHanover, PA7,289West Chester, PA: 7,001 countWest Chester, PA7,001Greensburg, PA: 6,778 countGreensburg, PA6,778Whitehall, PA: 6,730 countWhitehall, PA6,730New Kensington, PA: 6,069 countNew Kensington, PA6,069Philadelphia, PA: 669,222 countPhiladelphia, PA669,222Pittsburgh, PA: 137,593 countPittsburgh, PA137,593Allentown, PA: 46,039 countAllentown, PA46,039Erie, PA: 39,419 countErie, PA39,419Reading, PA: 32,899 countReading, PA32,899Bethlehem, PA: 30,779 countBethlehem, PA30,779Scranton, PA: 30,342 countScranton, PA30,342Harrisburg, PA: 22,036 countHarrisburg, PA22,036Lancaster, PA: 21,243 countLancaster, PA21,243Altoona, PA: 18,498 countAltoona, PA18,498York, PA: 17,851 countYork, PA17,851Wilkes-Barre, PA: 16,710 countWilkes-Barre, PA16,710Bethel Park, PA: 14,877 countBethel Park, PA14,877Norristown, PA: 13,121 countNorristown, PA13,121Chester, PA: 12,577 countChester, PA12,577Monroeville, PA: 12,290 countMonroeville, PA12,290Hazleton, PA: 11,557 countHazleton, PA11,557State College, PA: 11,437 countState College, PA11,437Williamsport, PA: 11,109 countWilliamsport, PA11,109Plum, PA: 10,692 countPlum, PA10,692Lebanon, PA: 10,635 countLebanon, PA10,635Easton, PA: 10,510 countEaston, PA10,510Chambersburg, PA: 9,732 countChambersburg, PA9,732Pottstown, PA: 9,638 countPottstown, PA9,638New Castle, PA: 9,344 countNew Castle, PA9,344Johnstown, PA: 9,205 countJohnstown, PA9,205Baldwin, PA: 8,935 countBaldwin, PA8,935Phoenixville, PA: 8,789 countPhoenixville, PA8,789Carlisle, PA: 8,719 countCarlisle, PA8,719West Mifflin, PA: 8,499 countWest Mifflin, PA8,499Murrysville, PA: 8,331 countMurrysville, PA8,331Wilkinsburg, PA: 7,969 countWilkinsburg, PA7,969McKeesport, PA: 7,908 countMcKeesport, PA7,908Hermitage, PA: 7,612 countHermitage, PA7,612Lansdale, PA: 7,314 countLansdale, PA7,314Hanover, PA: 7,289 countHanover, PA7,289West Chester, PA: 7,001 countWest Chester, PA7,001Greensburg, PA: 6,778 countGreensburg, PA6,778Whitehall, PA: 6,730 countWhitehall, PA6,730New Kensington, PA: 6,069 countNew Kensington, PA6,069
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Philadelphia, PA669,222+1.5%
2Pittsburgh, PA137,593+0.3%
3Allentown, PA46,039+1.1%
4Erie, PA39,419+0.6%
5Reading, PA32,899+0.6%
6Bethlehem, PA30,779+2%
7Scranton, PA30,342+1.3%
8Harrisburg, PA22,036+2.6%
9Lancaster, PA21,2430%
10Altoona, PA18,498+0.4%
11York, PA17,851+0.6%
12Wilkes-Barre, PA16,710+1.5%
13Bethel Park, PA14,877+0.4%
14Norristown, PA13,121+1.6%
15Chester, PA12,577+0.8%
16Monroeville, PA12,290-0.5%
17Hazleton, PA11,557+2%
18State College, PA11,437+0.7%
19Williamsport, PA11,109+2.2%
20Plum, PA10,692-0.3%
21Lebanon, PA10,635+0.4%
22Easton, PA10,510+0.7%
23Chambersburg, PA9,732-0.8%
24Pottstown, PA9,638-1.1%
25New Castle, PA9,344+2.2%
26Johnstown, PA9,205+1.6%
27Baldwin, PA8,935-0.9%
28Phoenixville, PA8,789+5%
29Carlisle, PA8,719+4.6%
30West Mifflin, PA8,499+2.4%
31Murrysville, PA8,331+1.8%
32Wilkinsburg, PA7,969+0.8%
33McKeesport, PA7,908-4.3%
34Hermitage, PA7,612-0.2%
35Lansdale, PA7,314+2.5%
36Hanover, PA7,289+1.7%
37West Chester, PA7,001+0.1%
38Greensburg, PA6,778+0.9%
39Whitehall, PA6,730-1.6%
40New Kensington, PA6,069+1.8%
41Butler, PA6,050-2.1%
42Sharon, PA6,015-2.1%
43Dunmore, PA6,002+2%
44Washington, PA5,969+1.2%
45Ephrata, PA5,846+1.5%
46Pottsville, PA5,774+2.1%
47St. Marys, PA5,671-1%
48Kingston, PA5,670-3.8%
49Franklin Park, PA5,320-0.7%
50Lower Burrell, PA5,152-2.5%
51Wyomissing, PA5,062+2.7%
52Munhall, PA4,992-3%
53Yeadon, PA4,976+0.4%
54Coatesville, PA4,910+5.6%
55Waynesboro, PA4,808+6.6%
56Emmaus, PA4,752-0.9%
57Meadville, PA4,728-1.7%
58Jefferson Hills, PA4,705-0.9%
59Elizabethtown, PA4,699-0.1%
60Indiana, PA4,698+10.1%
61Lansdowne, PA4,695-3.4%
62Columbia, PA4,667+3.4%
63Berwick, PA4,503-1.2%
64Bloomsburg, PA4,374+4.4%
65Nanticoke, PA4,360-0.8%
66Northampton, PA4,316+2.9%
67Mechanicsburg, PA4,212+0.7%
68Darby, PA3,915+9.9%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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