Cities in Texas by households

Houston, TX had the highest households of 256 cities in 2023, at 916,536. Josephine, TX had the lowest, at 1,437. The median was 8,174 and the figure for Texas was 10.75 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest916,536Houston, TX

Lowest1,437Josephine, TX

Median8,174256 cities

Texas10,747,240History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Rank	Cities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Houston, TX	916,536	+2.1%
2	San Antonio, TX	547,883	+0.9%
3	Dallas, TX	528,038	+1.3%
4	Austin, TX	440,294	+4.1%
5	Fort Worth, TX	334,230	+2.3%
6	El Paso, TX	242,482	+1.2%
7	Arlington, TX	140,408	+2.1%
8	Corpus Christi, TX	118,038	+0.4%
9	Plano, TX	110,522	+2.9%
10	Lubbock, TX	105,259	+2.3%
11	Irving, TX	94,252	+1.5%
12	Garland, TX	80,811	+1.3%
13	Amarillo, TX	78,612	-0%
14	Laredo, TX	76,259	+2.5%
15	Frisco, TX	74,081	+5.1%
16	McKinney, TX	70,787	+3.8%
17	Grand Prairie, TX	66,943	+1.8%
18	Killeen, TX	59,824	+3.9%
19	Brownsville, TX	58,518	+2.9%
20	Denton, TX	53,983	+3.3%
21	Waco, TX	52,980	+1.4%
22	Midland, TX	52,780	+2.6%
23	Carrollton, TX	51,059	+1.4%
24	Mesquite, TX	50,362	0%
25	Lewisville, TX	50,147	+2.9%
26	Pasadena, TX	49,791	+0.5%
27	McAllen, TX	48,268	+2.5%
28	Round Rock, TX	46,764	+3.6%
29	Abilene, TX	46,682	+1.4%
30	Richardson, TX	45,444	+0.5%
31	Odessa, TX	44,987	+2.7%
32	Beaumont, TX	44,915	-1.2%
33	College Station, TX	44,676	+1.5%
34	Pearland, TX	43,526	+2.5%
35	League City, TX	42,827	+2.4%
36	San Angelo, TX	38,833	+1%
37	New Braunfels, TX	38,483	+6.7%
38	Wichita Falls, TX	38,132	+1.2%
39	Sugar Land, TX	37,830	+0.9%
40	Tyler, TX	37,727	-0.1%
41	Conroe, TX	37,490	+5.8%
42	Allen, TX	36,307	+3.4%
43	Edinburg, TX	34,618	+3%
44	Georgetown, TX	33,083	+11.1%
45	Temple, TX	32,488	+3%
46	Bryan, TX	32,392	+3.7%
47	Longview, TX	32,343	+0.5%
48	Baytown, TX	31,063	+1%
49	Cedar Park, TX	28,723	-0.1%
50	Mission, TX	28,144	+4%
51	Flower Mound, TX	27,831	+3%
52	San Marcos, TX	27,606	+2.3%
53	North Richland Hills, TX	27,334	+1.5%
54	Missouri City, TX	26,740	+2.6%
55	Harlingen, TX	25,788	+1.2%
56	Mansfield, TX	24,796	+3.7%
57	Victoria, TX	24,610	-0.4%
58	Galveston, TX	24,518	+3.2%
59	Euless, TX	24,104	+0.4%
60	Pflugerville, TX	23,990	+1.1%
61	Leander, TX	23,573	+10.6%
62	Pharr, TX	23,235	-0.2%
63	Rowlett, TX	21,677	+1.4%
64	Texas City, TX	21,558	+5.7%
65	Grapevine, TX	21,497	+0.5%
66	Port Arthur, TX	21,097	+3.6%
67	DeSoto, TX	20,975	+2.9%
68	Bedford, TX	20,591	+0.6%
69	Kyle, TX	18,562	+7.2%
70	Wylie, TX	18,390	+0.9%
71	The Colony, TX	18,014	-0.5%
72	Rockwall, TX	17,954	+5%
73	Little Elm, TX	17,604	+5.1%
74	Burleson, TX	17,504	+3%
75	Sherman, TX	17,418	+3.7%
76	Haltom City, TX	17,208	+4.1%
77	Cedar Hill, TX	16,388	+2%
78	Keller, TX	16,058	0%
79	Schertz, TX	15,571	+2.4%
80	Coppell, TX	15,533	-0.5%
81	Hurst, TX	15,529	+0.6%
82	Huntsville, TX	15,366	+4.7%
83	Waxahachie, TX	15,190	+5.2%
84	Farmers Branch, TX	14,914	+3.1%
85	Rosenberg, TX	14,870	+3.7%
86	Copperas Cove, TX	14,833	+5.8%
87	Lancaster, TX	14,648	+4.2%
88	Texarkana, TX	14,426	+0.9%
89	Friendswood, TX	14,262	+0.4%
90	Duncanville, TX	13,385	-2.3%
91	Weslaco, TX	13,301	+5%
92	La Porte, TX	13,164	+2.5%
93	Weatherford, TX	12,944	+4.9%
94	Lufkin, TX	12,654	+0.9%
95	Del Rio, TX	12,406	+2%
96	Nacogdoches, TX	12,386	+2.8%
97	Midlothian, TX	12,140	+3.1%
98	Harker Heights, TX	11,962	+1.6%
99	Deer Park, TX	11,829	+2.9%
100	Seguin, TX	11,595	+7.5%
101	Socorro, TX	11,368	+2.2%
102	Cleburne, TX	11,305	+0.4%
103	Greenville, TX	11,299	+2.1%
104	Hutto, TX	10,753	+8.9%
105	Lake Jackson, TX	10,607	+0.5%
106	Alvin, TX	10,544	+2.4%
107	Cibolo, TX	10,495	+4.2%
108	Kerrville, TX	10,318	+2.3%
109	Paris, TX	10,137	-0.8%
110	Sachse, TX	10,110	+5.7%
111	Prosper, TX	10,090	+11.2%
112	San Juan, TX	10,073	+1.4%
113	Addison, TX	10,042	+5%
114	Benbrook, TX	10,019	+2.9%
115	Denison, TX	10,001	+4.3%
116	Converse, TX	9,930	+2.9%
117	Kingsville, TX	9,655	-2.5%
118	Eagle Pass, TX	9,571	+4.6%
119	Forney, TX	9,410	+10.4%
120	Southlake, TX	9,354	+0.6%
121	Colleyville, TX	9,231	-0.3%
122	Big Spring, TX	8,826	-0.3%
123	Saginaw, TX	8,684	-0.2%
124	Corsicana, TX	8,683	+0.8%
125	Balch Springs, TX	8,472	+3.3%
126	Celina, TX	8,382	+19.6%
127	Marshall, TX	8,272	0%
128	Stephenville, TX	8,204	+1.6%
129	Corinth, TX	8,143	+3%
130	Lakeway, TX	7,965	+2.8%
131	Fulshear, TX	7,913	+21.8%
132	Watauga, TX	7,903	+1%
133	San Benito, TX	7,854	+0.4%
134	Belton, TX	7,755	+1.4%
135	Dickinson, TX	7,748	-4.4%
136	Ennis, TX	7,711	+6.1%
137	Angleton, TX	7,696	+0.2%
138	Universal City, TX	7,555	-0.5%
139	Katy, TX	7,490	+7.1%
140	Nederland, TX	7,452	+2.5%
141	Brenham, TX	7,372	+10.6%
142	Brownwood, TX	7,338	+0.3%
143	Portland, TX	7,334	+3.8%
144	Boerne, TX	7,216	+6.4%
145	La Marque, TX	7,193	+2.1%
146	University Park, TX	7,174	-2.5%
147	Bay City, TX	7,153	+7.2%
148	Plainview, TX	6,998	-0.3%
149	Orange, TX	6,987	+1.2%
150	Palestine, TX	6,930	-1.4%
151	Horizon City, TX	6,892	+3.6%
152	Anna, TX	6,858	+11.3%
153	Pampa, TX	6,831	-1.5%
154	Gainesville, TX	6,819	+0.4%
155	Princeton, TX	6,809	+16.3%
156	Live Oak, TX	6,691	+3.3%
157	White Settlement, TX	6,617	-2.6%
158	Taylor, TX	6,587	+2.1%
159	Stafford, TX	6,515	+0.9%
160	Sulphur Springs, TX	6,221	-0.8%
161	Webster, TX	6,184	-1.7%
162	Bellaire, TX	6,183	+1.6%
163	Crowley, TX	6,172	+8.5%
164	Groves, TX	6,132	+1.6%
165	Humble, TX	6,113	-3.7%
166	Alice, TX	6,062	+1.8%
167	Fate, TX	6,044	+0.8%
168	Alamo, TX	6,013	+0.3%
169	Hewitt, TX	6,011	+0.9%
170	Terrell, TX	5,999	-2.8%
171	Murphy, TX	5,907	+3.2%
172	Royse City, TX	5,894	+13.2%
173	Buda, TX	5,830	+2.4%
174	Glenn Heights, TX	5,734	+11.3%
175	Manor, TX	5,698	+25.2%
176	Mineral Wells, TX	5,569	+6.9%
177	Seabrook, TX	5,545	+1.2%
178	Canyon, TX	5,523	+6%
179	Lumberton, TX	5,515	+3.8%
180	Mount Pleasant, TX	5,455	+0.7%
181	Seagoville, TX	5,401	+4.2%
182	Highland Village, TX	5,380	+1.2%
183	Fredericksburg, TX	5,363	+5.9%
184	Melissa, TX	5,333	+10.8%
185	Rockport, TX	5,224	+2.5%
186	West University Place, TX	5,218	-0.5%
187	Uvalde, TX	5,204	+0.3%
188	Port Neches, TX	5,188	+5.1%
189	Alton, TX	5,177	+4.4%
190	Tomball, TX	5,163	+8.2%
191	Andrews, TX	5,102	+2.2%
192	Donna, TX	5,029	-2.8%
193	Mercedes, TX	5,027	+0.2%
194	South Houston, TX	5,020	+4.1%
195	Dumas, TX	5,006	+8.7%
196	Red Oak, TX	4,998	+7.4%
197	Azle, TX	4,987	-0%
198	Lockhart, TX	4,980	+5.8%
199	Granbury, TX	4,957	-4%
200	Palmview, TX	4,910	+1.4%
201	Hereford, TX	4,879	+0.7%
202	Trophy Club, TX	4,784	+5.5%
203	Jacksonville, TX	4,727	+3.2%
204	Beeville, TX	4,691	-3.2%
205	Santa Fe, TX	4,685	+1.2%
206	Levelland, TX	4,676	-0.2%
207	Port Lavaca, TX	4,658	+7.2%
208	Leon Valley, TX	4,549	-1.1%
209	Kilgore, TX	4,462	-3.1%
210	Manvel, TX	4,445	+17.3%
211	Bastrop, TX	4,436	+6.7%
212	Richmond, TX	4,432	+1.7%
213	Rio Grande City, TX	4,425	-1%
214	Clute, TX	4,412	+2.3%
215	Fairview, TX	4,390	+1.8%
216	El Campo, TX	4,387	+2.4%
217	Burkburnett, TX	4,384	-1.7%
218	Elgin, TX	4,371	+26.5%
219	Athens, TX	4,369	-4.6%
220	Snyder, TX	4,345	+6.4%
221	Forest Hill, TX	4,332	+5.1%
222	Borger, TX	4,218	+3.7%
223	Henderson, TX	4,189	+4.2%
223	Sweetwater, TX	4,189	+3.7%
225	Selma, TX	4,068	+3.7%
226	Robinson, TX	4,032	+4.4%
227	Roanoke, TX	4,019	+11%
228	Lago Vista, TX	4,000	+2.9%
229	Freeport, TX	3,916	-2.6%
230	Hidalgo, TX	3,886	+4.9%
231	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	3,832	+4.8%
232	Robstown, TX	3,804	+1%
233	Pleasanton, TX	3,787	+5.6%
234	Iowa Colony, TX	3,642	+24.8%
235	Ingleside, TX	3,595	+3.3%
236	Bellmead, TX	3,579	+0.6%
237	Sanger, TX	3,537	+4.9%
238	Town of Pecos, TX	3,442	+2.8%
239	Heath, TX	3,414	+3%
240	Roma, TX	3,285	0%
241	Gatesville, TX	3,190	+6.7%
242	Bonham, TX	3,117	+1.4%
243	Galena Park, TX	3,100	+6.7%
244	Dayton, TX	3,065	+0.7%
245	Kennedale, TX	3,028	+4.6%
246	Mont Belvieu, TX	3,010	+5.8%
247	Helotes, TX	2,956	+2.8%
248	San Elizario, TX	2,901	+0.2%
249	Providence Village, TX	2,650	+6.9%
250	Raymondville, TX	2,599	+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.

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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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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Texas by households, 2023}},
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}

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Houston, TX, with 916,536 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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