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Cities in Virginia by households

Virginia Beach, VA had the highest households of 39 cities in 2021, at 177,046. Warrenton, VA had the lowest, at 4,016. The median was 11,125 and the figure for Virginia was 3.25 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest177,046Virginia Beach, VA
Lowest4,016Warrenton, VA
Median11,12539 cities
Virginia3,248,528History

All cities, 2021

Virginia Beach, VA: 177,046 countVirginia Beach, VA177,046Richmond, VA: 98,821 countRichmond, VA98,821Norfolk, VA: 92,877 countNorfolk, VA92,877Chesapeake, VA: 89,413 countChesapeake, VA89,413Newport News, VA: 74,922 countNewport News, VA74,922Alexandria, VA: 74,224 countAlexandria, VA74,224Hampton, VA: 57,116 countHampton, VA57,116Roanoke, VA: 42,766 countRoanoke, VA42,766Portsmouth, VA: 38,553 countPortsmouth, VA38,553Suffolk, VA: 35,249 countSuffolk, VA35,249Lynchburg, VA: 28,939 countLynchburg, VA28,939Charlottesville, VA: 19,312 countCharlottesville, VA19,312Danville, VA: 18,590 countDanville, VA18,590Harrisonburg, VA: 17,102 countHarrisonburg, VA17,102Leesburg, VA: 16,392 countLeesburg, VA16,392Petersburg, VA: 14,464 countPetersburg, VA14,464Manassas, VA: 13,562 countManassas, VA13,562Blacksburg, VA: 12,708 countBlacksburg, VA12,708Fredericksburg, VA: 11,198 countFredericksburg, VA11,198Staunton, VA: 11,125 countStaunton, VA11,125Winchester, VA: 11,018 countWinchester, VA11,018Salem, VA: 9,971 countSalem, VA9,971Christiansburg, VA: 9,572 countChristiansburg, VA9,572Waynesboro, VA: 9,419 countWaynesboro, VA9,419Hopewell, VA: 9,269 countHopewell, VA9,269Fairfax, VA: 9,090 countFairfax, VA9,090Herndon, VA: 7,914 countHerndon, VA7,914Colonial Heights, VA: 7,465 countColonial Heights, VA7,465Bristol, VA: 7,347 countBristol, VA7,347Culpeper, VA: 6,728 countCulpeper, VA6,728Front Royal, VA: 5,770 countFront Royal, VA5,770Martinsville, VA: 5,656 countMartinsville, VA5,656Falls Church, VA: 5,630 countFalls Church, VA5,630Radford, VA: 5,545 countRadford, VA5,545Vienna, VA: 5,424 countVienna, VA5,424Manassas Park, VA: 5,155 countManassas Park, VA5,155Williamsburg, VA: 4,778 countWilliamsburg, VA4,778Poquoson, VA: 4,617 countPoquoson, VA4,617Warrenton, VA: 4,016 countWarrenton, VA4,016Virginia Beach, VA: 177,046 countVirginia Beach, VA177,046Richmond, VA: 98,821 countRichmond, VA98,821Norfolk, VA: 92,877 countNorfolk, VA92,877Chesapeake, VA: 89,413 countChesapeake, VA89,413Newport News, VA: 74,922 countNewport News, VA74,922Alexandria, VA: 74,224 countAlexandria, VA74,224Hampton, VA: 57,116 countHampton, VA57,116Roanoke, VA: 42,766 countRoanoke, VA42,766Portsmouth, VA: 38,553 countPortsmouth, VA38,553Suffolk, VA: 35,249 countSuffolk, VA35,249Lynchburg, VA: 28,939 countLynchburg, VA28,939Charlottesville, VA: 19,312 countCharlottesville, VA19,312Danville, VA: 18,590 countDanville, VA18,590Harrisonburg, VA: 17,102 countHarrisonburg, VA17,102Leesburg, VA: 16,392 countLeesburg, VA16,392Petersburg, VA: 14,464 countPetersburg, VA14,464Manassas, VA: 13,562 countManassas, VA13,562Blacksburg, VA: 12,708 countBlacksburg, VA12,708Fredericksburg, VA: 11,198 countFredericksburg, VA11,198Staunton, VA: 11,125 countStaunton, VA11,125Winchester, VA: 11,018 countWinchester, VA11,018Salem, VA: 9,971 countSalem, VA9,971Christiansburg, VA: 9,572 countChristiansburg, VA9,572Waynesboro, VA: 9,419 countWaynesboro, VA9,419Hopewell, VA: 9,269 countHopewell, VA9,269Fairfax, VA: 9,090 countFairfax, VA9,090Herndon, VA: 7,914 countHerndon, VA7,914Colonial Heights, VA: 7,465 countColonial Heights, VA7,465Bristol, VA: 7,347 countBristol, VA7,347Culpeper, VA: 6,728 countCulpeper, VA6,728Front Royal, VA: 5,770 countFront Royal, VA5,770Martinsville, VA: 5,656 countMartinsville, VA5,656Falls Church, VA: 5,630 countFalls Church, VA5,630Radford, VA: 5,545 countRadford, VA5,545Vienna, VA: 5,424 countVienna, VA5,424Manassas Park, VA: 5,155 countManassas Park, VA5,155Williamsburg, VA: 4,778 countWilliamsburg, VA4,778Poquoson, VA: 4,617 countPoquoson, VA4,617Warrenton, VA: 4,016 countWarrenton, VA4,016
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
1Virginia Beach, VA177,046
2Richmond, VA98,821
3Norfolk, VA92,877
4Chesapeake, VA89,413
5Newport News, VA74,922
6Alexandria, VA74,224
7Hampton, VA57,116
8Roanoke, VA42,766
9Portsmouth, VA38,553
10Suffolk, VA35,249
11Lynchburg, VA28,939
12Charlottesville, VA19,312
13Danville, VA18,590
14Harrisonburg, VA17,102
15Leesburg, VA16,392
16Petersburg, VA14,464
17Manassas, VA13,562
18Blacksburg, VA12,708
19Fredericksburg, VA11,198
20Staunton, VA11,125
21Winchester, VA11,018
22Salem, VA9,971
23Christiansburg, VA9,572
24Waynesboro, VA9,419
25Hopewell, VA9,269
26Fairfax, VA9,090
27Herndon, VA7,914
28Colonial Heights, VA7,465
29Bristol, VA7,347
30Culpeper, VA6,728
31Front Royal, VA5,770
32Martinsville, VA5,656
33Falls Church, VA5,630
34Radford, VA5,545
35Vienna, VA5,424
36Manassas Park, VA5,155
37Williamsburg, VA4,778
38Poquoson, VA4,617
39Warrenton, VA4,016

Other periods

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 Virginia 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 Virginia 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/virginia-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 Virginia by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/virginia-cities?period=2021.

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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 Virginia 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/virginia-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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