Cities in Virginia by households

Virginia Beach, VA had the highest households of 39 cities in 2022, at 178,915. Warrenton, VA had the lowest, at 3,928. The median was 11,217 and the figure for Virginia was 3.29 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest178,915Virginia Beach, VA
Lowest3,928Warrenton, VA
Median11,21739 cities
Virginia3,289,776History

All cities, 2022

Virginia Beach, VA: 178,915 countVirginia Beach, VA178,915Richmond, VA: 101,201 countRichmond, VA101,201Norfolk, VA: 93,797 countNorfolk, VA93,797Chesapeake, VA: 91,368 countChesapeake, VA91,368Newport News, VA: 75,465 countNewport News, VA75,465Alexandria, VA: 74,818 countAlexandria, VA74,818Hampton, VA: 57,470 countHampton, VA57,470Roanoke, VA: 42,806 countRoanoke, VA42,806Portsmouth, VA: 38,962 countPortsmouth, VA38,962Suffolk, VA: 36,318 countSuffolk, VA36,318Lynchburg, VA: 28,910 countLynchburg, VA28,910Charlottesville, VA: 19,511 countCharlottesville, VA19,511Danville, VA: 18,755 countDanville, VA18,755Harrisonburg, VA: 17,142 countHarrisonburg, VA17,142Leesburg, VA: 16,468 countLeesburg, VA16,468Petersburg, VA: 14,703 countPetersburg, VA14,703Manassas, VA: 13,840 countManassas, VA13,840Blacksburg, VA: 13,318 countBlacksburg, VA13,318Fredericksburg, VA: 11,276 countFredericksburg, VA11,276Winchester, VA: 11,217 countWinchester, VA11,217Staunton, VA: 11,064 countStaunton, VA11,064Salem, VA: 10,045 countSalem, VA10,045Christiansburg, VA: 9,686 countChristiansburg, VA9,686Waynesboro, VA: 9,431 countWaynesboro, VA9,431Hopewell, VA: 9,348 countHopewell, VA9,348Fairfax, VA: 9,129 countFairfax, VA9,129Herndon, VA: 7,897 countHerndon, VA7,897Colonial Heights, VA: 7,612 countColonial Heights, VA7,612Bristol, VA: 7,299 countBristol, VA7,299Culpeper, VA: 6,740 countCulpeper, VA6,740Front Royal, VA: 5,750 countFront Royal, VA5,750Falls Church, VA: 5,740 countFalls Church, VA5,740Martinsville, VA: 5,628 countMartinsville, VA5,628Radford, VA: 5,467 countRadford, VA5,467Vienna, VA: 5,418 countVienna, VA5,418Manassas Park, VA: 5,221 countManassas Park, VA5,221Williamsburg, VA: 4,882 countWilliamsburg, VA4,882Poquoson, VA: 4,657 countPoquoson, VA4,657Warrenton, VA: 3,928 countWarrenton, VA3,928Virginia Beach, VA: 178,915 countVirginia Beach, VA178,915Richmond, VA: 101,201 countRichmond, VA101,201Norfolk, VA: 93,797 countNorfolk, VA93,797Chesapeake, VA: 91,368 countChesapeake, VA91,368Newport News, VA: 75,465 countNewport News, VA75,465Alexandria, VA: 74,818 countAlexandria, VA74,818Hampton, VA: 57,470 countHampton, VA57,470Roanoke, VA: 42,806 countRoanoke, VA42,806Portsmouth, VA: 38,962 countPortsmouth, VA38,962Suffolk, VA: 36,318 countSuffolk, VA36,318Lynchburg, VA: 28,910 countLynchburg, VA28,910Charlottesville, VA: 19,511 countCharlottesville, VA19,511Danville, VA: 18,755 countDanville, VA18,755Harrisonburg, VA: 17,142 countHarrisonburg, VA17,142Leesburg, VA: 16,468 countLeesburg, VA16,468Petersburg, VA: 14,703 countPetersburg, VA14,703Manassas, VA: 13,840 countManassas, VA13,840Blacksburg, VA: 13,318 countBlacksburg, VA13,318Fredericksburg, VA: 11,276 countFredericksburg, VA11,276Winchester, VA: 11,217 countWinchester, VA11,217Staunton, VA: 11,064 countStaunton, VA11,064Salem, VA: 10,045 countSalem, VA10,045Christiansburg, VA: 9,686 countChristiansburg, VA9,686Waynesboro, VA: 9,431 countWaynesboro, VA9,431Hopewell, VA: 9,348 countHopewell, VA9,348Fairfax, VA: 9,129 countFairfax, VA9,129Herndon, VA: 7,897 countHerndon, VA7,897Colonial Heights, VA: 7,612 countColonial Heights, VA7,612Bristol, VA: 7,299 countBristol, VA7,299Culpeper, VA: 6,740 countCulpeper, VA6,740Front Royal, VA: 5,750 countFront Royal, VA5,750Falls Church, VA: 5,740 countFalls Church, VA5,740Martinsville, VA: 5,628 countMartinsville, VA5,628Radford, VA: 5,467 countRadford, VA5,467Vienna, VA: 5,418 countVienna, VA5,418Manassas Park, VA: 5,221 countManassas Park, VA5,221Williamsburg, VA: 4,882 countWilliamsburg, VA4,882Poquoson, VA: 4,657 countPoquoson, VA4,657Warrenton, VA: 3,928 countWarrenton, VA3,928
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
1Virginia Beach, VA178,915+1.1%
2Richmond, VA101,201+2.4%
3Norfolk, VA93,797+1%
4Chesapeake, VA91,368+2.2%
5Newport News, VA75,465+0.7%
6Alexandria, VA74,818+0.8%
7Hampton, VA57,470+0.6%
8Roanoke, VA42,806+0.1%
9Portsmouth, VA38,962+1.1%
10Suffolk, VA36,318+3%
11Lynchburg, VA28,910-0.1%
12Charlottesville, VA19,511+1%
13Danville, VA18,755+0.9%
14Harrisonburg, VA17,142+0.2%
15Leesburg, VA16,468+0.5%
16Petersburg, VA14,703+1.7%
17Manassas, VA13,840+2%
18Blacksburg, VA13,318+4.8%
19Fredericksburg, VA11,276+0.7%
20Winchester, VA11,217+1.8%
21Staunton, VA11,064-0.5%
22Salem, VA10,045+0.7%
23Christiansburg, VA9,686+1.2%
24Waynesboro, VA9,431+0.1%
25Hopewell, VA9,348+0.9%
26Fairfax, VA9,129+0.4%
27Herndon, VA7,897-0.2%
28Colonial Heights, VA7,612+2%
29Bristol, VA7,299-0.7%
30Culpeper, VA6,740+0.2%
31Front Royal, VA5,750-0.3%
32Falls Church, VA5,740+2%
33Martinsville, VA5,628-0.5%
34Radford, VA5,467-1.4%
35Vienna, VA5,418-0.1%
36Manassas Park, VA5,221+1.3%
37Williamsburg, VA4,882+2.2%
38Poquoson, VA4,657+0.9%
39Warrenton, VA3,928-2.2%

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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/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 Virginia 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 Virginia 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/virginia-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/virginia-cities?period=2022.

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