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Cities in Virginia by households

Virginia Beach, VA had the highest households of 39 cities in 2023, at 179,800. Warrenton, VA had the lowest, at 3,989. The median was 11,356 and the figure for Virginia was 3.33 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest179,800Virginia Beach, VA
Lowest3,989Warrenton, VA
Median11,35639 cities
Virginia3,326,260History

All cities, 2023

Virginia Beach, VA: 179,800 countVirginia Beach, VA179,800Richmond, VA: 102,145 countRichmond, VA102,145Norfolk, VA: 94,457 countNorfolk, VA94,457Chesapeake, VA: 92,361 countChesapeake, VA92,361Newport News, VA: 75,798 countNewport News, VA75,798Alexandria, VA: 75,349 countAlexandria, VA75,349Hampton, VA: 57,740 countHampton, VA57,740Roanoke, VA: 43,429 countRoanoke, VA43,429Portsmouth, VA: 39,678 countPortsmouth, VA39,678Suffolk, VA: 37,133 countSuffolk, VA37,133Lynchburg, VA: 28,687 countLynchburg, VA28,687Charlottesville, VA: 19,699 countCharlottesville, VA19,699Danville, VA: 18,632 countDanville, VA18,632Harrisonburg, VA: 17,331 countHarrisonburg, VA17,331Leesburg, VA: 16,767 countLeesburg, VA16,767Petersburg, VA: 14,854 countPetersburg, VA14,854Manassas, VA: 14,041 countManassas, VA14,041Blacksburg, VA: 13,827 countBlacksburg, VA13,827Fredericksburg, VA: 11,443 countFredericksburg, VA11,443Staunton, VA: 11,356 countStaunton, VA11,356Winchester, VA: 11,255 countWinchester, VA11,255Salem, VA: 10,140 countSalem, VA10,140Christiansburg, VA: 9,812 countChristiansburg, VA9,812Waynesboro, VA: 9,620 countWaynesboro, VA9,620Hopewell, VA: 9,418 countHopewell, VA9,418Fairfax, VA: 9,158 countFairfax, VA9,158Herndon, VA: 7,815 countHerndon, VA7,815Colonial Heights, VA: 7,545 countColonial Heights, VA7,545Bristol, VA: 7,327 countBristol, VA7,327Culpeper, VA: 6,870 countCulpeper, VA6,870Falls Church, VA: 6,053 countFalls Church, VA6,053Front Royal, VA: 5,895 countFront Royal, VA5,895Martinsville, VA: 5,619 countMartinsville, VA5,619Radford, VA: 5,500 countRadford, VA5,500Vienna, VA: 5,414 countVienna, VA5,414Manassas Park, VA: 5,165 countManassas Park, VA5,165Williamsburg, VA: 4,973 countWilliamsburg, VA4,973Poquoson, VA: 4,657 countPoquoson, VA4,657Warrenton, VA: 3,989 countWarrenton, VA3,989Virginia Beach, VA: 179,800 countVirginia Beach, VA179,800Richmond, VA: 102,145 countRichmond, VA102,145Norfolk, VA: 94,457 countNorfolk, VA94,457Chesapeake, VA: 92,361 countChesapeake, VA92,361Newport News, VA: 75,798 countNewport News, VA75,798Alexandria, VA: 75,349 countAlexandria, VA75,349Hampton, VA: 57,740 countHampton, VA57,740Roanoke, VA: 43,429 countRoanoke, VA43,429Portsmouth, VA: 39,678 countPortsmouth, VA39,678Suffolk, VA: 37,133 countSuffolk, VA37,133Lynchburg, VA: 28,687 countLynchburg, VA28,687Charlottesville, VA: 19,699 countCharlottesville, VA19,699Danville, VA: 18,632 countDanville, VA18,632Harrisonburg, VA: 17,331 countHarrisonburg, VA17,331Leesburg, VA: 16,767 countLeesburg, VA16,767Petersburg, VA: 14,854 countPetersburg, VA14,854Manassas, VA: 14,041 countManassas, VA14,041Blacksburg, VA: 13,827 countBlacksburg, VA13,827Fredericksburg, VA: 11,443 countFredericksburg, VA11,443Staunton, VA: 11,356 countStaunton, VA11,356Winchester, VA: 11,255 countWinchester, VA11,255Salem, VA: 10,140 countSalem, VA10,140Christiansburg, VA: 9,812 countChristiansburg, VA9,812Waynesboro, VA: 9,620 countWaynesboro, VA9,620Hopewell, VA: 9,418 countHopewell, VA9,418Fairfax, VA: 9,158 countFairfax, VA9,158Herndon, VA: 7,815 countHerndon, VA7,815Colonial Heights, VA: 7,545 countColonial Heights, VA7,545Bristol, VA: 7,327 countBristol, VA7,327Culpeper, VA: 6,870 countCulpeper, VA6,870Falls Church, VA: 6,053 countFalls Church, VA6,053Front Royal, VA: 5,895 countFront Royal, VA5,895Martinsville, VA: 5,619 countMartinsville, VA5,619Radford, VA: 5,500 countRadford, VA5,500Vienna, VA: 5,414 countVienna, VA5,414Manassas Park, VA: 5,165 countManassas Park, VA5,165Williamsburg, VA: 4,973 countWilliamsburg, VA4,973Poquoson, VA: 4,657 countPoquoson, VA4,657Warrenton, VA: 3,989 countWarrenton, VA3,989
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
1Virginia Beach, VA179,800+0.5%
2Richmond, VA102,145+0.9%
3Norfolk, VA94,457+0.7%
4Chesapeake, VA92,361+1.1%
5Newport News, VA75,798+0.4%
6Alexandria, VA75,349+0.7%
7Hampton, VA57,740+0.5%
8Roanoke, VA43,429+1.5%
9Portsmouth, VA39,678+1.8%
10Suffolk, VA37,133+2.2%
11Lynchburg, VA28,687-0.8%
12Charlottesville, VA19,699+1%
13Danville, VA18,632-0.7%
14Harrisonburg, VA17,331+1.1%
15Leesburg, VA16,767+1.8%
16Petersburg, VA14,854+1%
17Manassas, VA14,041+1.5%
18Blacksburg, VA13,827+3.8%
19Fredericksburg, VA11,443+1.5%
20Staunton, VA11,356+2.6%
21Winchester, VA11,255+0.3%
22Salem, VA10,140+0.9%
23Christiansburg, VA9,812+1.3%
24Waynesboro, VA9,620+2%
25Hopewell, VA9,418+0.7%
26Fairfax, VA9,158+0.3%
27Herndon, VA7,815-1%
28Colonial Heights, VA7,545-0.9%
29Bristol, VA7,327+0.4%
30Culpeper, VA6,870+1.9%
31Falls Church, VA6,053+5.5%
32Front Royal, VA5,895+2.5%
33Martinsville, VA5,619-0.2%
34Radford, VA5,500+0.6%
35Vienna, VA5,414-0.1%
36Manassas Park, VA5,165-1.1%
37Williamsburg, VA4,973+1.9%
38Poquoson, VA4,6570%
39Warrenton, VA3,989+1.6%

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.

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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 Virginia 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 Virginia 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/virginia-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/virginia-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/virginia-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Virginia Beach, VA, with 179,800 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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