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Cities in Washington by households

Seattle, WA had the highest households of 91 cities in 2021, at 337,361. Airway Heights, WA had the lowest, at 2,885. The median was 9,132 and the figure for Washington was 2.93 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest337,361Seattle, WA
Lowest2,885Airway Heights, WA
Median9,13291 cities
Washington2,931,841History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Seattle, WA: 337,361 countSeattle, WA337,361Spokane, WA: 94,105 countSpokane, WA94,105Tacoma, WA: 87,379 countTacoma, WA87,379Vancouver, WA: 75,663 countVancouver, WA75,663Bellevue, WA: 59,800 countBellevue, WA59,800Kent, WA: 45,957 countKent, WA45,957Everett, WA: 43,656 countEverett, WA43,656Spokane Valley, WA: 41,569 countSpokane Valley, WA41,569Renton, WA: 40,011 countRenton, WA40,011Bellingham, WA: 39,496 countBellingham, WA39,496Kirkland, WA: 37,156 countKirkland, WA37,156Federal Way, WA: 36,053 countFederal Way, WA36,053Yakima, WA: 34,284 countYakima, WA34,284Auburn, WA: 30,547 countAuburn, WA30,547Kennewick, WA: 30,382 countKennewick, WA30,382Redmond, WA: 29,024 countRedmond, WA29,024Marysville, WA: 25,396 countMarysville, WA25,396Lakewood, WA: 25,323 countLakewood, WA25,323Olympia, WA: 24,187 countOlympia, WA24,187Richland, WA: 23,335 countRichland, WA23,335Pasco, WA: 22,838 countPasco, WA22,838Shoreline, WA: 22,510 countShoreline, WA22,510Sammamish, WA: 21,930 countSammamish, WA21,930Lacey, WA: 20,984 countLacey, WA20,984Burien, WA: 19,364 countBurien, WA19,364Edmonds, WA: 18,398 countEdmonds, WA18,398Bothell, WA: 18,371 countBothell, WA18,371Bremerton, WA: 17,366 countBremerton, WA17,366Puyallup, WA: 16,405 countPuyallup, WA16,405Issaquah, WA: 16,361 countIssaquah, WA16,361Longview, WA: 15,913 countLongview, WA15,913Lynnwood, WA: 15,022 countLynnwood, WA15,022University Place, WA: 13,562 countUniversity Place, WA13,562Wenatchee, WA: 13,504 countWenatchee, WA13,504Mount Vernon, WA: 12,823 countMount Vernon, WA12,823Walla Walla, WA: 12,583 countWalla Walla, WA12,583Des Moines, WA: 12,268 countDes Moines, WA12,268Lake Stevens, WA: 12,032 countLake Stevens, WA12,032Pullman, WA: 11,927 countPullman, WA11,927SeaTac, WA: 11,170 countSeaTac, WA11,170Seattle, WA: 337,361 countSeattle, WA337,361Spokane, WA: 94,105 countSpokane, WA94,105Tacoma, WA: 87,379 countTacoma, WA87,379Vancouver, WA: 75,663 countVancouver, WA75,663Bellevue, WA: 59,800 countBellevue, WA59,800Kent, WA: 45,957 countKent, WA45,957Everett, WA: 43,656 countEverett, WA43,656Spokane Valley, WA: 41,569 countSpokane Valley, WA41,569Renton, WA: 40,011 countRenton, WA40,011Bellingham, WA: 39,496 countBellingham, WA39,496Kirkland, WA: 37,156 countKirkland, WA37,156Federal Way, WA: 36,053 countFederal Way, WA36,053Yakima, WA: 34,284 countYakima, WA34,284Auburn, WA: 30,547 countAuburn, WA30,547Kennewick, WA: 30,382 countKennewick, WA30,382Redmond, WA: 29,024 countRedmond, WA29,024Marysville, WA: 25,396 countMarysville, WA25,396Lakewood, WA: 25,323 countLakewood, WA25,323Olympia, WA: 24,187 countOlympia, WA24,187Richland, WA: 23,335 countRichland, WA23,335Pasco, WA: 22,838 countPasco, WA22,838Shoreline, WA: 22,510 countShoreline, WA22,510Sammamish, WA: 21,930 countSammamish, WA21,930Lacey, WA: 20,984 countLacey, WA20,984Burien, WA: 19,364 countBurien, WA19,364Edmonds, WA: 18,398 countEdmonds, WA18,398Bothell, WA: 18,371 countBothell, WA18,371Bremerton, WA: 17,366 countBremerton, WA17,366Puyallup, WA: 16,405 countPuyallup, WA16,405Issaquah, WA: 16,361 countIssaquah, WA16,361Longview, WA: 15,913 countLongview, WA15,913Lynnwood, WA: 15,022 countLynnwood, WA15,022University Place, WA: 13,562 countUniversity Place, WA13,562Wenatchee, WA: 13,504 countWenatchee, WA13,504Mount Vernon, WA: 12,823 countMount Vernon, WA12,823Walla Walla, WA: 12,583 countWalla Walla, WA12,583Des Moines, WA: 12,268 countDes Moines, WA12,268Lake Stevens, WA: 12,032 countLake Stevens, WA12,032Pullman, WA: 11,927 countPullman, WA11,927SeaTac, WA: 11,170 countSeaTac, WA11,170
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
1Seattle, WA337,361
2Spokane, WA94,105
3Tacoma, WA87,379
4Vancouver, WA75,663
5Bellevue, WA59,800
6Kent, WA45,957
7Everett, WA43,656
8Spokane Valley, WA41,569
9Renton, WA40,011
10Bellingham, WA39,496
11Kirkland, WA37,156
12Federal Way, WA36,053
13Yakima, WA34,284
14Auburn, WA30,547
15Kennewick, WA30,382
16Redmond, WA29,024
17Marysville, WA25,396
18Lakewood, WA25,323
19Olympia, WA24,187
20Richland, WA23,335
21Pasco, WA22,838
22Shoreline, WA22,510
23Sammamish, WA21,930
24Lacey, WA20,984
25Burien, WA19,364
26Edmonds, WA18,398
27Bothell, WA18,371
28Bremerton, WA17,366
29Puyallup, WA16,405
30Issaquah, WA16,361
31Longview, WA15,913
32Lynnwood, WA15,022
33University Place, WA13,562
34Wenatchee, WA13,504
35Mount Vernon, WA12,823
36Walla Walla, WA12,583
37Des Moines, WA12,268
38Lake Stevens, WA12,032
39Pullman, WA11,927
40SeaTac, WA11,170
41Bainbridge Island, WA9,824
42Mercer Island, WA9,758
43Tumwater, WA9,730
44Oak Harbor, WA9,593
45Kenmore, WA9,266
46Maple Valley, WA9,132
47Port Angeles, WA9,015
48Camas, WA8,923
49Moses Lake, WA8,748
50Mountlake Terrace, WA8,611
51Mill Creek, WA8,492
52Mukilteo, WA8,304
53Ellensburg, WA8,235
54Bonney Lake, WA7,920
55Tukwila, WA7,755
56Anacortes, WA7,734
57Arlington, WA7,493
58Centralia, WA7,463
59Covington, WA7,141
60Battle Ground, WA7,093
61Aberdeen, WA6,274
62Washougal, WA6,027
63Port Orchard, WA5,886
64Monroe, WA5,833
65Lynden, WA5,760
66Woodinville, WA5,527
67Lake Forest Park, WA5,308
68Newcastle, WA5,218
69Port Townsend, WA5,192
70Enumclaw, WA5,191
71Kelso, WA5,112
72West Richland, WA5,058
73East Wenatchee, WA5,026
74Ferndale, WA4,936
75Poulsbo, WA4,931
76Cheney, WA4,839
77Gig Harbor, WA4,672
78Edgewood, WA4,511
79Sedro-Woolley, WA4,476
80Snoqualmie, WA4,381
81Liberty Lake, WA4,287
82Sumner, WA4,255
83Sunnyside, WA4,225
84Snohomish, WA4,190
85Fife, WA4,095
86Burlington, WA3,786
87Ridgefield, WA3,426
88Shelton, WA3,358
89Grandview, WA3,166
89Yelm, WA3,166
91Airway Heights, WA2,885

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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.

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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/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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Seattle, WA, with 337,361 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Airway Heights, WA, with 2,885 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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