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Cities in Wisconsin by households, 2024

Milwaukee, WI had the highest households of 98 cities in 2024, at 232,520. Waupun, WI had the lowest, at 3,433. The median was 7,702 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.48 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest232,520Milwaukee, WI
Lowest3,433Waupun, WI
Median7,70298 cities
Wisconsin2,479,480History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Milwaukee, WI: 232,520 countMilwaukee, WI232,520Madison, WI: 128,261 countMadison, WI128,261Green Bay, WI: 43,790 countGreen Bay, WI43,790Kenosha, WI: 40,333 countKenosha, WI40,333Racine, WI: 31,970 countRacine, WI31,970Appleton, WI: 31,030 countAppleton, WI31,030Waukesha, WI: 30,567 countWaukesha, WI30,567Eau Claire, WI: 30,492 countEau Claire, WI30,492Janesville, WI: 28,326 countJanesville, WI28,326West Allis, WI: 28,311 countWest Allis, WI28,311Oshkosh, WI: 27,451 countOshkosh, WI27,451La Crosse, WI: 22,965 countLa Crosse, WI22,965Wauwatosa, WI: 22,239 countWauwatosa, WI22,239Sheboygan, WI: 21,361 countSheboygan, WI21,361Fond du Lac, WI: 19,018 countFond du Lac, WI19,018Wausau, WI: 17,625 countWausau, WI17,625Greenfield, WI: 17,393 countGreenfield, WI17,393New Berlin, WI: 17,064 countNew Berlin, WI17,064Menomonee Falls, WI: 16,387 countMenomonee Falls, WI16,387Brookfield, WI: 16,127 countBrookfield, WI16,127Sun Prairie, WI: 15,887 countSun Prairie, WI15,887Oak Creek, WI: 15,728 countOak Creek, WI15,728Fitchburg, WI: 15,703 countFitchburg, WI15,703Manitowoc, WI: 15,094 countManitowoc, WI15,094Franklin, WI: 14,138 countFranklin, WI14,138West Bend, WI: 14,096 countWest Bend, WI14,096Beloit, WI: 13,638 countBeloit, WI13,638Superior, WI: 11,956 countSuperior, WI11,956Mount Pleasant, WI: 11,883 countMount Pleasant, WI11,883Neenah, WI: 11,375 countNeenah, WI11,375Stevens Point, WI: 10,843 countStevens Point, WI10,843Middleton, WI: 10,382 countMiddleton, WI10,382Muskego, WI: 10,267 countMuskego, WI10,267Caledonia, WI: 10,165 countCaledonia, WI10,165De Pere, WI: 10,018 countDe Pere, WI10,018Mequon, WI: 9,444 countMequon, WI9,444Watertown, WI: 9,182 countWatertown, WI9,182Marshfield, WI: 9,075 countMarshfield, WI9,075Onalaska, WI: 9,002 countOnalaska, WI9,002Pleasant Prairie, WI: 8,879 countPleasant Prairie, WI8,879
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

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Milwaukee, WI232,520+0.6%
2Madison, WI128,261+2%
3Green Bay, WI43,790-0.7%
4Kenosha, WI40,333+2.1%
5Racine, WI31,970+2.3%
6Appleton, WI31,030+0.6%
7Waukesha, WI30,567+1.6%
8Eau Claire, WI30,492+4.4%
9Janesville, WI28,326+0.9%
10West Allis, WI28,311+2.1%
11Oshkosh, WI27,451+1.8%
12La Crosse, WI22,965+1%
13Wauwatosa, WI22,239+2.6%
14Sheboygan, WI21,361-0%
15Fond du Lac, WI19,018+1.6%
16Wausau, WI17,625+1.2%
17Greenfield, WI17,393-0.3%
18New Berlin, WI17,064-0.9%
19Menomonee Falls, WI16,387+1.5%
20Brookfield, WI16,127-0.4%
21Sun Prairie, WI15,887+3.9%
22Oak Creek, WI15,728+3.7%
23Fitchburg, WI15,703+5.3%
24Manitowoc, WI15,094+1.6%
25Franklin, WI14,138+0.5%
26West Bend, WI14,096+1.2%
27Beloit, WI13,638+0.5%
28Superior, WI11,956+2.2%
29Mount Pleasant, WI11,883+2.8%
30Neenah, WI11,375+0.7%
31Stevens Point, WI10,843-2%
32Middleton, WI10,382-0.4%
33Muskego, WI10,267+3.3%
34Caledonia, WI10,165-0.8%
35De Pere, WI10,018-0.9%
36Mequon, WI9,444+2.7%
37Watertown, WI9,182+2.5%
38Marshfield, WI9,075+1.6%
39Onalaska, WI9,002+5.8%
40Pleasant Prairie, WI8,879+4.4%
41Howard, WI8,839+3.9%
42Fox Crossing, WI8,806-0.2%
43Germantown, WI8,601+3.3%
44Ashwaubenon, WI8,486+4.5%
45Cudahy, WI8,475-1.1%
46South Milwaukee, WI8,420-3%
47Wisconsin Rapids, WI8,392+0.3%
48Menasha, WI8,123+0.9%
49Oconomowoc, WI7,833+2.6%
50Beaver Dam, WI7,571-3%
51Kaukauna, WI7,298+3.3%
52Weston, WI7,058+6%
53Bellevue, WI7,042+2%
54Pewaukee, WI6,976+4%
55Hartford, WI6,668+1.4%
56Shorewood, WI6,619-1.1%
57Chippewa Falls, WI6,607+3%
58Hudson, WI6,577+0.9%
59Verona, WI6,451+7.2%
60Menomonie, WI6,254+1.7%
61Baraboo, WI6,108+6.3%
62Greendale, WI6,102+1.2%
63Glendale, WI6,087+8.1%
64Allouez, WI5,928-1.5%
65Waunakee, WI5,844+6.8%
66Brown Deer, WI5,818+1.9%
67Salem Lakes, WI5,775-0.8%
68River Falls, WI5,754+4.3%
69Plover, WI5,656+1.8%
70Grafton, WI5,575-0.7%
71Port Washington, WI5,572+3.7%
72Stoughton, WI5,494-3.7%
73Cedarburg, WI5,445+2.8%
74Fort Atkinson, WI5,408+0.3%
75Whitefish Bay, WI5,347-1.8%
76Whitewater, WI5,229+1.1%
77Monroe, WI5,157+3.1%
78Marinette, WI5,137+2%
79Two Rivers, WI5,036-2.2%
80Little Chute, WI4,997-0.3%
81Harrison, WI4,919+5.3%
82Sussex, WI4,749+1.5%
83Oregon, WI4,745+1.8%
84Greenville, WI4,727-1.6%
85Suamico, WI4,726+0.4%
86Holmen, WI4,695+1.4%
87Burlington, WI4,626+1.3%
88DeForest, WI4,614+8.1%
89Richfield, WI4,500-1.7%
90New Richmond, WI4,369+1.8%
91Reedsburg, WI4,223+7.6%
92Hartland, WI4,209+5.9%
93Elkhorn, WI4,207+0.5%
94Hobart, WI4,165+3.1%
95Platteville, WI4,134+0.5%
96Lisbon, WI3,961n/a
97Windsor, WI3,480+6.4%
98Waupun, WI3,433-5.5%

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Wisconsin by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Wisconsin by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-cities. 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 Wisconsin by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-cities.

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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 Wisconsin by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Milwaukee, WI, with 232,520 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Waupun, WI, with 3,433 in 2024.

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