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Cities in Wisconsin by households

Milwaukee, WI had the highest households of 96 cities in 2021, at 229,470. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 3,136. The median was 7,570 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.4 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest229,470Milwaukee, WI
Lowest3,136Windsor, WI
Median7,57096 cities
Wisconsin2,401,818History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Milwaukee, WI: 229,470 countMilwaukee, WI229,470Madison, WI: 117,324 countMadison, WI117,324Green Bay, WI: 43,887 countGreen Bay, WI43,887Kenosha, WI: 38,581 countKenosha, WI38,581Racine, WI: 31,099 countRacine, WI31,099Waukesha, WI: 30,012 countWaukesha, WI30,012Appleton, WI: 29,926 countAppleton, WI29,926Eau Claire, WI: 28,346 countEau Claire, WI28,346West Allis, WI: 27,808 countWest Allis, WI27,808Janesville, WI: 27,743 countJanesville, WI27,743Oshkosh, WI: 26,565 countOshkosh, WI26,565La Crosse, WI: 22,117 countLa Crosse, WI22,117Wauwatosa, WI: 20,895 countWauwatosa, WI20,895Sheboygan, WI: 20,808 countSheboygan, WI20,808Fond du Lac, WI: 18,220 countFond du Lac, WI18,220Greenfield, WI: 17,909 countGreenfield, WI17,909Wausau, WI: 17,370 countWausau, WI17,370New Berlin, WI: 17,341 countNew Berlin, WI17,341Brookfield, WI: 15,929 countBrookfield, WI15,929Menomonee Falls, WI: 15,736 countMenomonee Falls, WI15,736Oak Creek, WI: 15,262 countOak Creek, WI15,262Manitowoc, WI: 14,874 countManitowoc, WI14,874Sun Prairie, WI: 14,701 countSun Prairie, WI14,701West Bend, WI: 14,044 countWest Bend, WI14,044Franklin, WI: 14,015 countFranklin, WI14,015Beloit, WI: 13,677 countBeloit, WI13,677Fitchburg, WI: 13,239 countFitchburg, WI13,239Mount Pleasant, WI: 11,758 countMount Pleasant, WI11,758Superior, WI: 11,614 countSuperior, WI11,614Neenah, WI: 11,236 countNeenah, WI11,236Stevens Point, WI: 10,673 countStevens Point, WI10,673Caledonia, WI: 10,150 countCaledonia, WI10,150Middleton, WI: 10,052 countMiddleton, WI10,052De Pere, WI: 9,946 countDe Pere, WI9,946Muskego, WI: 9,600 countMuskego, WI9,600Watertown, WI: 8,996 countWatertown, WI8,996Fox Crossing, WI: 8,901 countFox Crossing, WI8,901Mequon, WI: 8,862 countMequon, WI8,862Marshfield, WI: 8,802 countMarshfield, WI8,802Cudahy, WI: 8,663 countCudahy, WI8,663Milwaukee, WI: 229,470 countMilwaukee, WI229,470Madison, WI: 117,324 countMadison, WI117,324Green Bay, WI: 43,887 countGreen Bay, WI43,887Kenosha, WI: 38,581 countKenosha, WI38,581Racine, WI: 31,099 countRacine, WI31,099Waukesha, WI: 30,012 countWaukesha, WI30,012Appleton, WI: 29,926 countAppleton, WI29,926Eau Claire, WI: 28,346 countEau Claire, WI28,346West Allis, WI: 27,808 countWest Allis, WI27,808Janesville, WI: 27,743 countJanesville, WI27,743Oshkosh, WI: 26,565 countOshkosh, WI26,565La Crosse, WI: 22,117 countLa Crosse, WI22,117Wauwatosa, WI: 20,895 countWauwatosa, WI20,895Sheboygan, WI: 20,808 countSheboygan, WI20,808Fond du Lac, WI: 18,220 countFond du Lac, WI18,220Greenfield, WI: 17,909 countGreenfield, WI17,909Wausau, WI: 17,370 countWausau, WI17,370New Berlin, WI: 17,341 countNew Berlin, WI17,341Brookfield, WI: 15,929 countBrookfield, WI15,929Menomonee Falls, WI: 15,736 countMenomonee Falls, WI15,736Oak Creek, WI: 15,262 countOak Creek, WI15,262Manitowoc, WI: 14,874 countManitowoc, WI14,874Sun Prairie, WI: 14,701 countSun Prairie, WI14,701West Bend, WI: 14,044 countWest Bend, WI14,044Franklin, WI: 14,015 countFranklin, WI14,015Beloit, WI: 13,677 countBeloit, WI13,677Fitchburg, WI: 13,239 countFitchburg, WI13,239Mount Pleasant, WI: 11,758 countMount Pleasant, WI11,758Superior, WI: 11,614 countSuperior, WI11,614Neenah, WI: 11,236 countNeenah, WI11,236Stevens Point, WI: 10,673 countStevens Point, WI10,673Caledonia, WI: 10,150 countCaledonia, WI10,150Middleton, WI: 10,052 countMiddleton, WI10,052De Pere, WI: 9,946 countDe Pere, WI9,946Muskego, WI: 9,600 countMuskego, WI9,600Watertown, WI: 8,996 countWatertown, WI8,996Fox Crossing, WI: 8,901 countFox Crossing, WI8,901Mequon, WI: 8,862 countMequon, WI8,862Marshfield, WI: 8,802 countMarshfield, WI8,802Cudahy, WI: 8,663 countCudahy, WI8,663
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
1Milwaukee, WI229,470
2Madison, WI117,324
3Green Bay, WI43,887
4Kenosha, WI38,581
5Racine, WI31,099
6Waukesha, WI30,012
7Appleton, WI29,926
8Eau Claire, WI28,346
9West Allis, WI27,808
10Janesville, WI27,743
11Oshkosh, WI26,565
12La Crosse, WI22,117
13Wauwatosa, WI20,895
14Sheboygan, WI20,808
15Fond du Lac, WI18,220
16Greenfield, WI17,909
17Wausau, WI17,370
18New Berlin, WI17,341
19Brookfield, WI15,929
20Menomonee Falls, WI15,736
21Oak Creek, WI15,262
22Manitowoc, WI14,874
23Sun Prairie, WI14,701
24West Bend, WI14,044
25Franklin, WI14,015
26Beloit, WI13,677
27Fitchburg, WI13,239
28Mount Pleasant, WI11,758
29Superior, WI11,614
30Neenah, WI11,236
31Stevens Point, WI10,673
32Caledonia, WI10,150
33Middleton, WI10,052
34De Pere, WI9,946
35Muskego, WI9,600
36Watertown, WI8,996
37Fox Crossing, WI8,901
38Mequon, WI8,862
39Marshfield, WI8,802
40Cudahy, WI8,663
41South Milwaukee, WI8,612
42Wisconsin Rapids, WI8,409
43Onalaska, WI8,389
44Pleasant Prairie, WI8,178
45Howard, WI8,128
46Menasha, WI8,114
47Germantown, WI8,111
48Ashwaubenon, WI7,621
49Beaver Dam, WI7,519
50Oconomowoc, WI7,391
51Kaukauna, WI7,028
52Bellevue, WI6,665
53Shorewood, WI6,490
54Pewaukee, WI6,457
55Weston, WI6,372
56Hartford, WI6,335
57Chippewa Falls, WI6,295
58Greendale, WI6,169
59Hudson, WI6,150
60Menomonie, WI6,110
61Glendale, WI5,867
62Allouez, WI5,839
63Brown Deer, WI5,793
64Verona, WI5,743
65Baraboo, WI5,627
66Plover, WI5,604
67Salem Lakes, WI5,594
68Whitefish Bay, WI5,556
69Grafton, WI5,544
70River Falls, WI5,537
71Stoughton, WI5,476
72Waunakee, WI5,318
73Fort Atkinson, WI5,305
74Two Rivers, WI5,191
75Cedarburg, WI5,117
76Port Washington, WI5,107
77Little Chute, WI5,062
78Monroe, WI5,036
79Marinette, WI4,887
80Burlington, WI4,803
81Oregon, WI4,593
82Suamico, WI4,531
83Richfield, WI4,501
84Sussex, WI4,383
85Harrison, WI4,279
86Holmen, WI4,232
87Whitewater, WI4,226
88Waupun, WI4,165
89Elkhorn, WI4,138
90Platteville, WI4,105
91New Richmond, WI4,036
92DeForest, WI4,012
93Reedsburg, WI3,844
94Hobart, WI3,803
95Hartland, WI3,712
96Windsor, WI3,136

Other periods

About this ranking

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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Milwaukee, WI, with 229,470 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Windsor, WI, with 3,136 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. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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