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Cities in Wisconsin by households

Milwaukee, WI had the highest households of 97 cities in 2022, at 230,759. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 3,186. The median was 7,750 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.43 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest230,759Milwaukee, WI
Lowest3,186Windsor, WI
Median7,75097 cities
Wisconsin2,425,488History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Milwaukee, WI: 230,759 countMilwaukee, WI230,759Madison, WI: 120,509 countMadison, WI120,509Green Bay, WI: 43,892 countGreen Bay, WI43,892Kenosha, WI: 38,893 countKenosha, WI38,893Racine, WI: 31,282 countRacine, WI31,282Appleton, WI: 30,580 countAppleton, WI30,580Waukesha, WI: 30,006 countWaukesha, WI30,006Eau Claire, WI: 28,832 countEau Claire, WI28,832Janesville, WI: 27,895 countJanesville, WI27,895West Allis, WI: 27,618 countWest Allis, WI27,618Oshkosh, WI: 26,763 countOshkosh, WI26,763La Crosse, WI: 22,662 countLa Crosse, WI22,662Wauwatosa, WI: 21,263 countWauwatosa, WI21,263Sheboygan, WI: 21,046 countSheboygan, WI21,046Fond du Lac, WI: 18,603 countFond du Lac, WI18,603Greenfield, WI: 17,883 countGreenfield, WI17,883Wausau, WI: 17,300 countWausau, WI17,300New Berlin, WI: 17,285 countNew Berlin, WI17,285Brookfield, WI: 16,060 countBrookfield, WI16,060Menomonee Falls, WI: 15,948 countMenomonee Falls, WI15,948Oak Creek, WI: 15,346 countOak Creek, WI15,346Manitowoc, WI: 14,774 countManitowoc, WI14,774Sun Prairie, WI: 14,697 countSun Prairie, WI14,697Franklin, WI: 14,363 countFranklin, WI14,363West Bend, WI: 14,052 countWest Bend, WI14,052Beloit, WI: 13,919 countBeloit, WI13,919Fitchburg, WI: 13,689 countFitchburg, WI13,689Mount Pleasant, WI: 11,709 countMount Pleasant, WI11,709Superior, WI: 11,661 countSuperior, WI11,661Neenah, WI: 11,262 countNeenah, WI11,262Stevens Point, WI: 10,846 countStevens Point, WI10,846Caledonia, WI: 10,302 countCaledonia, WI10,302Middleton, WI: 10,230 countMiddleton, WI10,230De Pere, WI: 10,099 countDe Pere, WI10,099Muskego, WI: 9,966 countMuskego, WI9,966Mequon, WI: 9,115 countMequon, WI9,115Fox Crossing, WI: 8,866 countFox Crossing, WI8,866Marshfield, WI: 8,807 countMarshfield, WI8,807Watertown, WI: 8,756 countWatertown, WI8,756Cudahy, WI: 8,603 countCudahy, WI8,603Milwaukee, WI: 230,759 countMilwaukee, WI230,759Madison, WI: 120,509 countMadison, WI120,509Green Bay, WI: 43,892 countGreen Bay, WI43,892Kenosha, WI: 38,893 countKenosha, WI38,893Racine, WI: 31,282 countRacine, WI31,282Appleton, WI: 30,580 countAppleton, WI30,580Waukesha, WI: 30,006 countWaukesha, WI30,006Eau Claire, WI: 28,832 countEau Claire, WI28,832Janesville, WI: 27,895 countJanesville, WI27,895West Allis, WI: 27,618 countWest Allis, WI27,618Oshkosh, WI: 26,763 countOshkosh, WI26,763La Crosse, WI: 22,662 countLa Crosse, WI22,662Wauwatosa, WI: 21,263 countWauwatosa, WI21,263Sheboygan, WI: 21,046 countSheboygan, WI21,046Fond du Lac, WI: 18,603 countFond du Lac, WI18,603Greenfield, WI: 17,883 countGreenfield, WI17,883Wausau, WI: 17,300 countWausau, WI17,300New Berlin, WI: 17,285 countNew Berlin, WI17,285Brookfield, WI: 16,060 countBrookfield, WI16,060Menomonee Falls, WI: 15,948 countMenomonee Falls, WI15,948Oak Creek, WI: 15,346 countOak Creek, WI15,346Manitowoc, WI: 14,774 countManitowoc, WI14,774Sun Prairie, WI: 14,697 countSun Prairie, WI14,697Franklin, WI: 14,363 countFranklin, WI14,363West Bend, WI: 14,052 countWest Bend, WI14,052Beloit, WI: 13,919 countBeloit, WI13,919Fitchburg, WI: 13,689 countFitchburg, WI13,689Mount Pleasant, WI: 11,709 countMount Pleasant, WI11,709Superior, WI: 11,661 countSuperior, WI11,661Neenah, WI: 11,262 countNeenah, WI11,262Stevens Point, WI: 10,846 countStevens Point, WI10,846Caledonia, WI: 10,302 countCaledonia, WI10,302Middleton, WI: 10,230 countMiddleton, WI10,230De Pere, WI: 10,099 countDe Pere, WI10,099Muskego, WI: 9,966 countMuskego, WI9,966Mequon, WI: 9,115 countMequon, WI9,115Fox Crossing, WI: 8,866 countFox Crossing, WI8,866Marshfield, WI: 8,807 countMarshfield, WI8,807Watertown, WI: 8,756 countWatertown, WI8,756Cudahy, WI: 8,603 countCudahy, WI8,603
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
1Milwaukee, WI230,759+0.6%
2Madison, WI120,509+2.7%
3Green Bay, WI43,8920%
4Kenosha, WI38,893+0.8%
5Racine, WI31,282+0.6%
6Appleton, WI30,580+2.2%
7Waukesha, WI30,006-0%
8Eau Claire, WI28,832+1.7%
9Janesville, WI27,895+0.5%
10West Allis, WI27,618-0.7%
11Oshkosh, WI26,763+0.7%
12La Crosse, WI22,662+2.5%
13Wauwatosa, WI21,263+1.8%
14Sheboygan, WI21,046+1.1%
15Fond du Lac, WI18,603+2.1%
16Greenfield, WI17,883-0.1%
17Wausau, WI17,300-0.4%
18New Berlin, WI17,285-0.3%
19Brookfield, WI16,060+0.8%
20Menomonee Falls, WI15,948+1.3%
21Oak Creek, WI15,346+0.6%
22Manitowoc, WI14,774-0.7%
23Sun Prairie, WI14,697-0%
24Franklin, WI14,363+2.5%
25West Bend, WI14,052+0.1%
26Beloit, WI13,919+1.8%
27Fitchburg, WI13,689+3.4%
28Mount Pleasant, WI11,709-0.4%
29Superior, WI11,661+0.4%
30Neenah, WI11,262+0.2%
31Stevens Point, WI10,846+1.6%
32Caledonia, WI10,302+1.5%
33Middleton, WI10,230+1.8%
34De Pere, WI10,099+1.5%
35Muskego, WI9,966+3.8%
36Mequon, WI9,115+2.9%
37Fox Crossing, WI8,866-0.4%
38Marshfield, WI8,807+0.1%
39Watertown, WI8,756-2.7%
40Cudahy, WI8,603-0.7%
41South Milwaukee, WI8,543-0.8%
42Wisconsin Rapids, WI8,527+1.4%
43Onalaska, WI8,435+0.5%
44Pleasant Prairie, WI8,406+2.8%
45Howard, WI8,335+2.5%
46Germantown, WI8,281+2.1%
47Menasha, WI8,022-1.1%
48Ashwaubenon, WI8,009+5.1%
49Beaver Dam, WI7,750+3.1%
50Oconomowoc, WI7,566+2.4%
51Kaukauna, WI7,049+0.3%
52Bellevue, WI6,800+2%
53Pewaukee, WI6,705+3.8%
54Shorewood, WI6,681+2.9%
55Weston, WI6,670+4.7%
56Hudson, WI6,409+4.2%
57Hartford, WI6,380+0.7%
58Chippewa Falls, WI6,360+1%
59Greendale, WI6,140-0.5%
60Menomonie, WI6,118+0.1%
61Allouez, WI5,896+1%
62Glendale, WI5,815-0.9%
63Salem Lakes, WI5,749+2.8%
64Baraboo, WI5,727+1.8%
65Verona, WI5,711-0.6%
66Plover, WI5,704+1.8%
67Brown Deer, WI5,684-1.9%
68Grafton, WI5,646+1.8%
69Stoughton, WI5,600+2.3%
70Whitefish Bay, WI5,534-0.4%
71River Falls, WI5,416-2.2%
72Waunakee, WI5,396+1.5%
73Fort Atkinson, WI5,367+1.2%
74Port Washington, WI5,298+3.7%
75Two Rivers, WI5,152-0.8%
76Little Chute, WI5,142+1.6%
77Marinette, WI5,087+4.1%
78Cedarburg, WI5,067-1%
79Monroe, WI5,043+0.1%
80Whitewater, WI5,021+18.8%
81Oregon, WI4,682+1.9%
82Suamico, WI4,594+1.4%
83Burlington, WI4,547-5.3%
84Sussex, WI4,519+3.1%
85Richfield, WI4,479-0.5%
86Harrison, WI4,476+4.6%
87Holmen, WI4,343+2.6%
88New Richmond, WI4,178+3.5%
89Elkhorn, WI4,162+0.6%
90DeForest, WI4,145+3.3%
91Platteville, WI4,109+0.1%
92Reedsburg, WI3,959+3%
93Hobart, WI3,944+3.7%
94Waupun, WI3,920-5.9%
95Hartland, WI3,913+5.4%
96Greenville, WI3,798n/a
97Windsor, WI3,186+1.6%

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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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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