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Cities in Wisconsin by households

Milwaukee, WI had the highest households of 97 cities in 2023, at 231,084. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 3,272. The median was 7,803 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.45 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest231,084Milwaukee, WI
Lowest3,272Windsor, WI
Median7,80397 cities
Wisconsin2,446,028History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Milwaukee, WI: 231,084 countMilwaukee, WI231,084Madison, WI: 125,787 countMadison, WI125,787Green Bay, WI: 44,092 countGreen Bay, WI44,092Kenosha, WI: 39,495 countKenosha, WI39,495Racine, WI: 31,238 countRacine, WI31,238Appleton, WI: 30,860 countAppleton, WI30,860Waukesha, WI: 30,092 countWaukesha, WI30,092Eau Claire, WI: 29,207 countEau Claire, WI29,207Janesville, WI: 28,061 countJanesville, WI28,061West Allis, WI: 27,740 countWest Allis, WI27,740Oshkosh, WI: 26,969 countOshkosh, WI26,969La Crosse, WI: 22,735 countLa Crosse, WI22,735Wauwatosa, WI: 21,677 countWauwatosa, WI21,677Sheboygan, WI: 21,371 countSheboygan, WI21,371Fond du Lac, WI: 18,723 countFond du Lac, WI18,723Greenfield, WI: 17,440 countGreenfield, WI17,440Wausau, WI: 17,411 countWausau, WI17,411New Berlin, WI: 17,214 countNew Berlin, WI17,214Brookfield, WI: 16,197 countBrookfield, WI16,197Menomonee Falls, WI: 16,137 countMenomonee Falls, WI16,137Sun Prairie, WI: 15,291 countSun Prairie, WI15,291Oak Creek, WI: 15,164 countOak Creek, WI15,164Fitchburg, WI: 14,916 countFitchburg, WI14,916Manitowoc, WI: 14,859 countManitowoc, WI14,859Franklin, WI: 14,062 countFranklin, WI14,062West Bend, WI: 13,923 countWest Bend, WI13,923Beloit, WI: 13,567 countBeloit, WI13,567Superior, WI: 11,704 countSuperior, WI11,704Mount Pleasant, WI: 11,560 countMount Pleasant, WI11,560Neenah, WI: 11,297 countNeenah, WI11,297Stevens Point, WI: 11,063 countStevens Point, WI11,063Middleton, WI: 10,422 countMiddleton, WI10,422Caledonia, WI: 10,252 countCaledonia, WI10,252De Pere, WI: 10,114 countDe Pere, WI10,114Muskego, WI: 9,935 countMuskego, WI9,935Mequon, WI: 9,192 countMequon, WI9,192Watertown, WI: 8,962 countWatertown, WI8,962Marshfield, WI: 8,933 countMarshfield, WI8,933Fox Crossing, WI: 8,821 countFox Crossing, WI8,821South Milwaukee, WI: 8,679 countSouth Milwaukee, WI8,679Milwaukee, WI: 231,084 countMilwaukee, WI231,084Madison, WI: 125,787 countMadison, WI125,787Green Bay, WI: 44,092 countGreen Bay, WI44,092Kenosha, WI: 39,495 countKenosha, WI39,495Racine, WI: 31,238 countRacine, WI31,238Appleton, WI: 30,860 countAppleton, WI30,860Waukesha, WI: 30,092 countWaukesha, WI30,092Eau Claire, WI: 29,207 countEau Claire, WI29,207Janesville, WI: 28,061 countJanesville, WI28,061West Allis, WI: 27,740 countWest Allis, WI27,740Oshkosh, WI: 26,969 countOshkosh, WI26,969La Crosse, WI: 22,735 countLa Crosse, WI22,735Wauwatosa, WI: 21,677 countWauwatosa, WI21,677Sheboygan, WI: 21,371 countSheboygan, WI21,371Fond du Lac, WI: 18,723 countFond du Lac, WI18,723Greenfield, WI: 17,440 countGreenfield, WI17,440Wausau, WI: 17,411 countWausau, WI17,411New Berlin, WI: 17,214 countNew Berlin, WI17,214Brookfield, WI: 16,197 countBrookfield, WI16,197Menomonee Falls, WI: 16,137 countMenomonee Falls, WI16,137Sun Prairie, WI: 15,291 countSun Prairie, WI15,291Oak Creek, WI: 15,164 countOak Creek, WI15,164Fitchburg, WI: 14,916 countFitchburg, WI14,916Manitowoc, WI: 14,859 countManitowoc, WI14,859Franklin, WI: 14,062 countFranklin, WI14,062West Bend, WI: 13,923 countWest Bend, WI13,923Beloit, WI: 13,567 countBeloit, WI13,567Superior, WI: 11,704 countSuperior, WI11,704Mount Pleasant, WI: 11,560 countMount Pleasant, WI11,560Neenah, WI: 11,297 countNeenah, WI11,297Stevens Point, WI: 11,063 countStevens Point, WI11,063Middleton, WI: 10,422 countMiddleton, WI10,422Caledonia, WI: 10,252 countCaledonia, WI10,252De Pere, WI: 10,114 countDe Pere, WI10,114Muskego, WI: 9,935 countMuskego, WI9,935Mequon, WI: 9,192 countMequon, WI9,192Watertown, WI: 8,962 countWatertown, WI8,962Marshfield, WI: 8,933 countMarshfield, WI8,933Fox Crossing, WI: 8,821 countFox Crossing, WI8,821South Milwaukee, WI: 8,679 countSouth Milwaukee, WI8,679
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
1Milwaukee, WI231,084+0.1%
2Madison, WI125,787+4.4%
3Green Bay, WI44,092+0.5%
4Kenosha, WI39,495+1.5%
5Racine, WI31,238-0.1%
6Appleton, WI30,860+0.9%
7Waukesha, WI30,092+0.3%
8Eau Claire, WI29,207+1.3%
9Janesville, WI28,061+0.6%
10West Allis, WI27,740+0.4%
11Oshkosh, WI26,969+0.8%
12La Crosse, WI22,735+0.3%
13Wauwatosa, WI21,677+1.9%
14Sheboygan, WI21,371+1.5%
15Fond du Lac, WI18,723+0.6%
16Greenfield, WI17,440-2.5%
17Wausau, WI17,411+0.6%
18New Berlin, WI17,214-0.4%
19Brookfield, WI16,197+0.9%
20Menomonee Falls, WI16,137+1.2%
21Sun Prairie, WI15,291+4%
22Oak Creek, WI15,164-1.2%
23Fitchburg, WI14,916+9%
24Manitowoc, WI14,859+0.6%
25Franklin, WI14,062-2.1%
26West Bend, WI13,923-0.9%
27Beloit, WI13,567-2.5%
28Superior, WI11,704+0.4%
29Mount Pleasant, WI11,560-1.3%
30Neenah, WI11,297+0.3%
31Stevens Point, WI11,063+2%
32Middleton, WI10,422+1.9%
33Caledonia, WI10,252-0.5%
34De Pere, WI10,114+0.1%
35Muskego, WI9,935-0.3%
36Mequon, WI9,192+0.8%
37Watertown, WI8,962+2.4%
38Marshfield, WI8,933+1.4%
39Fox Crossing, WI8,821-0.5%
40South Milwaukee, WI8,679+1.6%
41Cudahy, WI8,567-0.4%
42Onalaska, WI8,509+0.9%
43Howard, WI8,506+2.1%
44Pleasant Prairie, WI8,505+1.2%
45Wisconsin Rapids, WI8,370-1.8%
46Germantown, WI8,328+0.6%
47Ashwaubenon, WI8,120+1.4%
48Menasha, WI8,048+0.3%
49Beaver Dam, WI7,803+0.7%
50Oconomowoc, WI7,638+1%
51Kaukauna, WI7,065+0.2%
52Bellevue, WI6,902+1.5%
53Pewaukee, WI6,7080%
54Shorewood, WI6,695+0.2%
55Weston, WI6,658-0.2%
56Hartford, WI6,578+3.1%
57Hudson, WI6,518+1.7%
58Chippewa Falls, WI6,414+0.8%
59Menomonie, WI6,150+0.5%
60Greendale, WI6,027-1.8%
61Allouez, WI6,017+2.1%
62Verona, WI6,016+5.3%
63Salem Lakes, WI5,819+1.2%
64Baraboo, WI5,747+0.3%
65Brown Deer, WI5,712+0.5%
66Stoughton, WI5,708+1.9%
67Glendale, WI5,633-3.1%
68Grafton, WI5,612-0.6%
69Plover, WI5,555-2.6%
70River Falls, WI5,519+1.9%
71Waunakee, WI5,472+1.4%
72Whitefish Bay, WI5,444-1.6%
73Fort Atkinson, WI5,394+0.5%
74Port Washington, WI5,374+1.4%
75Cedarburg, WI5,297+4.5%
76Whitewater, WI5,172+3%
77Two Rivers, WI5,147-0.1%
78Marinette, WI5,035-1%
79Little Chute, WI5,011-2.5%
80Monroe, WI5,002-0.8%
81Greenville, WI4,806+26.5%
82Suamico, WI4,707+2.5%
83Sussex, WI4,679+3.5%
84Harrison, WI4,670+4.3%
85Oregon, WI4,660-0.5%
86Holmen, WI4,632+6.7%
87Richfield, WI4,578+2.2%
88Burlington, WI4,566+0.4%
89New Richmond, WI4,290+2.7%
90DeForest, WI4,268+3%
91Elkhorn, WI4,188+0.6%
92Platteville, WI4,112+0.1%
93Hobart, WI4,040+2.4%
94Hartland, WI3,975+1.6%
95Reedsburg, WI3,925-0.9%
96Waupun, WI3,631-7.4%
97Windsor, WI3,272+2.7%

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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 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/wisconsin-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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