Cities in Illinois by housing units, 2024

Chicago, IL had the highest housing units of 225 cities in 2024, at 1.28 million. Pingree Grove, IL had the lowest, at 3,637. The median was 8,803 and the figure for Illinois was 5.46 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,277,054Chicago, IL

Lowest3,637Pingree Grove, IL

Median8,803225 cities

Illinois5,457,452History

Top 40 cities, 2024

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Chicago, IL	1,277,054	+0.7%
2	Rockford, IL	67,423	-0.9%
3	Aurora, IL	63,763	+0.4%
4	Springfield, IL	57,424	+0.4%
5	Naperville, IL	57,135	+1%
6	Peoria, IL	54,010	-0.9%
7	Joliet, IL	53,814	+0.3%
8	Champaign, IL	41,299	-0.4%
9	Elgin, IL	40,523	+1%
10	Bloomington, IL	37,162	+0.4%
11	Decatur, IL	36,018	-0.3%
12	Evanston, IL	34,095	+0.5%
13	Schaumburg, IL	33,346	-0.9%
14	Waukegan, IL	33,229	+1.2%
15	Arlington Heights, IL	33,005	-0.1%
16	Palatine, IL	28,469	+1.1%
17	Cicero, IL	26,203	-2%
18	Skokie, IL	25,159	+0.6%
19	Oak Park, IL	24,872	+0.8%
20	Bolingbrook, IL	24,498	+0.9%
21	Orland Park, IL	24,376	-1%
22	Des Plaines, IL	23,856	-0.5%
23	Tinley Park, IL	23,146	+1.2%
24	Oak Lawn, IL	22,793	-1.4%
25	Mount Prospect, IL	22,526	-2.3%
26	Normal, IL	22,215	+1.5%
27	Berwyn, IL	22,027	+0.2%
28	Downers Grove, IL	21,527	+1.2%
29	Wheaton, IL	20,359	-1.6%
30	Belleville, IL	20,212	+0.1%
31	Moline, IL	19,523	-0.4%
32	Hoffman Estates, IL	19,335	-1%
33	Urbana, IL	19,228	+1.2%
34	Glenview, IL	19,207	-1%
35	Quincy, IL	19,139	+0.6%
36	Lombard, IL	18,467	-0.2%
37	Elmhurst, IL	17,753	+0.1%
38	DeKalb, IL	17,395	+2.3%
39	Buffalo Grove, IL	16,593	+0.2%
40	Calumet City, IL	16,556	-1.8%
41	Rock Island, IL	16,533	-4.2%
42	Wheeling, IL	16,045	-0.1%
43	Park Ridge, IL	15,573	-2.7%
44	Crystal Lake, IL	15,256	-0.9%
45	Carol Stream, IL	15,052	+1.8%
46	Plainfield, IL	14,889	+2.7%
47	Pekin, IL	14,536	-1.3%
48	Bartlett, IL	14,481	-1.3%
49	Northbrook, IL	14,435	-0.4%
50	Galesburg, IL	14,156	-0.4%
51	Woodridge, IL	14,000	+2.5%
52	Danville, IL	13,948	+1.6%
53	St. Charles, IL	13,829	+0.4%
54	Romeoville, IL	13,768	+0.8%
55	Elk Grove Village, IL	13,687	+1.9%
56	O'Fallon, IL	13,530	+2.9%
57	Streamwood, IL	13,420	-0.5%
58	Addison, IL	13,266	-1.4%
59	Granite City, IL	12,854	+0.9%
60	Alton, IL	12,551	+0.3%
61	Highland Park, IL	12,488	+0.9%
62	Huntley, IL	12,474	-0%
63	Oswego, IL	12,440	+2%
64	Niles, IL	12,172	+3.1%
65	McHenry, IL	12,095	+3.6%
66	Carbondale, IL	12,094	-1.5%
67	Gurnee, IL	12,081	+0.2%
68	Freeport, IL	12,056	-0.8%
69	Mundelein, IL	12,051	+1.3%
70	Lansing, IL	12,007	-0.6%
71	Carpentersville, IL	11,863	-1.3%
72	Collinsville, IL	11,644	-1.1%
73	Glendale Heights, IL	11,571	-2.2%
74	Hanover Park, IL	11,566	-0.1%
75	Westmont, IL	11,526	+1.9%
76	Vernon Hills, IL	11,497	+1.5%
77	Algonquin, IL	11,151	+0.6%
78	Glen Ellyn, IL	11,110	-1.9%
79	Kankakee, IL	11,049	-2.3%
80	East Peoria, IL	10,915	0%
81	Woodstock, IL	10,846	+1.7%
82	Batavia, IL	10,840	+2.2%
83	Wilmette, IL	10,679	-0.5%
84	Loves Park, IL	10,675	+2.9%
85	Oak Forest, IL	10,659	-0.7%
86	Chicago Heights, IL	10,613	-1.7%
87	Edwardsville, IL	10,609	+2.5%
88	East St. Louis, IL	10,552	-3.8%
89	Lisle, IL	10,466	+0.8%
90	Lockport, IL	10,212	+1.7%
91	Belvidere, IL	9,994	-0.8%
92	Lake in the Hills, IL	9,952	-2%
93	Elmwood Park, IL	9,882	+1.4%
94	Rolling Meadows, IL	9,881	+2.5%
95	Harvey, IL	9,857	+5.1%
96	Burbank, IL	9,767	-2.4%
97	Morton Grove, IL	9,624	+0.8%
98	New Lenox, IL	9,498	+0.3%
99	Bloomingdale, IL	9,423	+0.8%
100	East Moline, IL	9,376	+4.9%
101	Zion, IL	9,374	-3.3%
102	Machesney Park, IL	9,118	-0.1%
103	Melrose Park, IL	9,072	+1.4%
104	Marion, IL	9,050	+2.8%
105	Blue Island, IL	8,997	-3.7%
106	Mattoon, IL	8,976	+2.4%
107	Darien, IL	8,950	-1.7%
108	Roselle, IL	8,909	+0.8%
109	Round Lake Beach, IL	8,894	-1.1%
110	Villa Park, IL	8,847	+0.1%
111	Park Forest, IL	8,841	-1.9%
112	Dolton, IL	8,838	-2.2%
113	South Elgin, IL	8,803	+2.2%
114	Geneva, IL	8,704	+2.9%
115	Grayslake, IL	8,485	+2.6%
116	Cahokia Heights, IL	8,469	-1.7%
117	Homer Glen, IL	8,403	+1.1%
118	Yorkville, IL	8,295	+2%
119	Crest Hill, IL	8,280	+4.6%
120	Maywood, IL	8,239	-1.7%
121	Ottawa, IL	8,217	-2.1%
122	Charleston, IL	8,181	-2.7%
123	Fairview Heights, IL	8,179	+1.3%
124	Palos Hills, IL	8,068	+2.3%
125	Brookfield, IL	7,927	-1%
126	Libertyville, IL	7,925	+1.9%
127	Godfrey, IL	7,906	-2.6%
128	North Chicago, IL	7,894	-2.4%
129	Alsip, IL	7,881	-2.4%
130	Jacksonville, IL	7,847	+0.2%
131	Deerfield, IL	7,800	+1.2%
132	West Chicago, IL	7,745	0%
133	South Holland, IL	7,730	-2.1%
134	Sycamore, IL	7,723	-1.8%
135	Forest Park, IL	7,649	-1.6%
136	Matteson, IL	7,631	-1.4%
137	Mokena, IL	7,602	+1.9%
138	Lake Zurich, IL	7,588	-0.4%
139	Evergreen Park, IL	7,538	-2.2%
140	Montgomery, IL	7,507	+0.7%
141	Homewood, IL	7,468	+1%
142	Macomb, IL	7,464	+1.3%
143	Sterling, IL	7,393	+0.1%
144	Morton, IL	7,350	-0.9%
145	Bensenville, IL	7,283	+1.1%
146	Lake Forest, IL	7,282	-0.3%
147	North Aurora, IL	7,232	+0.4%
148	Westchester, IL	7,181	-2.6%
149	Shorewood, IL	7,172	+3.7%
150	Mount Vernon, IL	7,131	-0.9%
151	Frankfort, IL	7,043	+1.7%
152	Prospect Heights, IL	6,915	+7.8%
153	Bourbonnais, IL	6,711	+3.2%
154	Cary, IL	6,677	+2.6%
155	Lemont, IL	6,645	+2%
156	Round Lake, IL	6,627	+0.9%
157	Morris, IL	6,566	-1.2%
158	Bridgeview, IL	6,534	-4.2%
159	Bradley, IL	6,484	+1.7%
160	Dixon, IL	6,394	+0.6%
161	Lincoln, IL	6,357	+1%
162	Bellwood, IL	6,340	-2.1%
163	Canton, IL	6,274	+1%
164	Washington, IL	6,267	-0.9%
165	Hinsdale, IL	6,215	+1%
166	Franklin Park, IL	6,201	+0.3%
167	La Grange, IL	6,196	+1.4%
168	Herrin, IL	6,183	+2.8%
169	Swansea, IL	6,175	+4.1%
170	Streator, IL	6,119	-2.5%
171	Rantoul, IL	6,089	+4.5%
172	Country Club Hills, IL	6,074	+6.6%
173	Warrenville, IL	6,022	+6.4%
174	Glen Carbon, IL	6,007	+4.8%
175	Norridge, IL	6,002	-0.4%
176	Kewanee, IL	6,001	+0.9%
177	Fox Lake, IL	5,998	+5.4%
178	Shiloh, IL	5,995	+5.4%
179	Midlothian, IL	5,943	-1.7%
180	Effingham, IL	5,892	+5.5%
181	Chatham, IL	5,833	-0.2%
182	Richton Park, IL	5,772	+6.4%
183	Chicago Ridge, IL	5,751	-1.5%
184	Hickory Hills, IL	5,748	-0.2%
185	Centralia, IL	5,713	-4%
186	La Grange Park, IL	5,629	+3.5%
187	Antioch, IL	5,507	+1.3%
188	Hazel Crest, IL	5,479	+0.4%
189	Wood Dale, IL	5,454	+1.1%
190	Justice, IL	5,302	+1.9%
191	Wauconda, IL	5,249	-2.1%
192	Beach Park, IL	5,236	+7.3%
193	Lindenhurst, IL	5,224	-1.2%
194	Crestwood, IL	5,145	-3.8%
195	Taylorville, IL	5,139	-6.6%
196	Highland, IL	5,137	+2.2%
197	Wood River, IL	5,112	+2.8%
198	Riverdale, IL	5,054	-3.3%
199	Palos Heights, IL	5,043	+5.9%
200	Pontiac, IL	4,959	-2.9%
201	Lincolnwood, IL	4,955	-0.6%
202	Burr Ridge, IL	4,828	-1.7%
203	Waterloo, IL	4,818	+3.6%
204	Troy, IL	4,806	+4.7%
205	Columbia, IL	4,735	-0.2%
206	Channahon, IL	4,684	+2.3%
207	River Forest, IL	4,680	+4.1%
208	River Grove, IL	4,573	+2.6%
209	Western Springs, IL	4,544	-0.5%
210	Winnetka, IL	4,539	-3.6%
211	Worth, IL	4,533	-0.5%
212	Northlake, IL	4,526	-1.6%
213	Schiller Park, IL	4,514	+2.1%
214	Barrington, IL	4,424	+0.4%
215	Lyons, IL	4,390	-1.9%
216	Plano, IL	4,331	+4.6%
217	Roscoe, IL	4,312	+1.4%
218	Minooka, IL	4,126	+0.4%
219	Winfield, IL	4,108	+0.1%
220	Summit, IL	4,063	+3.3%
221	Markham, IL	3,954	-7.1%
222	Campton Hills, IL	3,777	+4.2%
223	Mahomet, IL	3,776	+5.4%
224	Manhattan, IL	3,719	+9%
225	Pingree Grove, IL	3,637	+4.5%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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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 B25001: total housing units, 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-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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