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Cities in Illinois by housing units

Chicago, IL had the highest housing units of 225 cities in 2022, at 1.26 million. Manhattan, IL had the lowest, at 3,302. The median was 8,649 and the figure for Illinois was 5.43 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,258,704Chicago, IL
Lowest3,302Manhattan, IL
Median8,649225 cities
Illinois5,427,357History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Chicago, IL: 1,258,704 countChicago, IL1,258,704Rockford, IL: 67,890 countRockford, IL67,890Aurora, IL: 63,468 countAurora, IL63,468Springfield, IL: 56,849 countSpringfield, IL56,849Naperville, IL: 56,310 countNaperville, IL56,310Peoria, IL: 54,553 countPeoria, IL54,553Joliet, IL: 52,847 countJoliet, IL52,847Champaign, IL: 40,513 countChampaign, IL40,513Elgin, IL: 39,728 countElgin, IL39,728Bloomington, IL: 36,709 countBloomington, IL36,709Decatur, IL: 35,849 countDecatur, IL35,849Evanston, IL: 33,783 countEvanston, IL33,783Schaumburg, IL: 33,725 countSchaumburg, IL33,725Arlington Heights, IL: 33,416 countArlington Heights, IL33,416Waukegan, IL: 32,906 countWaukegan, IL32,906Palatine, IL: 28,065 countPalatine, IL28,065Cicero, IL: 26,367 countCicero, IL26,367Skokie, IL: 25,134 countSkokie, IL25,134Oak Park, IL: 24,708 countOak Park, IL24,708Bolingbrook, IL: 24,596 countBolingbrook, IL24,596Orland Park, IL: 24,239 countOrland Park, IL24,239Des Plaines, IL: 24,145 countDes Plaines, IL24,145Oak Lawn, IL: 23,207 countOak Lawn, IL23,207Mount Prospect, IL: 23,034 countMount Prospect, IL23,034Tinley Park, IL: 22,891 countTinley Park, IL22,891Normal, IL: 21,954 countNormal, IL21,954Berwyn, IL: 21,651 countBerwyn, IL21,651Downers Grove, IL: 21,125 countDowners Grove, IL21,125Wheaton, IL: 21,028 countWheaton, IL21,028Belleville, IL: 20,348 countBelleville, IL20,348Moline, IL: 19,795 countMoline, IL19,795Glenview, IL: 19,560 countGlenview, IL19,560Hoffman Estates, IL: 19,312 countHoffman Estates, IL19,312Quincy, IL: 19,010 countQuincy, IL19,010Urbana, IL: 18,920 countUrbana, IL18,920Lombard, IL: 18,209 countLombard, IL18,209Elmhurst, IL: 17,597 countElmhurst, IL17,597DeKalb, IL: 17,011 countDeKalb, IL17,011Rock Island, IL: 16,985 countRock Island, IL16,985Calumet City, IL: 16,684 countCalumet City, IL16,684Chicago, IL: 1,258,704 countChicago, IL1,258,704Rockford, IL: 67,890 countRockford, IL67,890Aurora, IL: 63,468 countAurora, IL63,468Springfield, IL: 56,849 countSpringfield, IL56,849Naperville, IL: 56,310 countNaperville, IL56,310Peoria, IL: 54,553 countPeoria, IL54,553Joliet, IL: 52,847 countJoliet, IL52,847Champaign, IL: 40,513 countChampaign, IL40,513Elgin, IL: 39,728 countElgin, IL39,728Bloomington, IL: 36,709 countBloomington, IL36,709Decatur, IL: 35,849 countDecatur, IL35,849Evanston, IL: 33,783 countEvanston, IL33,783Schaumburg, IL: 33,725 countSchaumburg, IL33,725Arlington Heights, IL: 33,416 countArlington Heights, IL33,416Waukegan, IL: 32,906 countWaukegan, IL32,906Palatine, IL: 28,065 countPalatine, IL28,065Cicero, IL: 26,367 countCicero, IL26,367Skokie, IL: 25,134 countSkokie, IL25,134Oak Park, IL: 24,708 countOak Park, IL24,708Bolingbrook, IL: 24,596 countBolingbrook, IL24,596Orland Park, IL: 24,239 countOrland Park, IL24,239Des Plaines, IL: 24,145 countDes Plaines, IL24,145Oak Lawn, IL: 23,207 countOak Lawn, IL23,207Mount Prospect, IL: 23,034 countMount Prospect, IL23,034Tinley Park, IL: 22,891 countTinley Park, IL22,891Normal, IL: 21,954 countNormal, IL21,954Berwyn, IL: 21,651 countBerwyn, IL21,651Downers Grove, IL: 21,125 countDowners Grove, IL21,125Wheaton, IL: 21,028 countWheaton, IL21,028Belleville, IL: 20,348 countBelleville, IL20,348Moline, IL: 19,795 countMoline, IL19,795Glenview, IL: 19,560 countGlenview, IL19,560Hoffman Estates, IL: 19,312 countHoffman Estates, IL19,312Quincy, IL: 19,010 countQuincy, IL19,010Urbana, IL: 18,920 countUrbana, IL18,920Lombard, IL: 18,209 countLombard, IL18,209Elmhurst, IL: 17,597 countElmhurst, IL17,597DeKalb, IL: 17,011 countDeKalb, IL17,011Rock Island, IL: 16,985 countRock Island, IL16,985Calumet City, IL: 16,684 countCalumet City, IL16,684
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Chicago, IL1,258,704+0.5%
2Rockford, IL67,890-0.2%
3Aurora, IL63,468-0.7%
4Springfield, IL56,849+0.2%
5Naperville, IL56,310+1%
6Peoria, IL54,553-0%
7Joliet, IL52,847+0.5%
8Champaign, IL40,513+0.6%
9Elgin, IL39,728+0.5%
10Bloomington, IL36,709+1.6%
11Decatur, IL35,849-0.5%
12Evanston, IL33,783+1.1%
13Schaumburg, IL33,725-1%
14Arlington Heights, IL33,416+1.1%
15Waukegan, IL32,906+2.2%
16Palatine, IL28,065-1%
17Cicero, IL26,367+1.6%
18Skokie, IL25,134-1.1%
19Oak Park, IL24,708+2.1%
20Bolingbrook, IL24,596+1.6%
21Orland Park, IL24,239+1.2%
22Des Plaines, IL24,145+0.8%
23Oak Lawn, IL23,207-1.2%
24Mount Prospect, IL23,034+0.2%
25Tinley Park, IL22,891-1%
26Normal, IL21,954-0.8%
27Berwyn, IL21,651+1.7%
28Downers Grove, IL21,125-1.2%
29Wheaton, IL21,028+0.6%
30Belleville, IL20,348-0.3%
31Moline, IL19,795-0.3%
32Glenview, IL19,560+0.3%
33Hoffman Estates, IL19,3120%
34Quincy, IL19,010+0.7%
35Urbana, IL18,920+3%
36Lombard, IL18,209-0.2%
37Elmhurst, IL17,597+2.5%
38DeKalb, IL17,011+0.4%
39Rock Island, IL16,985-1.3%
40Calumet City, IL16,684+2%
41Wheeling, IL16,267+1.6%
42Buffalo Grove, IL16,241-1.5%
43Park Ridge, IL16,199-0.5%
44Crystal Lake, IL15,457+2.7%
45Pekin, IL14,971-0.8%
46Northbrook, IL14,866-0.5%
47Carol Stream, IL14,809+1.4%
48Bartlett, IL14,677+2.3%
49Galesburg, IL14,450-0.3%
50Plainfield, IL14,243+3.2%
51St. Charles, IL14,014+2.6%
52Danville, IL13,9070%
53Streamwood, IL13,622+2.1%
54Woodridge, IL13,517-0.4%
55Addison, IL13,451+3%
56Elk Grove Village, IL13,336+0.6%
57O'Fallon, IL12,855+1.7%
58Granite City, IL12,788-1.3%
59Romeoville, IL12,759+0.6%
60Highland Park, IL12,623+0.1%
61Alton, IL12,557-2.2%
62Carbondale, IL12,435-2.5%
63Huntley, IL12,425+2.5%
64Oswego, IL12,207+3.3%
65Gurnee, IL12,142+0.2%
66Lansing, IL12,127+0.1%
67Freeport, IL11,996-0.4%
68Mundelein, IL11,925+2.5%
69Niles, IL11,919-2.9%
70Collinsville, IL11,822+3.7%
71Carpentersville, IL11,795+0.5%
72Glendale Heights, IL11,650-2.7%
73Glen Ellyn, IL11,522+0.5%
74Hanover Park, IL11,509-0.7%
75McHenry, IL11,414+1.3%
76Kankakee, IL11,326-0.1%
77Westmont, IL11,204-0.6%
78Vernon Hills, IL11,132+0.9%
79Algonquin, IL11,068-2.1%
80East St. Louis, IL10,896+1.6%
81Wilmette, IL10,789-0.8%
82Chicago Heights, IL10,7650%
83East Peoria, IL10,739+0.4%
84Woodstock, IL10,505+2.7%
85Oak Forest, IL10,493+0.1%
86Lisle, IL10,384-1.7%
87Belvidere, IL10,218+5.2%
88Batavia, IL10,171-0.1%
89Loves Park, IL10,168-2.3%
90Edwardsville, IL10,096+8.8%
91Lake in the Hills, IL10,071-0.1%
92Elmwood Park, IL10,038+0.9%
93Lockport, IL9,939+3.7%
94Burbank, IL9,9110%
95Morton Grove, IL9,615-4.2%
96Rolling Meadows, IL9,602+0.5%
97Zion, IL9,481+1.7%
98Harvey, IL9,455-3.4%
99New Lenox, IL9,397+0.4%
100Bloomingdale, IL9,346-0.1%
101Dolton, IL9,262+4.5%
102Machesney Park, IL9,258+2.3%
103Blue Island, IL9,189-0.2%
104Darien, IL9,180+1.6%
105East Moline, IL9,036+2.8%
106Roselle, IL8,900-0.9%
107Park Forest, IL8,884-0.5%
108Maywood, IL8,818-2.3%
109Marion, IL8,788-1.4%
110Mattoon, IL8,759-1.5%
111Melrose Park, IL8,739+1.9%
112Villa Park, IL8,729-0.6%
113Round Lake Beach, IL8,649-1.2%
114Charleston, IL8,648+1.6%
115Ottawa, IL8,544-2.3%
116Cahokia Heights, IL8,402n/a
117Geneva, IL8,397+1.6%
118South Elgin, IL8,393+2.2%
119Grayslake, IL8,340+2.3%
120North Chicago, IL8,326-4.5%
121Homer Glen, IL8,299-0.7%
122Brookfield, IL8,135+1.2%
123South Holland, IL8,102+3.5%
124Forest Park, IL8,094+6.4%
125Fairview Heights, IL8,047-1.2%
126Godfrey, IL7,998-1.1%
127Crest Hill, IL7,963+1.2%
128Alsip, IL7,949-0.6%
129Libertyville, IL7,905+2.5%
130Palos Hills, IL7,901-3%
131Jacksonville, IL7,862-0.2%
132Matteson, IL7,836+0.9%
133Evergreen Park, IL7,821+0.8%
134West Chicago, IL7,759-2%
135Sycamore, IL7,711+1%
136Morton, IL7,609+0.7%
137Mokena, IL7,567+1.7%
138Yorkville, IL7,549+6%
139Deerfield, IL7,534-0.9%
140Homewood, IL7,496-2.7%
141Lake Zurich, IL7,479+0.9%
142Westchester, IL7,434+5.4%
143Lake Forest, IL7,413-3.2%
144Macomb, IL7,406-2.8%
145Sterling, IL7,350+1.8%
146Mount Vernon, IL7,265-1%
147Bensenville, IL7,172+0.6%
148North Aurora, IL7,041-1.2%
149Frankfort, IL6,893+2.9%
150Montgomery, IL6,841+2.8%
151Shorewood, IL6,703+0.4%
152Bridgeview, IL6,660+4.7%
153Dixon, IL6,573+1.4%
154Prospect Heights, IL6,485+0.7%
155Bellwood, IL6,471+0.6%
156Cary, IL6,455+0.7%
157Round Lake, IL6,418+1.5%
158Lemont, IL6,409+1.3%
159Washington, IL6,390+0.1%
160Streator, IL6,362+3.6%
161Morris, IL6,343+0.7%
162Lincoln, IL6,338+1.3%
163Bradley, IL6,322-0.8%
164Franklin Park, IL6,267-2.6%
165Bourbonnais, IL6,240-4.8%
166Hinsdale, IL6,235+2.3%
167Norridge, IL6,193+0.1%
168Herrin, IL6,114+1.2%
169Canton, IL6,090+1.1%
170Rantoul, IL6,080+1.1%
171La Grange, IL6,061+1.9%
172Swansea, IL6,058+0.2%
173Country Club Hills, IL5,981-3%
174Centralia, IL5,968+2.8%
175Midlothian, IL5,963+2%
176Shiloh, IL5,869-0.5%
177Kewanee, IL5,798-0.6%
178Chatham, IL5,756+4.7%
179Glen Carbon, IL5,742-2.4%
180Fox Lake, IL5,737+3.3%
181Chicago Ridge, IL5,695-4%
182Warrenville, IL5,676+4.9%
183La Grange Park, IL5,597-0.3%
184Hickory Hills, IL5,590+3.5%
185Effingham, IL5,538-0.5%
186Taylorville, IL5,455-1.5%
187Antioch, IL5,451-3.9%
188Hazel Crest, IL5,393-1.2%
189Richton Park, IL5,346-0.6%
190Wauconda, IL5,329-1.1%
191Wood Dale, IL5,272-2.1%
192Lindenhurst, IL5,267+2.4%
193Crestwood, IL5,238-0.3%
194Riverdale, IL5,208-1.6%
195Lincolnwood, IL5,092-3%
196Justice, IL4,932-3.3%
197Pontiac, IL4,931-0.1%
198Highland, IL4,898+4.9%
199Beach Park, IL4,896+3.7%
200Burr Ridge, IL4,870-0%
201Wood River, IL4,853-1%
202Palos Heights, IL4,833+1.9%
203Winnetka, IL4,728-0.3%
204Northlake, IL4,704+0.1%
205Columbia, IL4,680+3.4%
206Worth, IL4,676+0.1%
207Western Springs, IL4,643-0.6%
208Waterloo, IL4,602-0.5%
209River Forest, IL4,544-3.3%
210Schiller Park, IL4,536-1%
211Barrington, IL4,469+2.3%
212Troy, IL4,453+2.7%
213Channahon, IL4,3870%
214Lyons, IL4,374+2.4%
215Roscoe, IL4,206+3.9%
216River Grove, IL4,193+1.6%
217Minooka, IL4,171+3.9%
218Markham, IL4,170+0.9%
219Plano, IL4,097+1.9%
220Winfield, IL4,046+1.3%
221Summit, IL3,861+3.2%
222Campton Hills, IL3,523-1.3%
223Mahomet, IL3,5080%
224Pingree Grove, IL3,412+3%
225Manhattan, IL3,302+2.9%

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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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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by housing units, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/illinois-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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