Cities in Illinois by housing units

Chicago, IL had the highest housing units of 225 cities in 2023, at 1.27 million. Manhattan, IL had the lowest, at 3,413. The median was 8,617 and the figure for Illinois was 5.44 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,268,199Chicago, IL

Lowest3,413Manhattan, IL

Median8,617225 cities

Illinois5,443,501History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Chicago, IL	1,268,199	+0.8%
2	Rockford, IL	68,027	+0.2%
3	Aurora, IL	63,492	0%
4	Springfield, IL	57,220	+0.7%
5	Naperville, IL	56,575	+0.5%
6	Peoria, IL	54,526	-0%
7	Joliet, IL	53,636	+1.5%
8	Champaign, IL	41,484	+2.4%
9	Elgin, IL	40,111	+1%
10	Bloomington, IL	37,013	+0.8%
11	Decatur, IL	36,121	+0.8%
12	Evanston, IL	33,914	+0.4%
13	Schaumburg, IL	33,632	-0.3%
14	Arlington Heights, IL	33,034	-1.1%
15	Waukegan, IL	32,842	-0.2%
16	Palatine, IL	28,170	+0.4%
17	Cicero, IL	26,738	+1.4%
18	Skokie, IL	25,014	-0.5%
19	Oak Park, IL	24,673	-0.1%
20	Orland Park, IL	24,626	+1.6%
21	Bolingbrook, IL	24,273	-1.3%
22	Des Plaines, IL	23,973	-0.7%
23	Oak Lawn, IL	23,115	-0.4%
24	Mount Prospect, IL	23,068	+0.1%
25	Tinley Park, IL	22,881	-0%
26	Berwyn, IL	21,987	+1.6%
27	Normal, IL	21,879	-0.3%
28	Downers Grove, IL	21,268	+0.7%
29	Wheaton, IL	20,695	-1.6%
30	Belleville, IL	20,187	-0.8%
31	Moline, IL	19,604	-1%
32	Hoffman Estates, IL	19,526	+1.1%
33	Glenview, IL	19,405	-0.8%
34	Quincy, IL	19,026	+0.1%
35	Urbana, IL	19,003	+0.4%
36	Lombard, IL	18,495	+1.6%
37	Elmhurst, IL	17,732	+0.8%
38	Rock Island, IL	17,262	+1.6%
39	DeKalb, IL	17,003	-0%
40	Calumet City, IL	16,868	+1.1%
41	Buffalo Grove, IL	16,567	+2%
42	Wheeling, IL	16,055	-1.3%
43	Park Ridge, IL	16,013	-1.1%
44	Crystal Lake, IL	15,396	-0.4%
45	Carol Stream, IL	14,786	-0.2%
46	Pekin, IL	14,733	-1.6%
47	Bartlett, IL	14,666	-0.1%
48	Plainfield, IL	14,499	+1.8%
49	Northbrook, IL	14,490	-2.5%
50	Galesburg, IL	14,217	-1.6%
51	St. Charles, IL	13,780	-1.7%
52	Danville, IL	13,725	-1.3%
53	Woodridge, IL	13,663	+1.1%
54	Romeoville, IL	13,662	+7.1%
55	Streamwood, IL	13,487	-1%
56	Addison, IL	13,449	-0%
57	Elk Grove Village, IL	13,428	+0.7%
58	O'Fallon, IL	13,152	+2.3%
59	Granite City, IL	12,742	-0.4%
60	Alton, IL	12,513	-0.4%
61	Huntley, IL	12,479	+0.4%
62	Highland Park, IL	12,372	-2%
63	Carbondale, IL	12,275	-1.3%
64	Oswego, IL	12,198	-0.1%
65	Freeport, IL	12,153	+1.3%
66	Lansing, IL	12,081	-0.4%
67	Gurnee, IL	12,055	-0.7%
68	Carpentersville, IL	12,023	+1.9%
69	Mundelein, IL	11,892	-0.3%
70	Glendale Heights, IL	11,835	+1.6%
71	Niles, IL	11,808	-0.9%
72	Collinsville, IL	11,779	-0.4%
73	McHenry, IL	11,671	+2.3%
74	Hanover Park, IL	11,573	+0.6%
75	Glen Ellyn, IL	11,330	-1.7%
76	Vernon Hills, IL	11,325	+1.7%
77	Westmont, IL	11,312	+1%
78	Kankakee, IL	11,309	-0.2%
79	Algonquin, IL	11,080	+0.1%
80	East St. Louis, IL	10,973	+0.7%
81	East Peoria, IL	10,912	+1.6%
82	Chicago Heights, IL	10,799	+0.3%
83	Oak Forest, IL	10,732	+2.3%
84	Wilmette, IL	10,730	-0.5%
85	Woodstock, IL	10,661	+1.5%
86	Batavia, IL	10,610	+4.3%
87	Lisle, IL	10,384	0%
88	Loves Park, IL	10,374	+2%
89	Edwardsville, IL	10,353	+2.5%
90	Lake in the Hills, IL	10,150	+0.8%
91	Belvidere, IL	10,077	-1.4%
92	Lockport, IL	10,046	+1.1%
93	Burbank, IL	10,012	+1%
94	Elmwood Park, IL	9,741	-3%
95	Zion, IL	9,689	+2.2%
96	Rolling Meadows, IL	9,637	+0.4%
97	Morton Grove, IL	9,546	-0.7%
98	New Lenox, IL	9,473	+0.8%
99	Harvey, IL	9,381	-0.8%
100	Bloomingdale, IL	9,350	0%
101	Blue Island, IL	9,340	+1.6%
102	Machesney Park, IL	9,125	-1.4%
103	Darien, IL	9,101	-0.9%
104	Dolton, IL	9,035	-2.5%
105	Park Forest, IL	9,015	+1.5%
106	Round Lake Beach, IL	8,996	+4%
107	Melrose Park, IL	8,947	+2.4%
108	East Moline, IL	8,935	-1.1%
109	Roselle, IL	8,841	-0.7%
109	Villa Park, IL	8,841	+1.3%
111	Marion, IL	8,804	+0.2%
112	Mattoon, IL	8,762	0%
113	Cahokia Heights, IL	8,617	+2.6%
114	South Elgin, IL	8,614	+2.6%
115	Geneva, IL	8,457	+0.7%
116	Charleston, IL	8,411	-2.7%
117	Ottawa, IL	8,394	-1.8%
118	Maywood, IL	8,385	-4.9%
119	Homer Glen, IL	8,314	+0.2%
120	Grayslake, IL	8,268	-0.9%
121	Yorkville, IL	8,135	+7.8%
122	Godfrey, IL	8,115	+1.5%
123	North Chicago, IL	8,085	-2.9%
124	Alsip, IL	8,076	+1.6%
124	Fairview Heights, IL	8,076	+0.4%
126	Brookfield, IL	8,010	-1.5%
127	Crest Hill, IL	7,918	-0.6%
128	South Holland, IL	7,892	-2.6%
129	Palos Hills, IL	7,885	-0.2%
130	Sycamore, IL	7,868	+2%
131	Jacksonville, IL	7,828	-0.4%
132	Forest Park, IL	7,777	-3.9%
133	Libertyville, IL	7,774	-1.7%
134	West Chicago, IL	7,745	-0.2%
135	Matteson, IL	7,737	-1.3%
136	Evergreen Park, IL	7,707	-1.5%
137	Deerfield, IL	7,705	+2.3%
138	Lake Zurich, IL	7,621	+1.9%
139	Mokena, IL	7,459	-1.4%
140	Montgomery, IL	7,452	+8.9%
141	Morton, IL	7,416	-2.5%
142	Homewood, IL	7,394	-1.4%
143	Sterling, IL	7,385	+0.5%
144	Westchester, IL	7,376	-0.8%
145	Macomb, IL	7,368	-0.5%
146	Lake Forest, IL	7,303	-1.5%
147	Bensenville, IL	7,206	+0.5%
148	North Aurora, IL	7,205	+2.3%
149	Mount Vernon, IL	7,196	-0.9%
150	Frankfort, IL	6,922	+0.4%
151	Shorewood, IL	6,916	+3.2%
152	Bridgeview, IL	6,818	+2.4%
153	Morris, IL	6,645	+4.8%
154	Round Lake, IL	6,569	+2.4%
155	Lemont, IL	6,513	+1.6%
156	Cary, IL	6,506	+0.8%
157	Bourbonnais, IL	6,500	+4.2%
158	Bellwood, IL	6,475	+0.1%
159	Prospect Heights, IL	6,412	-1.1%
160	Bradley, IL	6,375	+0.8%
161	Dixon, IL	6,359	-3.3%
162	Washington, IL	6,322	-1.1%
163	Lincoln, IL	6,297	-0.6%
164	Streator, IL	6,277	-1.3%
165	Canton, IL	6,214	+2%
166	Franklin Park, IL	6,182	-1.4%
167	Hinsdale, IL	6,156	-1.3%
168	La Grange, IL	6,111	+0.8%
169	Midlothian, IL	6,045	+1.4%
170	Norridge, IL	6,028	-2.7%
171	Herrin, IL	6,012	-1.7%
172	Centralia, IL	5,949	-0.3%
173	Kewanee, IL	5,948	+2.6%
174	Swansea, IL	5,929	-2.1%
175	Chatham, IL	5,844	+1.5%
176	Chicago Ridge, IL	5,840	+2.5%
177	Rantoul, IL	5,829	-4.1%
178	Hickory Hills, IL	5,761	+3.1%
179	Glen Carbon, IL	5,734	-0.1%
180	Country Club Hills, IL	5,696	-4.8%
181	Fox Lake, IL	5,692	-0.8%
182	Shiloh, IL	5,687	-3.1%
183	Warrenville, IL	5,661	-0.3%
184	Effingham, IL	5,584	+0.8%
185	Taylorville, IL	5,503	+0.9%
186	Hazel Crest, IL	5,459	+1.2%
187	La Grange Park, IL	5,439	-2.8%
188	Antioch, IL	5,435	-0.3%
189	Richton Park, IL	5,427	+1.5%
190	Wood Dale, IL	5,394	+2.3%
191	Wauconda, IL	5,361	+0.6%
192	Crestwood, IL	5,348	+2.1%
193	Lindenhurst, IL	5,288	+0.4%
194	Riverdale, IL	5,225	+0.3%
195	Justice, IL	5,203	+5.5%
196	Pontiac, IL	5,106	+3.5%
197	Highland, IL	5,025	+2.6%
198	Lincolnwood, IL	4,987	-2.1%
199	Wood River, IL	4,975	+2.5%
200	Burr Ridge, IL	4,909	+0.8%
201	Beach Park, IL	4,880	-0.3%
202	Palos Heights, IL	4,762	-1.5%
203	Columbia, IL	4,743	+1.3%
204	Winnetka, IL	4,710	-0.4%
205	Waterloo, IL	4,651	+1.1%
206	Northlake, IL	4,600	-2.2%
207	Troy, IL	4,591	+3.1%
208	Channahon, IL	4,578	+4.4%
209	Western Springs, IL	4,568	-1.6%
210	Worth, IL	4,558	-2.5%
211	River Forest, IL	4,494	-1.1%
212	Lyons, IL	4,476	+2.3%
213	River Grove, IL	4,456	+6.3%
214	Schiller Park, IL	4,423	-2.5%
215	Barrington, IL	4,406	-1.4%
216	Markham, IL	4,257	+2.1%
217	Roscoe, IL	4,252	+1.1%
218	Plano, IL	4,140	+1%
219	Minooka, IL	4,109	-1.5%
220	Winfield, IL	4,102	+1.4%
221	Summit, IL	3,934	+1.9%
222	Campton Hills, IL	3,625	+2.9%
223	Mahomet, IL	3,581	+2.1%
224	Pingree Grove, IL	3,479	+2%
225	Manhattan, IL	3,413	+3.4%

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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.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat

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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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/illinois-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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