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Cities in Kentucky by housing units, 2024

Louisville, KY had the highest housing units of 42 cities in 2024, at 289,095. Alexandria, KY had the lowest, at 3,887. The median was 8,778 and the figure for Kentucky was 2.02 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest289,095Louisville, KY
Lowest3,887Alexandria, KY
Median8,77842 cities
Kentucky2,023,116History

All cities, 2024

Louisville, KY: 289,095 countLouisville, KY289,095Lexington, KY: 148,959 countLexington, KY148,959Bowling Green, KY: 33,481 countBowling Green, KY33,481Owensboro, KY: 27,274 countOwensboro, KY27,274Covington, KY: 21,048 countCovington, KY21,048Richmond, KY: 16,738 countRichmond, KY16,738Georgetown, KY: 15,646 countGeorgetown, KY15,646Elizabethtown, KY: 14,788 countElizabethtown, KY14,788Florence, KY: 14,499 countFlorence, KY14,499Hopkinsville, KY: 14,279 countHopkinsville, KY14,279Paducah, KY: 13,878 countPaducah, KY13,878Frankfort, KY: 13,877 countFrankfort, KY13,877Henderson, KY: 13,585 countHenderson, KY13,585Jeffersontown, KY: 13,040 countJeffersontown, KY13,040Nicholasville, KY: 12,863 countNicholasville, KY12,863Ashland, KY: 10,646 countAshland, KY10,646Radcliff, KY: 10,249 countRadcliff, KY10,249Independence, KY: 10,008 countIndependence, KY10,008Madisonville, KY: 9,565 countMadisonville, KY9,565Winchester, KY: 9,538 countWinchester, KY9,538St. Matthews, KY: 9,375 countSt. Matthews, KY9,375Erlanger, KY: 8,180 countErlanger, KY8,180Murray, KY: 7,844 countMurray, KY7,844Newport, KY: 7,828 countNewport, KY7,828Danville, KY: 7,437 countDanville, KY7,437Mount Washington, KY: 7,161 countMount Washington, KY7,161Shively, KY: 7,160 countShively, KY7,160Glasgow, KY: 7,093 countGlasgow, KY7,093Shelbyville, KY: 6,993 countShelbyville, KY6,993Fort Thomas, KY: 6,764 countFort Thomas, KY6,764Lyndon, KY: 6,183 countLyndon, KY6,183Berea, KY: 6,159 countBerea, KY6,159Shepherdsville, KY: 5,903 countShepherdsville, KY5,903Bardstown, KY: 5,820 countBardstown, KY5,820Somerset, KY: 5,506 countSomerset, KY5,506Campbellsville, KY: 5,057 countCampbellsville, KY5,057Lawrenceburg, KY: 4,876 countLawrenceburg, KY4,876Paris, KY: 4,693 countParis, KY4,693Versailles, KY: 4,690 countVersailles, KY4,690Franklin, KY: 4,233 countFranklin, KY4,233La Grange, KY: 4,070 countLa Grange, KY4,070Alexandria, KY: 3,887 countAlexandria, KY3,887
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

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Louisville, KY289,095+0.4%
2Lexington, KY148,959+0.8%
3Bowling Green, KY33,481+2.3%
4Owensboro, KY27,274+0.2%
5Covington, KY21,048+0.5%
6Richmond, KY16,738+3.4%
7Georgetown, KY15,646+2.4%
8Elizabethtown, KY14,788-2.9%
9Florence, KY14,499-0.9%
10Hopkinsville, KY14,279-0.1%
11Paducah, KY13,878-0.6%
12Frankfort, KY13,877+1.2%
13Henderson, KY13,585+0.5%
14Jeffersontown, KY13,040+1.2%
15Nicholasville, KY12,863+2.8%
16Ashland, KY10,646-1.3%
17Radcliff, KY10,249+4.2%
18Independence, KY10,008-3.2%
19Madisonville, KY9,565+2.7%
20Winchester, KY9,538+2.9%
21St. Matthews, KY9,375+1.7%
22Erlanger, KY8,180-0.5%
23Murray, KY7,844+0.9%
24Newport, KY7,828-0.7%
25Danville, KY7,437+3.3%
26Mount Washington, KY7,161+3.8%
27Shively, KY7,160-1.2%
28Glasgow, KY7,093-0%
29Shelbyville, KY6,993+3.3%
30Fort Thomas, KY6,764+0.3%
31Lyndon, KY6,183+1.1%
32Berea, KY6,159-0.9%
33Shepherdsville, KY5,903-0.2%
34Bardstown, KY5,820-3.9%
35Somerset, KY5,506+4.8%
36Campbellsville, KY5,057-4.2%
37Lawrenceburg, KY4,876-0.1%
38Paris, KY4,693-0.7%
39Versailles, KY4,690+1.9%
40Franklin, KY4,233+6.7%
41La Grange, KY4,070-1.6%
42Alexandria, KY3,887+0.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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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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 Kentucky by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Kentucky by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/kentucky-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Kentucky by housing units, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/kentucky-cities.

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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 Kentucky by housing units, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/kentucky-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Louisville, KY, with 289,095 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alexandria, KY, with 3,887 in 2024.

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