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Cities in Missouri by housing units, 2024

Kansas City, MO had the highest housing units of 81 cities in 2024, at 245,346. Monett, MO had the lowest, at 3,934. The median was 7,835 and the figure for Missouri was 2.83 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest245,346Kansas City, MO
Lowest3,934Monett, MO
Median7,83581 cities
Missouri2,825,287History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Kansas City, MO: 245,346 countKansas City, MO245,346St. Louis, MO: 174,111 countSt. Louis, MO174,111Springfield, MO: 84,761 countSpringfield, MO84,761Independence, MO: 56,084 countIndependence, MO56,084Columbia, MO: 56,054 countColumbia, MO56,054Lee's Summit, MO: 42,240 countLee's Summit, MO42,240O'Fallon, MO: 36,206 countO'Fallon, MO36,206St. Joseph, MO: 33,255 countSt. Joseph, MO33,255St. Charles, MO: 32,305 countSt. Charles, MO32,305St. Peters, MO: 25,557 countSt. Peters, MO25,557Joplin, MO: 25,398 countJoplin, MO25,398Blue Springs, MO: 23,559 countBlue Springs, MO23,559Florissant, MO: 23,064 countFlorissant, MO23,064Chesterfield, MO: 21,603 countChesterfield, MO21,603Jefferson City, MO: 19,354 countJefferson City, MO19,354Cape Girardeau, MO: 18,745 countCape Girardeau, MO18,745University City, MO: 17,841 countUniversity City, MO17,841Wentzville, MO: 16,601 countWentzville, MO16,601Raytown, MO: 13,452 countRaytown, MO13,452Wildwood, MO: 13,391 countWildwood, MO13,391Maryland Heights, MO: 13,108 countMaryland Heights, MO13,108Kirkwood, MO: 12,978 countKirkwood, MO12,978Ballwin, MO: 12,563 countBallwin, MO12,563Gladstone, MO: 12,476 countGladstone, MO12,476Hazelwood, MO: 12,379 countHazelwood, MO12,379Grandview, MO: 12,312 countGrandview, MO12,312Liberty, MO: 12,085 countLiberty, MO12,085Belton, MO: 11,041 countBelton, MO11,041Sedalia, MO: 10,203 countSedalia, MO10,203Webster Groves, MO: 9,921 countWebster Groves, MO9,921Raymore, MO: 9,655 countRaymore, MO9,655Nixa, MO: 9,415 countNixa, MO9,415Ferguson, MO: 9,335 countFerguson, MO9,335Rolla, MO: 9,238 countRolla, MO9,238Branson, MO: 9,006 countBranson, MO9,006Arnold, MO: 8,982 countArnold, MO8,982Creve Coeur, MO: 8,821 countCreve Coeur, MO8,821Ozark, MO: 8,742 countOzark, MO8,742Republic, MO: 8,667 countRepublic, MO8,667Warrensburg, MO: 7,987 countWarrensburg, MO7,987Kansas City, MO: 245,346 countKansas City, MO245,346St. Louis, MO: 174,111 countSt. Louis, MO174,111Springfield, MO: 84,761 countSpringfield, MO84,761Independence, MO: 56,084 countIndependence, MO56,084Columbia, MO: 56,054 countColumbia, MO56,054Lee's Summit, MO: 42,240 countLee's Summit, MO42,240O'Fallon, MO: 36,206 countO'Fallon, MO36,206St. Joseph, MO: 33,255 countSt. Joseph, MO33,255St. Charles, MO: 32,305 countSt. Charles, MO32,305St. Peters, MO: 25,557 countSt. Peters, MO25,557Joplin, MO: 25,398 countJoplin, MO25,398Blue Springs, MO: 23,559 countBlue Springs, MO23,559Florissant, MO: 23,064 countFlorissant, MO23,064Chesterfield, MO: 21,603 countChesterfield, MO21,603Jefferson City, MO: 19,354 countJefferson City, MO19,354Cape Girardeau, MO: 18,745 countCape Girardeau, MO18,745University City, MO: 17,841 countUniversity City, MO17,841Wentzville, MO: 16,601 countWentzville, MO16,601Raytown, MO: 13,452 countRaytown, MO13,452Wildwood, MO: 13,391 countWildwood, MO13,391Maryland Heights, MO: 13,108 countMaryland Heights, MO13,108Kirkwood, MO: 12,978 countKirkwood, MO12,978Ballwin, MO: 12,563 countBallwin, MO12,563Gladstone, MO: 12,476 countGladstone, MO12,476Hazelwood, MO: 12,379 countHazelwood, MO12,379Grandview, MO: 12,312 countGrandview, MO12,312Liberty, MO: 12,085 countLiberty, MO12,085Belton, MO: 11,041 countBelton, MO11,041Sedalia, MO: 10,203 countSedalia, MO10,203Webster Groves, MO: 9,921 countWebster Groves, MO9,921Raymore, MO: 9,655 countRaymore, MO9,655Nixa, MO: 9,415 countNixa, MO9,415Ferguson, MO: 9,335 countFerguson, MO9,335Rolla, MO: 9,238 countRolla, MO9,238Branson, MO: 9,006 countBranson, MO9,006Arnold, MO: 8,982 countArnold, MO8,982Creve Coeur, MO: 8,821 countCreve Coeur, MO8,821Ozark, MO: 8,742 countOzark, MO8,742Republic, MO: 8,667 countRepublic, MO8,667Warrensburg, MO: 7,987 countWarrensburg, MO7,987
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
1Kansas City, MO245,346+0.7%
2St. Louis, MO174,111+0.1%
3Springfield, MO84,761+0.9%
4Independence, MO56,084+1.2%
5Columbia, MO56,054+1.1%
6Lee's Summit, MO42,240+2.1%
7O'Fallon, MO36,206+1.8%
8St. Joseph, MO33,255+0.3%
9St. Charles, MO32,305+0.3%
10St. Peters, MO25,557+2.8%
11Joplin, MO25,398+1.7%
12Blue Springs, MO23,559+2%
13Florissant, MO23,064-0.7%
14Chesterfield, MO21,603-0.6%
15Jefferson City, MO19,354+1.6%
16Cape Girardeau, MO18,745+0.8%
17University City, MO17,841+0.1%
18Wentzville, MO16,601+4.3%
19Raytown, MO13,452-2.5%
20Wildwood, MO13,391+0.1%
21Maryland Heights, MO13,108-0.9%
22Kirkwood, MO12,978+0.3%
23Ballwin, MO12,563+1.1%
24Gladstone, MO12,476-0.5%
25Hazelwood, MO12,379-0.9%
26Grandview, MO12,312+3.2%
27Liberty, MO12,085+1.7%
28Belton, MO11,041+3.5%
29Sedalia, MO10,203+2.5%
30Webster Groves, MO9,921-1.2%
31Raymore, MO9,655+5.2%
32Nixa, MO9,415+2.8%
33Ferguson, MO9,335-4.5%
34Rolla, MO9,238+0.1%
35Branson, MO9,006+3.2%
36Arnold, MO8,982-2.4%
37Creve Coeur, MO8,821+1.8%
38Ozark, MO8,742+0.1%
39Republic, MO8,667+6%
40Warrensburg, MO7,987-2.2%
41Hannibal, MO7,835+1.1%
42Poplar Bluff, MO7,711+0.7%
43Lake St. Louis, MO7,657+2.2%
44Kirksville, MO7,609+0.8%
45Sikeston, MO7,594-0.1%
46Manchester, MO7,423-2.9%
47Jennings, MO7,387+2.3%
48Farmington, MO7,154+1.4%
49Lebanon, MO7,061+2.5%
50Clayton, MO6,934+6.7%
51Washington, MO6,889+4.2%
52Overland, MO6,675+2.5%
53Carthage, MO6,459+6%
54Jackson, MO6,427+2.6%
55Grain Valley, MO6,402+3.6%
56St. Ann, MO6,098-4.7%
57Moberly, MO5,943+2.5%
58West Plains, MO5,726+2.8%
59Festus, MO5,539+2.8%
60Webb City, MO5,456-4%
61Union, MO5,399+4.2%
62Crestwood, MO5,261+2.6%
63Neosho, MO5,239+2.3%
64Marshall, MO5,222-1.2%
65Troy, MO5,183+0.6%
66Mexico, MO5,097+1.2%
67Bolivar, MO5,085+7.2%
68Bridgeton, MO5,066+1.2%
69Kennett, MO4,888+3.3%
70Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO4,821-3.4%
71Maryville, MO4,806+2.1%
72Eureka, MO4,805+4.1%
73Dardenne Prairie, MO4,756+4.5%
74Fulton, MO4,450+7.2%
75Kearney, MO4,406-1.8%
76Ellisville, MO4,349+5.3%
77Excelsior Springs, MO4,337+1.7%
78Smithville, MO4,176+2.8%
79Town and Country, MO4,163-1.4%
80Harrisonville, MO4,015-8%
81Monett, MO3,934-0.2%

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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.

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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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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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