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Cities in Missouri by housing units

Kansas City, MO had the highest housing units of 81 cities in 2021, at 240,009. Monett, MO had the lowest, at 3,629. The median was 7,811 and the figure for Missouri was 2.78 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest240,009Kansas City, MO
Lowest3,629Monett, MO
Median7,81181 cities
Missouri2,782,081History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Kansas City, MO: 240,009 countKansas City, MO240,009St. Louis, MO: 173,830 countSt. Louis, MO173,830Springfield, MO: 83,410 countSpringfield, MO83,410Independence, MO: 55,230 countIndependence, MO55,230Columbia, MO: 53,982 countColumbia, MO53,982Lee's Summit, MO: 40,085 countLee's Summit, MO40,085O'Fallon, MO: 34,061 countO'Fallon, MO34,061St. Joseph, MO: 33,152 countSt. Joseph, MO33,152St. Charles, MO: 31,208 countSt. Charles, MO31,208Joplin, MO: 24,248 countJoplin, MO24,248St. Peters, MO: 24,000 countSt. Peters, MO24,000Florissant, MO: 22,519 countFlorissant, MO22,519Blue Springs, MO: 22,015 countBlue Springs, MO22,015Chesterfield, MO: 21,036 countChesterfield, MO21,036Jefferson City, MO: 18,982 countJefferson City, MO18,982Cape Girardeau, MO: 18,059 countCape Girardeau, MO18,059University City, MO: 17,927 countUniversity City, MO17,927Wentzville, MO: 15,031 countWentzville, MO15,031Raytown, MO: 13,785 countRaytown, MO13,785Wildwood, MO: 13,186 countWildwood, MO13,186Maryland Heights, MO: 13,112 countMaryland Heights, MO13,112Kirkwood, MO: 12,978 countKirkwood, MO12,978Ballwin, MO: 12,559 countBallwin, MO12,559Gladstone, MO: 12,521 countGladstone, MO12,521Hazelwood, MO: 12,095 countHazelwood, MO12,095Grandview, MO: 11,782 countGrandview, MO11,782Liberty, MO: 11,578 countLiberty, MO11,578Sedalia, MO: 10,140 countSedalia, MO10,140Webster Groves, MO: 9,997 countWebster Groves, MO9,997Belton, MO: 9,847 countBelton, MO9,847Rolla, MO: 9,400 countRolla, MO9,400Ferguson, MO: 9,195 countFerguson, MO9,195Arnold, MO: 8,954 countArnold, MO8,954Nixa, MO: 8,879 countNixa, MO8,879Creve Coeur, MO: 8,776 countCreve Coeur, MO8,776Raymore, MO: 8,576 countRaymore, MO8,576Ozark, MO: 8,357 countOzark, MO8,357Branson, MO: 8,354 countBranson, MO8,354Warrensburg, MO: 8,154 countWarrensburg, MO8,154Poplar Bluff, MO: 7,829 countPoplar Bluff, MO7,829Kansas City, MO: 240,009 countKansas City, MO240,009St. Louis, MO: 173,830 countSt. Louis, MO173,830Springfield, MO: 83,410 countSpringfield, MO83,410Independence, MO: 55,230 countIndependence, MO55,230Columbia, MO: 53,982 countColumbia, MO53,982Lee's Summit, MO: 40,085 countLee's Summit, MO40,085O'Fallon, MO: 34,061 countO'Fallon, MO34,061St. Joseph, MO: 33,152 countSt. Joseph, MO33,152St. Charles, MO: 31,208 countSt. Charles, MO31,208Joplin, MO: 24,248 countJoplin, MO24,248St. Peters, MO: 24,000 countSt. Peters, MO24,000Florissant, MO: 22,519 countFlorissant, MO22,519Blue Springs, MO: 22,015 countBlue Springs, MO22,015Chesterfield, MO: 21,036 countChesterfield, MO21,036Jefferson City, MO: 18,982 countJefferson City, MO18,982Cape Girardeau, MO: 18,059 countCape Girardeau, MO18,059University City, MO: 17,927 countUniversity City, MO17,927Wentzville, MO: 15,031 countWentzville, MO15,031Raytown, MO: 13,785 countRaytown, MO13,785Wildwood, MO: 13,186 countWildwood, MO13,186Maryland Heights, MO: 13,112 countMaryland Heights, MO13,112Kirkwood, MO: 12,978 countKirkwood, MO12,978Ballwin, MO: 12,559 countBallwin, MO12,559Gladstone, MO: 12,521 countGladstone, MO12,521Hazelwood, MO: 12,095 countHazelwood, MO12,095Grandview, MO: 11,782 countGrandview, MO11,782Liberty, MO: 11,578 countLiberty, MO11,578Sedalia, MO: 10,140 countSedalia, MO10,140Webster Groves, MO: 9,997 countWebster Groves, MO9,997Belton, MO: 9,847 countBelton, MO9,847Rolla, MO: 9,400 countRolla, MO9,400Ferguson, MO: 9,195 countFerguson, MO9,195Arnold, MO: 8,954 countArnold, MO8,954Nixa, MO: 8,879 countNixa, MO8,879Creve Coeur, MO: 8,776 countCreve Coeur, MO8,776Raymore, MO: 8,576 countRaymore, MO8,576Ozark, MO: 8,357 countOzark, MO8,357Branson, MO: 8,354 countBranson, MO8,354Warrensburg, MO: 8,154 countWarrensburg, MO8,154Poplar Bluff, MO: 7,829 countPoplar Bluff, MO7,829
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

RankCities2021
count
1Kansas City, MO240,009
2St. Louis, MO173,830
3Springfield, MO83,410
4Independence, MO55,230
5Columbia, MO53,982
6Lee's Summit, MO40,085
7O'Fallon, MO34,061
8St. Joseph, MO33,152
9St. Charles, MO31,208
10Joplin, MO24,248
11St. Peters, MO24,000
12Florissant, MO22,519
13Blue Springs, MO22,015
14Chesterfield, MO21,036
15Jefferson City, MO18,982
16Cape Girardeau, MO18,059
17University City, MO17,927
18Wentzville, MO15,031
19Raytown, MO13,785
20Wildwood, MO13,186
21Maryland Heights, MO13,112
22Kirkwood, MO12,978
23Ballwin, MO12,559
24Gladstone, MO12,521
25Hazelwood, MO12,095
26Grandview, MO11,782
27Liberty, MO11,578
28Sedalia, MO10,140
29Webster Groves, MO9,997
30Belton, MO9,847
31Rolla, MO9,400
32Ferguson, MO9,195
33Arnold, MO8,954
34Nixa, MO8,879
35Creve Coeur, MO8,776
36Raymore, MO8,576
37Ozark, MO8,357
38Branson, MO8,354
39Warrensburg, MO8,154
40Poplar Bluff, MO7,829
41Hannibal, MO7,811
42Jennings, MO7,808
43Sikeston, MO7,741
44Manchester, MO7,697
45Republic, MO7,514
46Kirksville, MO7,456
47Lake St. Louis, MO6,961
48Farmington, MO6,732
49Overland, MO6,674
50Lebanon, MO6,628
51Washington, MO6,445
52St. Ann, MO6,277
53Jackson, MO6,128
54Clayton, MO6,106
55Carthage, MO6,085
56Grain Valley, MO5,826
57Moberly, MO5,728
58Webb City, MO5,498
59West Plains, MO5,480
60Festus, MO5,384
61Marshall, MO5,173
62Crestwood, MO5,039
63Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO4,997
64Bridgeton, MO4,991
65Union, MO4,986
66Neosho, MO4,953
67Mexico, MO4,910
68Troy, MO4,800
69Kennett, MO4,784
70Maryville, MO4,684
71Dardenne Prairie, MO4,530
72Harrisonville, MO4,354
73Town and Country, MO4,350
74Bolivar, MO4,330
75Ellisville, MO4,256
76Eureka, MO4,246
77Excelsior Springs, MO4,223
78Kearney, MO4,121
79Fulton, MO3,883
80Smithville, MO3,834
81Monett, MO3,629

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/missouri-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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