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Cities in Missouri by housing units

Kansas City, MO had the highest housing units of 81 cities in 2023, at 243,692. Monett, MO had the lowest, at 3,943. The median was 7,746 and the figure for Missouri was 2.81 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest243,692Kansas City, MO
Lowest3,943Monett, MO
Median7,74681 cities
Missouri2,809,501History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Kansas City, MO: 243,692 countKansas City, MO243,692St. Louis, MO: 173,920 countSt. Louis, MO173,920Springfield, MO: 83,980 countSpringfield, MO83,980Columbia, MO: 55,441 countColumbia, MO55,441Independence, MO: 55,424 countIndependence, MO55,424Lee's Summit, MO: 41,358 countLee's Summit, MO41,358O'Fallon, MO: 35,553 countO'Fallon, MO35,553St. Joseph, MO: 33,143 countSt. Joseph, MO33,143St. Charles, MO: 32,204 countSt. Charles, MO32,204Joplin, MO: 24,966 countJoplin, MO24,966St. Peters, MO: 24,871 countSt. Peters, MO24,871Florissant, MO: 23,221 countFlorissant, MO23,221Blue Springs, MO: 23,096 countBlue Springs, MO23,096Chesterfield, MO: 21,724 countChesterfield, MO21,724Jefferson City, MO: 19,051 countJefferson City, MO19,051Cape Girardeau, MO: 18,590 countCape Girardeau, MO18,590University City, MO: 17,827 countUniversity City, MO17,827Wentzville, MO: 15,919 countWentzville, MO15,919Raytown, MO: 13,803 countRaytown, MO13,803Wildwood, MO: 13,380 countWildwood, MO13,380Maryland Heights, MO: 13,222 countMaryland Heights, MO13,222Kirkwood, MO: 12,936 countKirkwood, MO12,936Gladstone, MO: 12,535 countGladstone, MO12,535Hazelwood, MO: 12,487 countHazelwood, MO12,487Ballwin, MO: 12,429 countBallwin, MO12,429Grandview, MO: 11,934 countGrandview, MO11,934Liberty, MO: 11,887 countLiberty, MO11,887Belton, MO: 10,665 countBelton, MO10,665Webster Groves, MO: 10,044 countWebster Groves, MO10,044Sedalia, MO: 9,951 countSedalia, MO9,951Ferguson, MO: 9,777 countFerguson, MO9,777Rolla, MO: 9,231 countRolla, MO9,231Arnold, MO: 9,202 countArnold, MO9,202Raymore, MO: 9,181 countRaymore, MO9,181Nixa, MO: 9,157 countNixa, MO9,157Ozark, MO: 8,730 countOzark, MO8,730Branson, MO: 8,723 countBranson, MO8,723Creve Coeur, MO: 8,668 countCreve Coeur, MO8,668Republic, MO: 8,174 countRepublic, MO8,174Warrensburg, MO: 8,164 countWarrensburg, MO8,164Kansas City, MO: 243,692 countKansas City, MO243,692St. Louis, MO: 173,920 countSt. Louis, MO173,920Springfield, MO: 83,980 countSpringfield, MO83,980Columbia, MO: 55,441 countColumbia, MO55,441Independence, MO: 55,424 countIndependence, MO55,424Lee's Summit, MO: 41,358 countLee's Summit, MO41,358O'Fallon, MO: 35,553 countO'Fallon, MO35,553St. Joseph, MO: 33,143 countSt. Joseph, MO33,143St. Charles, MO: 32,204 countSt. Charles, MO32,204Joplin, MO: 24,966 countJoplin, MO24,966St. Peters, MO: 24,871 countSt. Peters, MO24,871Florissant, MO: 23,221 countFlorissant, MO23,221Blue Springs, MO: 23,096 countBlue Springs, MO23,096Chesterfield, MO: 21,724 countChesterfield, MO21,724Jefferson City, MO: 19,051 countJefferson City, MO19,051Cape Girardeau, MO: 18,590 countCape Girardeau, MO18,590University City, MO: 17,827 countUniversity City, MO17,827Wentzville, MO: 15,919 countWentzville, MO15,919Raytown, MO: 13,803 countRaytown, MO13,803Wildwood, MO: 13,380 countWildwood, MO13,380Maryland Heights, MO: 13,222 countMaryland Heights, MO13,222Kirkwood, MO: 12,936 countKirkwood, MO12,936Gladstone, MO: 12,535 countGladstone, MO12,535Hazelwood, MO: 12,487 countHazelwood, MO12,487Ballwin, MO: 12,429 countBallwin, MO12,429Grandview, MO: 11,934 countGrandview, MO11,934Liberty, MO: 11,887 countLiberty, MO11,887Belton, MO: 10,665 countBelton, MO10,665Webster Groves, MO: 10,044 countWebster Groves, MO10,044Sedalia, MO: 9,951 countSedalia, MO9,951Ferguson, MO: 9,777 countFerguson, MO9,777Rolla, MO: 9,231 countRolla, MO9,231Arnold, MO: 9,202 countArnold, MO9,202Raymore, MO: 9,181 countRaymore, MO9,181Nixa, MO: 9,157 countNixa, MO9,157Ozark, MO: 8,730 countOzark, MO8,730Branson, MO: 8,723 countBranson, MO8,723Creve Coeur, MO: 8,668 countCreve Coeur, MO8,668Republic, MO: 8,174 countRepublic, MO8,174Warrensburg, MO: 8,164 countWarrensburg, MO8,164
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Kansas City, MO243,692+0.8%
2St. Louis, MO173,920+0.1%
3Springfield, MO83,980+0.9%
4Columbia, MO55,441+1%
5Independence, MO55,424-0.9%
6Lee's Summit, MO41,358+1.6%
7O'Fallon, MO35,553+1.7%
8St. Joseph, MO33,1430%
9St. Charles, MO32,204+1.8%
10Joplin, MO24,966+3.4%
11St. Peters, MO24,871+1.4%
12Florissant, MO23,221+3.1%
13Blue Springs, MO23,096+3%
14Chesterfield, MO21,724+1.2%
15Jefferson City, MO19,051-0%
16Cape Girardeau, MO18,590+1.7%
17University City, MO17,827-1.1%
18Wentzville, MO15,919+4.3%
19Raytown, MO13,803+1.1%
20Wildwood, MO13,380+1.2%
21Maryland Heights, MO13,222+0.7%
22Kirkwood, MO12,936-0.2%
23Gladstone, MO12,535-0.5%
24Hazelwood, MO12,487-0.5%
25Ballwin, MO12,4290%
26Grandview, MO11,934+0.3%
27Liberty, MO11,887+1.2%
28Belton, MO10,665+3.7%
29Webster Groves, MO10,044-0.5%
30Sedalia, MO9,951-0.2%
31Ferguson, MO9,777+5.5%
32Rolla, MO9,231-1.4%
33Arnold, MO9,202+1.4%
34Raymore, MO9,181+4.5%
35Nixa, MO9,157+2%
36Ozark, MO8,730+1.9%
37Branson, MO8,723-0.6%
38Creve Coeur, MO8,668-0.7%
39Republic, MO8,174+4.3%
40Warrensburg, MO8,164+2.2%
41Hannibal, MO7,746+0.1%
42Poplar Bluff, MO7,654+0.3%
43Manchester, MO7,645-0.2%
44Sikeston, MO7,600+0.3%
45Kirksville, MO7,546+2%
46Lake St. Louis, MO7,495+6%
47Jennings, MO7,221-4.3%
48Farmington, MO7,054+1.2%
49Lebanon, MO6,890+1.5%
50Washington, MO6,610+1.9%
51Overland, MO6,514-2.2%
52Clayton, MO6,497+2.6%
53St. Ann, MO6,399-0.8%
54Jackson, MO6,267-1.6%
55Grain Valley, MO6,178+3.5%
56Carthage, MO6,095-2.2%
57Moberly, MO5,799+0.9%
58Webb City, MO5,685+1%
59West Plains, MO5,571-0.8%
60Festus, MO5,389-0.4%
61Marshall, MO5,283-1.6%
62Union, MO5,180+1.2%
63Troy, MO5,153+2.4%
64Crestwood, MO5,129+3%
65Neosho, MO5,123+1.5%
66Mexico, MO5,036-0.7%
67Bridgeton, MO5,008+2%
68Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO4,992-4.6%
69Bolivar, MO4,743+8.8%
70Kennett, MO4,734-0.5%
71Maryville, MO4,709+2%
72Eureka, MO4,616+3.2%
73Dardenne Prairie, MO4,553-0.9%
74Kearney, MO4,489+6.2%
75Harrisonville, MO4,363+0.1%
76Excelsior Springs, MO4,266-2.3%
77Town and Country, MO4,221-1.2%
78Fulton, MO4,151+5.9%
79Ellisville, MO4,129-0.6%
80Smithville, MO4,063+7%
81Monett, MO3,943-2.1%

Other periods

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Monett, MO, with 3,943 in 2023.

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