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Cities in Pennsylvania by housing units

Philadelphia, PA had the highest housing units of 68 cities in 2022, at 730,630. Darby, PA had the lowest, at 4,077. The median was 7,974 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.75 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest730,630Philadelphia, PA
Lowest4,077Darby, PA
Median7,97468 cities
Pennsylvania5,753,908History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Philadelphia, PA: 730,630 countPhiladelphia, PA730,630Pittsburgh, PA: 157,943 countPittsburgh, PA157,943Allentown, PA: 49,156 countAllentown, PA49,156Erie, PA: 43,489 countErie, PA43,489Reading, PA: 36,076 countReading, PA36,076Scranton, PA: 35,086 countScranton, PA35,086Bethlehem, PA: 31,764 countBethlehem, PA31,764Harrisburg, PA: 24,389 countHarrisburg, PA24,389Lancaster, PA: 22,414 countLancaster, PA22,414Altoona, PA: 20,849 countAltoona, PA20,849Wilkes-Barre, PA: 19,909 countWilkes-Barre, PA19,909York, PA: 19,230 countYork, PA19,230Bethel Park, PA: 15,596 countBethel Park, PA15,596Chester, PA: 14,544 countChester, PA14,544Norristown, PA: 14,281 countNorristown, PA14,281Monroeville, PA: 13,525 countMonroeville, PA13,525Williamsport, PA: 13,093 countWilliamsport, PA13,093State College, PA: 13,058 countState College, PA13,058Hazleton, PA: 12,454 countHazleton, PA12,454Johnstown, PA: 11,791 countJohnstown, PA11,791Lebanon, PA: 11,651 countLebanon, PA11,651Easton, PA: 11,486 countEaston, PA11,486Plum, PA: 11,411 countPlum, PA11,411Pottstown, PA: 10,872 countPottstown, PA10,872New Castle, PA: 10,599 countNew Castle, PA10,599Chambersburg, PA: 10,265 countChambersburg, PA10,265McKeesport, PA: 10,023 countMcKeesport, PA10,023Wilkinsburg, PA: 9,779 countWilkinsburg, PA9,779Baldwin, PA: 9,688 countBaldwin, PA9,688West Mifflin, PA: 9,034 countWest Mifflin, PA9,034Phoenixville, PA: 8,911 countPhoenixville, PA8,911Carlisle, PA: 8,871 countCarlisle, PA8,871Murrysville, PA: 8,579 countMurrysville, PA8,579Hermitage, PA: 8,099 countHermitage, PA8,099Hanover, PA: 7,849 countHanover, PA7,849West Chester, PA: 7,462 countWest Chester, PA7,462Lansdale, PA: 7,395 countLansdale, PA7,395Butler, PA: 7,214 countButler, PA7,214Greensburg, PA: 7,190 countGreensburg, PA7,190Sharon, PA: 7,180 countSharon, PA7,180Philadelphia, PA: 730,630 countPhiladelphia, PA730,630Pittsburgh, PA: 157,943 countPittsburgh, PA157,943Allentown, PA: 49,156 countAllentown, PA49,156Erie, PA: 43,489 countErie, PA43,489Reading, PA: 36,076 countReading, PA36,076Scranton, PA: 35,086 countScranton, PA35,086Bethlehem, PA: 31,764 countBethlehem, PA31,764Harrisburg, PA: 24,389 countHarrisburg, PA24,389Lancaster, PA: 22,414 countLancaster, PA22,414Altoona, PA: 20,849 countAltoona, PA20,849Wilkes-Barre, PA: 19,909 countWilkes-Barre, PA19,909York, PA: 19,230 countYork, PA19,230Bethel Park, PA: 15,596 countBethel Park, PA15,596Chester, PA: 14,544 countChester, PA14,544Norristown, PA: 14,281 countNorristown, PA14,281Monroeville, PA: 13,525 countMonroeville, PA13,525Williamsport, PA: 13,093 countWilliamsport, PA13,093State College, PA: 13,058 countState College, PA13,058Hazleton, PA: 12,454 countHazleton, PA12,454Johnstown, PA: 11,791 countJohnstown, PA11,791Lebanon, PA: 11,651 countLebanon, PA11,651Easton, PA: 11,486 countEaston, PA11,486Plum, PA: 11,411 countPlum, PA11,411Pottstown, PA: 10,872 countPottstown, PA10,872New Castle, PA: 10,599 countNew Castle, PA10,599Chambersburg, PA: 10,265 countChambersburg, PA10,265McKeesport, PA: 10,023 countMcKeesport, PA10,023Wilkinsburg, PA: 9,779 countWilkinsburg, PA9,779Baldwin, PA: 9,688 countBaldwin, PA9,688West Mifflin, PA: 9,034 countWest Mifflin, PA9,034Phoenixville, PA: 8,911 countPhoenixville, PA8,911Carlisle, PA: 8,871 countCarlisle, PA8,871Murrysville, PA: 8,579 countMurrysville, PA8,579Hermitage, PA: 8,099 countHermitage, PA8,099Hanover, PA: 7,849 countHanover, PA7,849West Chester, PA: 7,462 countWest Chester, PA7,462Lansdale, PA: 7,395 countLansdale, PA7,395Butler, PA: 7,214 countButler, PA7,214Greensburg, PA: 7,190 countGreensburg, PA7,190Sharon, PA: 7,180 countSharon, PA7,180
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Philadelphia, PA730,630+1.4%
2Pittsburgh, PA157,943+0.3%
3Allentown, PA49,156+0.8%
4Erie, PA43,489-0.2%
5Reading, PA36,0760%
6Scranton, PA35,086+0.1%
7Bethlehem, PA31,764+0.4%
8Harrisburg, PA24,389-1.3%
9Lancaster, PA22,414-0.4%
10Altoona, PA20,849+1.3%
11Wilkes-Barre, PA19,909-1.4%
12York, PA19,230+0.1%
13Bethel Park, PA15,596+0.9%
14Chester, PA14,544+3.9%
15Norristown, PA14,281-4%
16Monroeville, PA13,525+0.3%
17Williamsport, PA13,093-0.3%
18State College, PA13,058-0.7%
19Hazleton, PA12,454+2.1%
20Johnstown, PA11,791-0.2%
21Lebanon, PA11,651+1.5%
22Easton, PA11,486+2.2%
23Plum, PA11,411-0.3%
24Pottstown, PA10,872+1.2%
25New Castle, PA10,599-0.2%
26Chambersburg, PA10,265+0.8%
27McKeesport, PA10,023-2.1%
28Wilkinsburg, PA9,779-1.8%
29Baldwin, PA9,688+2.6%
30West Mifflin, PA9,034-0.4%
31Phoenixville, PA8,911+6.5%
32Carlisle, PA8,871+2.9%
33Murrysville, PA8,579+0.2%
34Hermitage, PA8,099+0.3%
35Hanover, PA7,849+0.4%
36West Chester, PA7,462+3.1%
37Lansdale, PA7,395+2.2%
38Butler, PA7,214+0.7%
39Greensburg, PA7,190-2.1%
40Sharon, PA7,180-1.3%
41Whitehall, PA7,138+3.3%
42New Kensington, PA7,046+3.5%
43Washington, PA6,651+1.6%
44Kingston, PA6,556+0.1%
45Pottsville, PA6,553-4.8%
46Dunmore, PA6,385-1.1%
47St. Marys, PA6,187+1.3%
48Ephrata, PA5,953-1.2%
49Munhall, PA5,836-2%
50Franklin Park, PA5,667+0.1%
51Meadville, PA5,652-4.5%
52Indiana, PA5,605+4.2%
53Lower Burrell, PA5,399-0.2%
54Wyomissing, PA5,325+0.5%
55Yeadon, PA5,214-0.5%
56Jefferson Hills, PA5,182+0.6%
57Lansdowne, PA5,174-1.3%
58Nanticoke, PA5,149-1.7%
59Coatesville, PA5,064-3.6%
60Emmaus, PA5,036+0.5%
61Berwick, PA5,012+0.6%
62Bloomsburg, PA4,971-4.5%
63Columbia, PA4,925-0.5%
64Elizabethtown, PA4,797+0.6%
65Waynesboro, PA4,741-1.8%
66Northampton, PA4,671-0%
67Mechanicsburg, PA4,405+4.1%
68Darby, PA4,077+0.2%

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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 Pennsylvania by housing units, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Philadelphia, PA, with 730,630 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Darby, PA, with 4,077 in 2022.

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