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Cities in Pennsylvania by housing units

Philadelphia, PA had the highest housing units of 68 cities in 2023, at 739,725. Mechanicsburg, PA had the lowest, at 4,370. The median was 7,947 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.78 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest739,725Philadelphia, PA
Lowest4,370Mechanicsburg, PA
Median7,94768 cities
Pennsylvania5,779,663History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Philadelphia, PA: 739,725 countPhiladelphia, PA739,725Pittsburgh, PA: 159,667 countPittsburgh, PA159,667Allentown, PA: 49,211 countAllentown, PA49,211Erie, PA: 43,377 countErie, PA43,377Reading, PA: 36,289 countReading, PA36,289Scranton, PA: 35,623 countScranton, PA35,623Bethlehem, PA: 32,192 countBethlehem, PA32,192Harrisburg, PA: 24,496 countHarrisburg, PA24,496Lancaster, PA: 22,285 countLancaster, PA22,285Altoona, PA: 20,983 countAltoona, PA20,983Wilkes-Barre, PA: 19,993 countWilkes-Barre, PA19,993York, PA: 19,307 countYork, PA19,307Bethel Park, PA: 15,723 countBethel Park, PA15,723Chester, PA: 14,845 countChester, PA14,845Norristown, PA: 14,336 countNorristown, PA14,336Monroeville, PA: 13,482 countMonroeville, PA13,482State College, PA: 13,148 countState College, PA13,148Williamsport, PA: 13,137 countWilliamsport, PA13,137Hazleton, PA: 12,681 countHazleton, PA12,681Johnstown, PA: 11,800 countJohnstown, PA11,800Lebanon, PA: 11,651 countLebanon, PA11,651Easton, PA: 11,481 countEaston, PA11,481Plum, PA: 11,476 countPlum, PA11,476New Castle, PA: 10,745 countNew Castle, PA10,745Pottstown, PA: 10,627 countPottstown, PA10,627Chambersburg, PA: 10,105 countChambersburg, PA10,105Wilkinsburg, PA: 9,876 countWilkinsburg, PA9,876McKeesport, PA: 9,638 countMcKeesport, PA9,638Baldwin, PA: 9,594 countBaldwin, PA9,594Phoenixville, PA: 9,360 countPhoenixville, PA9,360Carlisle, PA: 9,233 countCarlisle, PA9,233West Mifflin, PA: 9,131 countWest Mifflin, PA9,131Murrysville, PA: 8,697 countMurrysville, PA8,697Hermitage, PA: 7,983 countHermitage, PA7,983Hanover, PA: 7,911 countHanover, PA7,911Lansdale, PA: 7,548 countLansdale, PA7,548West Chester, PA: 7,371 countWest Chester, PA7,371Butler, PA: 7,230 countButler, PA7,230Greensburg, PA: 7,204 countGreensburg, PA7,204Whitehall, PA: 7,079 countWhitehall, PA7,079Philadelphia, PA: 739,725 countPhiladelphia, PA739,725Pittsburgh, PA: 159,667 countPittsburgh, PA159,667Allentown, PA: 49,211 countAllentown, PA49,211Erie, PA: 43,377 countErie, PA43,377Reading, PA: 36,289 countReading, PA36,289Scranton, PA: 35,623 countScranton, PA35,623Bethlehem, PA: 32,192 countBethlehem, PA32,192Harrisburg, PA: 24,496 countHarrisburg, PA24,496Lancaster, PA: 22,285 countLancaster, PA22,285Altoona, PA: 20,983 countAltoona, PA20,983Wilkes-Barre, PA: 19,993 countWilkes-Barre, PA19,993York, PA: 19,307 countYork, PA19,307Bethel Park, PA: 15,723 countBethel Park, PA15,723Chester, PA: 14,845 countChester, PA14,845Norristown, PA: 14,336 countNorristown, PA14,336Monroeville, PA: 13,482 countMonroeville, PA13,482State College, PA: 13,148 countState College, PA13,148Williamsport, PA: 13,137 countWilliamsport, PA13,137Hazleton, PA: 12,681 countHazleton, PA12,681Johnstown, PA: 11,800 countJohnstown, PA11,800Lebanon, PA: 11,651 countLebanon, PA11,651Easton, PA: 11,481 countEaston, PA11,481Plum, PA: 11,476 countPlum, PA11,476New Castle, PA: 10,745 countNew Castle, PA10,745Pottstown, PA: 10,627 countPottstown, PA10,627Chambersburg, PA: 10,105 countChambersburg, PA10,105Wilkinsburg, PA: 9,876 countWilkinsburg, PA9,876McKeesport, PA: 9,638 countMcKeesport, PA9,638Baldwin, PA: 9,594 countBaldwin, PA9,594Phoenixville, PA: 9,360 countPhoenixville, PA9,360Carlisle, PA: 9,233 countCarlisle, PA9,233West Mifflin, PA: 9,131 countWest Mifflin, PA9,131Murrysville, PA: 8,697 countMurrysville, PA8,697Hermitage, PA: 7,983 countHermitage, PA7,983Hanover, PA: 7,911 countHanover, PA7,911Lansdale, PA: 7,548 countLansdale, PA7,548West Chester, PA: 7,371 countWest Chester, PA7,371Butler, PA: 7,230 countButler, PA7,230Greensburg, PA: 7,204 countGreensburg, PA7,204Whitehall, PA: 7,079 countWhitehall, PA7,079
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
1Philadelphia, PA739,725+1.2%
2Pittsburgh, PA159,667+1.1%
3Allentown, PA49,211+0.1%
4Erie, PA43,377-0.3%
5Reading, PA36,289+0.6%
6Scranton, PA35,623+1.5%
7Bethlehem, PA32,192+1.3%
8Harrisburg, PA24,496+0.4%
9Lancaster, PA22,285-0.6%
10Altoona, PA20,983+0.6%
11Wilkes-Barre, PA19,993+0.4%
12York, PA19,307+0.4%
13Bethel Park, PA15,723+0.8%
14Chester, PA14,845+2.1%
15Norristown, PA14,336+0.4%
16Monroeville, PA13,482-0.3%
17State College, PA13,148+0.7%
18Williamsport, PA13,137+0.3%
19Hazleton, PA12,681+1.8%
20Johnstown, PA11,800+0.1%
21Lebanon, PA11,6510%
22Easton, PA11,481-0%
23Plum, PA11,476+0.6%
24New Castle, PA10,745+1.4%
25Pottstown, PA10,627-2.3%
26Chambersburg, PA10,105-1.6%
27Wilkinsburg, PA9,876+1%
28McKeesport, PA9,638-3.8%
29Baldwin, PA9,594-1%
30Phoenixville, PA9,360+5%
31Carlisle, PA9,233+4.1%
32West Mifflin, PA9,131+1.1%
33Murrysville, PA8,697+1.4%
34Hermitage, PA7,983-1.4%
35Hanover, PA7,911+0.8%
36Lansdale, PA7,548+2.1%
37West Chester, PA7,371-1.2%
38Butler, PA7,230+0.2%
39Greensburg, PA7,204+0.2%
40Whitehall, PA7,079-0.8%
41Sharon, PA7,018-2.3%
42New Kensington, PA7,013-0.5%
43Washington, PA6,813+2.4%
44Pottsville, PA6,791+3.6%
45Dunmore, PA6,510+2%
46Kingston, PA6,278-4.2%
47Indiana, PA6,180+10.3%
48St. Marys, PA6,156-0.5%
49Ephrata, PA5,905-0.8%
50Franklin Park, PA5,591-1.3%
51Munhall, PA5,574-4.5%
52Meadville, PA5,524-2.3%
53Wyomissing, PA5,415+1.7%
54Coatesville, PA5,340+5.5%
55Bloomsburg, PA5,325+7.1%
56Lower Burrell, PA5,280-2.2%
57Yeadon, PA5,2160%
58Nanticoke, PA5,109-0.8%
59Jefferson Hills, PA5,077-2%
60Columbia, PA5,072+3%
61Waynesboro, PA5,032+6.1%
62Emmaus, PA4,973-1.3%
63Lansdowne, PA4,933-4.7%
64Berwick, PA4,892-2.4%
65Northampton, PA4,801+2.8%
66Elizabethtown, PA4,786-0.2%
67Darby, PA4,378+7.4%
68Mechanicsburg, PA4,370-0.8%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Philadelphia, PA, with 739,725 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Mechanicsburg, PA, with 4,370 in 2023.

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