Cities in Texas by housing units

Houston, TX had the highest housing units of 256 cities in 2023, at 1.02 million. Josephine, TX had the lowest, at 1,487. The median was 8,877 and the figure for Texas was 11.89 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,023,112Houston, TX

Lowest1,487Josephine, TX

Median8,877256 cities

Texas11,890,808History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Rank	Cities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Houston, TX	1,023,112	+1.7%
2	San Antonio, TX	603,213	+1.5%
3	Dallas, TX	584,643	+1%
4	Austin, TX	466,428	+3.8%
5	Fort Worth, TX	365,229	+2.5%
6	El Paso, TX	262,899	+1%
7	Arlington, TX	150,519	+2.1%
8	Corpus Christi, TX	134,981	+0.7%
9	Plano, TX	116,440	+2.5%
10	Lubbock, TX	115,573	+2.3%
11	Irving, TX	101,312	+1.8%
12	Amarillo, TX	88,394	+0.7%
13	Garland, TX	84,954	+1.6%
14	Laredo, TX	82,410	+2.2%
15	Frisco, TX	77,787	+4.8%
16	McKinney, TX	74,436	+3.2%
17	Grand Prairie, TX	70,407	+1.8%
18	Killeen, TX	65,809	+3.1%
19	Brownsville, TX	63,750	+2.7%
20	Waco, TX	60,256	+1.4%
21	Denton, TX	57,824	+2.8%
22	Midland, TX	56,113	+1.9%
23	McAllen, TX	54,461	+2.1%
24	Pasadena, TX	54,416	-0.1%
25	Mesquite, TX	53,968	+1%
26	Carrollton, TX	53,557	+1.7%
27	Lewisville, TX	52,909	+2.4%
28	Abilene, TX	52,729	+1.2%
29	Beaumont, TX	52,442	-0.1%
30	College Station, TX	50,730	+0.6%
31	Round Rock, TX	49,133	+3.4%
32	Odessa, TX	48,834	+2.1%
33	Richardson, TX	47,827	+0.1%
34	Pearland, TX	46,105	+2.6%
35	Tyler, TX	45,461	+1%
36	League City, TX	44,280	+1.8%
37	San Angelo, TX	43,877	+0.7%
38	Wichita Falls, TX	43,396	+0.3%
39	New Braunfels, TX	41,814	+7%
40	Conroe, TX	40,219	+5.2%
41	Sugar Land, TX	39,196	+1%
42	Edinburg, TX	38,107	+3.9%
43	Allen, TX	37,947	+3%
44	Longview, TX	36,393	+0.1%
45	Bryan, TX	36,245	+3.7%
46	Temple, TX	35,228	+3.3%
47	Galveston, TX	34,921	+1.9%
48	Georgetown, TX	34,841	+11.3%
49	Baytown, TX	33,865	+0.6%
50	Mission, TX	32,586	+3%
51	San Marcos, TX	29,892	+1.2%
52	Harlingen, TX	29,487	+0.9%
53	Cedar Park, TX	29,220	-0.2%
54	North Richland Hills, TX	28,594	+2%
55	Victoria, TX	28,489	+0.7%
56	Flower Mound, TX	28,479	+2.6%
57	Missouri City, TX	27,906	+2.5%
58	Pharr, TX	26,519	-0.9%
59	Mansfield, TX	25,978	+4.5%
60	Euless, TX	25,679	-0.2%
61	Port Arthur, TX	25,417	+1.7%
62	Pflugerville, TX	24,939	+1.2%
63	Leander, TX	24,154	+8.9%
64	Texas City, TX	23,248	+4.4%
65	Grapevine, TX	22,676	+0.9%
66	Rowlett, TX	22,511	+1.9%
67	DeSoto, TX	22,021	+2%
68	Bedford, TX	21,600	-0.1%
69	Kyle, TX	19,225	+7.3%
70	Wylie, TX	19,196	+1.7%
71	The Colony, TX	19,022	-0.3%
72	Sherman, TX	18,987	+2.4%
73	Rockwall, TX	18,865	+6%
74	Haltom City, TX	18,498	+4.2%
75	Little Elm, TX	18,359	+4.8%
76	Burleson, TX	18,280	+3.4%
77	Huntsville, TX	17,626	+5.2%
78	Cedar Hill, TX	17,029	+2.2%
79	Farmers Branch, TX	16,754	+2.7%
80	Weslaco, TX	16,681	+3.2%
81	Hurst, TX	16,530	-0.8%
82	Keller, TX	16,428	+0.1%
83	Texarkana, TX	16,178	-0%
84	Schertz, TX	16,175	+2.1%
85	Waxahachie, TX	16,095	+5%
86	Coppell, TX	15,974	-0.2%
87	Rosenberg, TX	15,741	+2.7%
88	Copperas Cove, TX	15,698	+4.6%
89	Lancaster, TX	15,362	+3.3%
90	Friendswood, TX	14,985	+0.6%
91	Lufkin, TX	14,397	+0.4%
92	Duncanville, TX	14,272	-2.5%
93	Nacogdoches, TX	14,074	+1.6%
94	Weatherford, TX	13,997	+4.9%
95	La Porte, TX	13,737	+1.9%
96	Del Rio, TX	13,525	+2.1%
97	Harker Heights, TX	12,803	+0.3%
98	Deer Park, TX	12,569	+2.9%
99	Seguin, TX	12,565	+5.7%
100	Midlothian, TX	12,507	+2.6%
101	Greenville, TX	12,410	+1.5%
102	Cleburne, TX	12,232	+2.1%
103	Alvin, TX	12,073	+3%
104	Socorro, TX	12,008	+2.4%
105	Paris, TX	11,734	+0.9%
106	Lake Jackson, TX	11,416	-0.3%
107	Kerrville, TX	11,403	+2.8%
108	Kingsville, TX	11,353	-1.5%
109	Cibolo, TX	11,253	+4.8%
110	Denison, TX	11,153	+2.9%
111	Hutto, TX	10,986	+8.4%
112	San Juan, TX	10,971	+0.1%
113	Benbrook, TX	10,877	+1.8%
114	Prosper, TX	10,865	+9%
115	Addison, TX	10,772	+1.9%
116	Eagle Pass, TX	10,341	+1%
117	Big Spring, TX	10,293	+0.2%
118	Sachse, TX	10,203	+4.6%
119	Converse, TX	10,107	+2.8%
120	Forney, TX	9,894	+9.2%
121	Corsicana, TX	9,834	+1.5%
122	Southlake, TX	9,782	+0.5%
123	Marshall, TX	9,754	-1.8%
124	Colleyville, TX	9,549	+1.4%
125	Balch Springs, TX	9,337	+5.3%
126	Stephenville, TX	9,134	+1.3%
127	Saginaw, TX	8,928	+1.4%
128	Celina, TX	8,879	+23.6%
129	Lakeway, TX	8,875	+4.1%
130	San Benito, TX	8,867	-1.2%
131	Orange, TX	8,703	-1%
132	Pampa, TX	8,528	-1%
133	Dickinson, TX	8,516	-6%
134	Brownwood, TX	8,505	+2.2%
135	Portland, TX	8,483	+2.1%
136	Corinth, TX	8,423	+3%
137	Plainview, TX	8,373	-1.1%
138	Angleton, TX	8,358	-0.5%
138	Belton, TX	8,358	+1.8%
140	Ennis, TX	8,304	+6%
141	Bay City, TX	8,204	+4.7%
142	Watauga, TX	8,193	+1.3%
143	Fulshear, TX	8,191	+20.2%
144	Nederland, TX	8,158	+0.4%
145	Katy, TX	8,129	+5.6%
146	La Marque, TX	8,060	+2.3%
147	Palestine, TX	7,891	+0.8%
148	Boerne, TX	7,816	+6.1%
149	Brenham, TX	7,810	+7.7%
150	Universal City, TX	7,770	-0.7%
151	White Settlement, TX	7,663	-0.8%
152	University Park, TX	7,600	-2.6%
153	Alamo, TX	7,590	+1.2%
154	Gainesville, TX	7,263	+0.3%
155	Anna, TX	7,196	+9.9%
156	Horizon City, TX	7,121	+2.5%
157	Taylor, TX	7,102	+0.8%
158	Live Oak, TX	7,064	+4.1%
159	Princeton, TX	7,033	+16.4%
160	Stafford, TX	6,988	-0.5%
161	Sulphur Springs, TX	6,969	-0.1%
162	Alice, TX	6,934	+0.9%
163	Fredericksburg, TX	6,894	+8.9%
164	Groves, TX	6,885	+2.2%
165	Rockport, TX	6,816	-3.6%
166	Webster, TX	6,788	-1.6%
167	Bellaire, TX	6,690	-0.3%
168	Humble, TX	6,497	-3.3%
169	Fate, TX	6,480	+5.2%
170	Crowley, TX	6,444	+8.8%
171	Terrell, TX	6,331	-3.7%
172	Mineral Wells, TX	6,244	+3.3%
173	Hewitt, TX	6,231	+2.9%
174	Royse City, TX	6,185	+12.3%
175	Seabrook, TX	6,138	+2.1%
176	Mercedes, TX	6,114	-0.3%
177	Borger, TX	6,112	-0.3%
178	Buda, TX	6,058	+1.8%
179	Canyon, TX	6,001	+3.2%
180	Uvalde, TX	5,983	+2.7%
181	Manor, TX	5,974	+25%
182	Port Neches, TX	5,964	+6%
183	Palmview, TX	5,943	+1.6%
184	Donna, TX	5,926	-3.8%
185	Murphy, TX	5,922	+3.5%
186	Glenn Heights, TX	5,909	+10.4%
187	Lumberton, TX	5,840	+2.3%
188	Seagoville, TX	5,820	+3.9%
189	Granbury, TX	5,812	-4.1%
190	Mount Pleasant, TX	5,786	-1.8%
191	Beeville, TX	5,742	-0.3%
192	Dumas, TX	5,638	+5.3%
193	Alton, TX	5,585	+3.3%
194	Hereford, TX	5,556	+1%
195	Highland Village, TX	5,545	+2.6%
196	South Houston, TX	5,529	+1.9%
197	Tomball, TX	5,495	+6.8%
198	Melissa, TX	5,481	+10.4%
199	Lockhart, TX	5,465	+4.1%
200	West University Place, TX	5,372	-0.6%
201	Azle, TX	5,367	-1.6%
202	Jacksonville, TX	5,340	+4.6%
203	Levelland, TX	5,316	-1.8%
204	Andrews, TX	5,231	0%
205	Red Oak, TX	5,228	+4.8%
206	Santa Fe, TX	5,207	-0.2%
207	Freeport, TX	5,193	+2.9%
208	Kilgore, TX	5,190	-1.9%
209	Rio Grande City, TX	5,187	-3.2%
210	Clute, TX	5,178	+4.2%
211	Sweetwater, TX	5,172	+1.9%
212	Athens, TX	5,148	-3.5%
213	Port Lavaca, TX	5,056	+2.9%
214	Leon Valley, TX	5,039	+0.2%
215	Snyder, TX	4,980	+1.3%
216	Henderson, TX	4,978	+3.5%
217	Trophy Club, TX	4,923	+6.4%
218	El Campo, TX	4,893	+3.3%
219	Burkburnett, TX	4,880	-3%
220	Manvel, TX	4,829	+20.3%
221	Bastrop, TX	4,792	+7.9%
222	Fairview, TX	4,767	+0.6%
223	Richmond, TX	4,716	+1.3%
224	Lago Vista, TX	4,537	+3.4%
225	Forest Hill, TX	4,502	+2.8%
226	Elgin, TX	4,475	+22.1%
227	Robinson, TX	4,319	+3.6%
228	Robstown, TX	4,299	-1.2%
229	Roanoke, TX	4,287	+9.8%
230	Town of Pecos, TX	4,217	+4%
231	Selma, TX	4,179	+3.9%
232	Ingleside, TX	4,161	+2.9%
233	Pleasanton, TX	4,151	+1.1%
234	Iowa Colony, TX	4,144	+23.9%
235	Hidalgo, TX	4,141	+3%
236	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	4,130	+5.7%
237	Roma, TX	4,122	+1%
238	Bellmead, TX	3,856	-1.6%
239	Sanger, TX	3,793	+6.1%
240	Bonham, TX	3,563	+1%
241	Gatesville, TX	3,500	+2.2%
242	Heath, TX	3,466	+2.8%
243	Dayton, TX	3,443	-1.9%
244	Galena Park, TX	3,292	+8.1%
244	Kennedale, TX	3,292	+7.1%
246	San Elizario, TX	3,257	-2.3%
247	Raymondville, TX	3,207	+0.6%
248	Mont Belvieu, TX	3,104	+5.4%
249	Helotes, TX	3,019	+2.9%
250	Kaufman, TX	2,703	+6.5%

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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.

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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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Which city has the highest housing units?

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