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US cities by housing units, 2024

New York, NY had the highest housing units of 3219 cities in 2024, at 3.68 million. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 1,878. The median was 10,210 and the figure for the United States was 143.78 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,678,486New York, NY
Lowest1,878New Square, NY
Median10,2103219 cities
United States143,775,355History

Top 40 cities, 2024

New York, NY: 3,678,486 countNew York, NY3,678,486Los Angeles, CA: 1,554,332 countLos Angeles, CA1,554,332Chicago, IL: 1,277,054 countChicago, IL1,277,054Houston, TX: 1,040,576 countHouston, TX1,040,576Philadelphia, PA: 748,270 countPhiladelphia, PA748,270Phoenix, AZ: 653,065 countPhoenix, AZ653,065San Antonio, TX: 612,901 countSan Antonio, TX612,901Dallas, TX: 590,237 countDallas, TX590,237San Diego, CA: 568,668 countSan Diego, CA568,668Austin, TX: 483,071 countAustin, TX483,071Jacksonville, FL: 430,825 countJacksonville, FL430,825Columbus, OH: 425,182 countColumbus, OH425,182San Francisco, CA: 414,602 countSan Francisco, CA414,602Indianapolis, IN: 401,428 countIndianapolis, IN401,428Charlotte, NC: 399,305 countCharlotte, NC399,305Seattle, WA: 393,918 countSeattle, WA393,918Fort Worth, TX: 373,948 countFort Worth, TX373,948Denver, CO: 359,581 countDenver, CO359,581San Jose, CA: 345,066 countSan Jose, CA345,066Nashville, TN: 344,794 countNashville, TN344,794Detroit, MI: 329,393 countDetroit, MI329,393Boston, MA: 310,625 countBoston, MA310,625Portland, OR: 307,719 countPortland, OR307,719Oklahoma City, OK: 306,366 countOklahoma City, OK306,366Baltimore, MD: 295,032 countBaltimore, MD295,032Memphis, TN: 289,887 countMemphis, TN289,887Louisville, KY: 289,095 countLouisville, KY289,095Las Vegas, NV: 267,654 countLas Vegas, NV267,654Atlanta, GA: 265,899 countAtlanta, GA265,899El Paso, TX: 265,320 countEl Paso, TX265,320Milwaukee, WI: 259,101 countMilwaukee, WI259,101Albuquerque, NM: 258,178 countAlbuquerque, NM258,178Tucson, AZ: 247,823 countTucson, AZ247,823Kansas City, MO: 245,346 countKansas City, MO245,346Raleigh, NC: 224,853 countRaleigh, NC224,853Miami, FL: 223,826 countMiami, FL223,826Mesa, AZ: 222,992 countMesa, AZ222,992Omaha, NE: 213,023 countOmaha, NE213,023Sacramento, CA: 212,485 countSacramento, CA212,485Colorado Springs, CO: 211,353 countColorado Springs, CO211,353
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

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1New York, NY3,678,486+0.8%
2Los Angeles, CA1,554,332+1.1%
3Chicago, IL1,277,054+0.7%
4Houston, TX1,040,576+1.7%
5Philadelphia, PA748,270+1.2%
6Phoenix, AZ653,065+1.6%
7San Antonio, TX612,901+1.6%
8Dallas, TX590,237+1%
9San Diego, CA568,668+1.6%
10Austin, TX483,071+3.6%
11Jacksonville, FL430,825+2%
12Columbus, OH425,182+1.2%
13San Francisco, CA414,602+0.7%
14Indianapolis, IN401,428+0.4%
15Charlotte, NC399,305+2.2%
16Seattle, WA393,918+2.9%
17Fort Worth, TX373,948+2.4%
18Denver, CO359,581+2%
19San Jose, CA345,066+0.6%
20Nashville, TN344,794+3.5%
21Detroit, MI329,393+1%
22Boston, MA310,625+0.9%
23Portland, OR307,719+1.2%
24Oklahoma City, OK306,366+1.2%
25Baltimore, MD295,032+0.5%
26Memphis, TN289,887-0.8%
27Louisville, KY289,095+0.4%
28Las Vegas, NV267,654+1.4%
29Atlanta, GA265,899+2.6%
30El Paso, TX265,320+0.9%
31Milwaukee, WI259,101+0.4%
32Albuquerque, NM258,178+0.5%
33Tucson, AZ247,823+0.8%
34Kansas City, MO245,346+0.7%
35Raleigh, NC224,853+3%
36Miami, FL223,826+1.8%
37Mesa, AZ222,992+0.8%
38Omaha, NE213,023+0.7%
39Sacramento, CA212,485+0.9%
40Colorado Springs, CO211,353+2.1%
41Minneapolis, MN209,080+2.9%
42Cleveland, OH201,141+0.3%
43New Orleans, LA195,552+0.4%
44Tulsa, OK192,797+0.2%
45Oakland, CA191,713+2.1%
46Virginia Beach, VA191,294+0.3%
47Fresno, CA189,098+0.6%
48Tampa, FL182,425+3%
49Long Beach, CA181,4770%
50Wichita, KS176,411+0.5%
51St. Louis, MO174,111+0.1%
52Pittsburgh, PA161,908+1.4%
53Cincinnati, OH160,409+0.4%
54Honolulu, HI157,303+0.7%
55Arlington, TX153,137+1.7%
56Aurora, CO152,377+1.4%
57Lexington, KY148,959+0.8%
58Orlando, FL148,754+1.5%
59St. Petersburg, FL141,508+0.3%
60Henderson, NV141,297+3.2%
61Scottsdale, AZ139,168+0.5%
62Buffalo, NY136,850+0.2%
63Durham, NC136,837+3%
64Corpus Christi, TX136,279+1%
65Bakersfield, CA135,724+1.4%
66Greensboro, NC135,665+1.6%
67Jersey City, NJ135,231+2%
68Madison, WI133,530+2%
69St. Paul, MN133,051+1.3%
70Toledo, OH132,728-0.4%
71Lincoln, NE128,449+1.6%
72Reno, NV123,756+2.7%
73Newark, NJ121,546-0%
74Anchorage, AK120,348+0.5%
75Irvine, CA120,206-0.1%
76Fort Wayne, IN118,657+0.8%
77Lubbock, TX118,143+2.2%
78Plano, TX117,686+1.1%
79Winston-Salem, NC115,270+1.6%
80Richmond, VA114,293+1.3%
81Chandler, AZ112,800+1.2%
82Anaheim, CA110,705+0.4%
83Birmingham, AL109,349+0.4%
84Baton Rouge, LA106,712+0.3%
85Boise City, ID106,279+1.4%
86Stockton, CA105,162+0.2%
87Rochester, NY104,479+1.2%
88Huntsville, AL104,388+1.8%
89Norfolk, VA103,524+1%
90Spokane, WA102,834+0.8%
91Irving, TX102,512+1.2%
92Fort Lauderdale, FL101,691+0.5%
93Salt Lake City, UT101,188+4%
94Cape Coral, FL100,679+5%
95Gilbert, AZ100,336+5.6%
96Riverside, CA99,910+2.9%
97Little Rock, AR99,643-0.1%
98Mobile, AL98,380+8.4%
99Des Moines, IA97,604+0.2%
100Tacoma, WA97,298+1.2%
101Tallahassee, FL97,245+2.2%
102Chesapeake, VA96,816+0.9%
103Knoxville, TN96,441+1.6%
104Montgomery, AL94,580+0.4%
105North Las Vegas, NV94,470+3.2%
106Akron, OH93,741+0.3%
107Glendale, AZ93,736+2.1%
108Columbus, GA92,031+0.8%
109Fayetteville, NC91,985+0.7%
110Augusta, GA91,432+0.6%
111Port St. Lucie, FL90,911+5.2%
112Chula Vista, CA90,273-0.3%
113Sioux Falls, SD90,271+3.6%
114Shreveport, LA90,007-0.3%
115Amarillo, TX89,188+0.9%
116Overland Park, KS89,079+2%
117Chattanooga, TN87,970+1%
118Garland, TX86,216+1.5%
119Tempe, AZ86,182+1.8%
120Worcester, MA85,876+0.6%
121Vancouver, WA85,421+2.4%
122Yonkers, NY85,006+1.4%
123Grand Rapids, MI84,894-0.3%
124Springfield, MO84,761+0.9%
125Laredo, TX84,111+2.1%
126Santa Ana, CA83,701+1.6%
127Huntington Beach, CA82,624+1%
128Newport News, VA82,052+0.2%
129Fremont, CA81,579+1.3%
130Eugene, OR80,856+1.6%
131Alexandria, VA80,844+0.3%
132Frisco, TX80,353+3.3%
133Providence, RI79,423+0.2%
134Hialeah, FL79,130-0.7%
135Peoria, AZ79,085+0.6%
136Santa Clarita, CA78,081+0.4%
137Glendale, CA77,783-0.9%
138McKinney, TX77,617+4.3%
139Charleston, SC77,417+2.1%
140Modesto, CA75,752+0.3%
141Jackson, MS74,871-0.3%
142Fort Collins, CO74,558+1.7%
143Cary, NC73,795+1.6%
144Lakewood, CO73,547+0.7%
145Hollywood, FL72,843+0.4%
146Clarksville, TN72,320+3.9%
147Macon, GA71,962+0.1%
148Grand Prairie, TX71,853+2.1%
149Santa Rosa, CA71,382+0.6%
150Salem, OR71,124+1.6%
151Dayton, OH70,335+1%
152Savannah, GA68,1740%
153Syracuse, NY67,601-0.8%
154Rockford, IL67,423-0.9%
155Pembroke Pines, FL67,235+0.7%
156San Bernardino, CA67,108+1.5%
157Oceanside, CA66,997+0.4%
158Murfreesboro, TN66,400+3%
159Gainesville, FL66,114+0.6%
160Bellevue, WA66,021+0.7%
161Killeen, TX65,793-0%
162Brownsville, TX64,878+1.8%
163Cedar Rapids, IA64,423+1.2%
164Kansas City, KS64,000+0.1%
165Fargo, ND63,807+1%
166Aurora, IL63,763+0.4%
167Miami Beach, FL63,2430%
168Sunnyvale, CA63,239+2.3%
169Pasadena, CA63,203+0.6%
170Wilmington, NC62,836+2.7%
171Hampton, VA62,588+0.1%
172West Palm Beach, FL62,464+2.8%
173Springfield, MA62,217-0.8%
174Surprise, AZ62,098+2.9%
175Columbia, SC62,021+2.4%
176Roseville, CA61,242+1.9%
177Waco, TX61,163+1.5%
178Clearwater, FL61,123+0.1%
179Pompano Beach, FL61,070+1.7%
180Rancho Cucamonga, CA60,879+1.6%
181Denton, TX60,531+4.7%
182New Haven, CT60,333+1.2%
183Topeka, KS59,868-0.2%
184Bridgeport, CT59,844+0.3%
185Fontana, CA59,522+2.2%
186Lafayette, LA59,363+0.8%
187Torrance, CA59,284-0.2%
188Evansville, IN59,180+0.7%
189Stamford, CT58,655+1.2%
190Warren, MI57,958+0.5%
191Springfield, IL57,424+0.4%
192Moreno Valley, CA57,381+1.3%
193Midland, TX57,260+2%
194Naperville, IL57,135+1%
195Athens, GA57,090+1.7%
196Elk Grove, CA57,004+1.6%
197Norman, OK56,665+1.9%
198Oxnard, CA56,455+1.5%
199Hartford, CT56,435-0.3%
200Independence, MO56,084+1.2%
201Columbia, MO56,054+1.1%
202Ontario, CA55,966+1.8%
203Lansing, MI55,943+0.6%
204McAllen, TX55,385+1.7%
205Lancaster, CA55,273+0.4%
206Sandy Springs, GA55,203-1%
207Lakeland, FL54,896+1.8%
208Cambridge, MA54,840+0.4%
209North Charleston, SC54,781+3.1%
210Olathe, KS54,594+2%
211Rochester, MN54,492+1.7%
212Ann Arbor, MI54,399+1.3%
213Carrollton, TX54,365+1.5%
214Billings, MT54,346+1.5%
215Lewisville, TX54,237+2.5%
216Peoria, IL54,010-0.9%
217Mesquite, TX53,953-0%
218Joliet, IL53,814+0.3%
219Pasadena, TX53,756-1.2%
220Sterling Heights, MI53,607+0.7%
221Santa Monica, CA53,274+1.7%
222Abilene, TX53,156+0.8%
223Berkeley, CA53,145+2%
224Santa Clara, CA53,021+2.2%
225Paterson, NJ52,519-0%
226Beaumont, TX52,439-0%
227Thornton, CO52,250+2.3%
228Hayward, CA52,243+0.1%
229Escondido, CA52,239-0.8%
230Arvada, CO52,169+1%
231Tuscaloosa, AL52,122+1.8%
232Manchester, NH52,108-0.5%
233College Station, TX51,494+1.5%
234Round Rock, TX51,143+4.1%
235Garden Grove, CA50,960+1.1%
236Corona, CA50,799+1.9%
237Westminster, CO50,471+0.6%
238Las Cruces, NM50,423+1.2%
239Albany, NY50,408-0.6%
240Fullerton, CA50,344+1.3%
241Palm Bay, FL50,147+2.7%
242Asheville, NC50,034+1.8%
243Waterbury, CT49,956-1.2%
244Odessa, TX49,871+2.1%
245Pueblo, CO49,813+0.8%
246Kent, WA49,652+1.5%
247Meridian, ID49,586+6%
248Allentown, PA49,502+0.6%
249Visalia, CA49,292+1.1%
250High Point, NC49,131+0.3%

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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