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US cities by housing units

New York, NY had the highest housing units of 3211 cities in 2021, at 3.59 million. Josephine, TX had the lowest, at 938. The median was 9,826 and the figure for the United States was 139.65 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,590,995New York, NY
Lowest938Josephine, TX
Median9,8263211 cities
United States139,647,020History

Top 40 cities, 2021

New York, NY: 3,590,995 countNew York, NY3,590,995Los Angeles, CA: 1,503,915 countLos Angeles, CA1,503,915Chicago, IL: 1,252,478 countChicago, IL1,252,478Houston, TX: 990,632 countHouston, TX990,632Philadelphia, PA: 720,688 countPhiladelphia, PA720,688Phoenix, AZ: 624,409 countPhoenix, AZ624,409San Antonio, TX: 585,402 countSan Antonio, TX585,402Dallas, TX: 573,597 countDallas, TX573,597San Diego, CA: 545,792 countSan Diego, CA545,792Austin, TX: 433,129 countAustin, TX433,129Columbus, OH: 409,221 countColumbus, OH409,221Jacksonville, FL: 406,409 countJacksonville, FL406,409San Francisco, CA: 404,720 countSan Francisco, CA404,720Indianapolis, IN: 395,536 countIndianapolis, IN395,536Charlotte, NC: 374,123 countCharlotte, NC374,123Seattle, WA: 362,809 countSeattle, WA362,809Fort Worth, TX: 347,206 countFort Worth, TX347,206San Jose, CA: 339,550 countSan Jose, CA339,550Denver, CO: 335,131 countDenver, CO335,131Detroit, MI: 327,623 countDetroit, MI327,623Nashville, TN: 312,912 countNashville, TN312,912Boston, MA: 300,437 countBoston, MA300,437Portland, OR: 296,479 countPortland, OR296,479Oklahoma City, OK: 294,906 countOklahoma City, OK294,906Baltimore, MD: 293,718 countBaltimore, MD293,718Memphis, TN: 290,177 countMemphis, TN290,177Louisville, KY: 285,274 countLouisville, KY285,274El Paso, TX: 258,295 countEl Paso, TX258,295Las Vegas, NV: 257,779 countLas Vegas, NV257,779Milwaukee, WI: 257,267 countMilwaukee, WI257,267Albuquerque, NM: 252,924 countAlbuquerque, NM252,924Atlanta, GA: 252,119 countAtlanta, GA252,119Tucson, AZ: 242,525 countTucson, AZ242,525Kansas City, MO: 240,009 countKansas City, MO240,009Mesa, AZ: 217,404 countMesa, AZ217,404Miami, FL: 211,084 countMiami, FL211,084Omaha, NE: 208,477 countOmaha, NE208,477Raleigh, NC: 206,766 countRaleigh, NC206,766Sacramento, CA: 203,906 countSacramento, CA203,906Cleveland, OH: 202,579 countCleveland, OH202,579New York, NY: 3,590,995 countNew York, NY3,590,995Los Angeles, CA: 1,503,915 countLos Angeles, CA1,503,915Chicago, IL: 1,252,478 countChicago, IL1,252,478Houston, TX: 990,632 countHouston, TX990,632Philadelphia, PA: 720,688 countPhiladelphia, PA720,688Phoenix, AZ: 624,409 countPhoenix, AZ624,409San Antonio, TX: 585,402 countSan Antonio, TX585,402Dallas, TX: 573,597 countDallas, TX573,597San Diego, CA: 545,792 countSan Diego, CA545,792Austin, TX: 433,129 countAustin, TX433,129Columbus, OH: 409,221 countColumbus, OH409,221Jacksonville, FL: 406,409 countJacksonville, FL406,409San Francisco, CA: 404,720 countSan Francisco, CA404,720Indianapolis, IN: 395,536 countIndianapolis, IN395,536Charlotte, NC: 374,123 countCharlotte, NC374,123Seattle, WA: 362,809 countSeattle, WA362,809Fort Worth, TX: 347,206 countFort Worth, TX347,206San Jose, CA: 339,550 countSan Jose, CA339,550Denver, CO: 335,131 countDenver, CO335,131Detroit, MI: 327,623 countDetroit, MI327,623Nashville, TN: 312,912 countNashville, TN312,912Boston, MA: 300,437 countBoston, MA300,437Portland, OR: 296,479 countPortland, OR296,479Oklahoma City, OK: 294,906 countOklahoma City, OK294,906Baltimore, MD: 293,718 countBaltimore, MD293,718Memphis, TN: 290,177 countMemphis, TN290,177Louisville, KY: 285,274 countLouisville, KY285,274El Paso, TX: 258,295 countEl Paso, TX258,295Las Vegas, NV: 257,779 countLas Vegas, NV257,779Milwaukee, WI: 257,267 countMilwaukee, WI257,267Albuquerque, NM: 252,924 countAlbuquerque, NM252,924Atlanta, GA: 252,119 countAtlanta, GA252,119Tucson, AZ: 242,525 countTucson, AZ242,525Kansas City, MO: 240,009 countKansas City, MO240,009Mesa, AZ: 217,404 countMesa, AZ217,404Miami, FL: 211,084 countMiami, FL211,084Omaha, NE: 208,477 countOmaha, NE208,477Raleigh, NC: 206,766 countRaleigh, NC206,766Sacramento, CA: 203,906 countSacramento, CA203,906Cleveland, OH: 202,579 countCleveland, OH202,579
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

RankCities2021
count
1New York, NY3,590,995
2Los Angeles, CA1,503,915
3Chicago, IL1,252,478
4Houston, TX990,632
5Philadelphia, PA720,688
6Phoenix, AZ624,409
7San Antonio, TX585,402
8Dallas, TX573,597
9San Diego, CA545,792
10Austin, TX433,129
11Columbus, OH409,221
12Jacksonville, FL406,409
13San Francisco, CA404,720
14Indianapolis, IN395,536
15Charlotte, NC374,123
16Seattle, WA362,809
17Fort Worth, TX347,206
18San Jose, CA339,550
19Denver, CO335,131
20Detroit, MI327,623
21Nashville, TN312,912
22Boston, MA300,437
23Portland, OR296,479
24Oklahoma City, OK294,906
25Baltimore, MD293,718
26Memphis, TN290,177
27Louisville, KY285,274
28El Paso, TX258,295
29Las Vegas, NV257,779
30Milwaukee, WI257,267
31Albuquerque, NM252,924
32Atlanta, GA252,119
33Tucson, AZ242,525
34Kansas City, MO240,009
35Mesa, AZ217,404
36Miami, FL211,084
37Omaha, NE208,477
38Raleigh, NC206,766
39Sacramento, CA203,906
40Cleveland, OH202,579
41Colorado Springs, CO197,571
42Minneapolis, MN194,532
43New Orleans, LA193,376
44Tulsa, OK191,753
45Virginia Beach, VA189,187
46Fresno, CA183,951
47Oakland, CA180,171
48Long Beach, CA179,479
49St. Louis, MO173,830
50Wichita, KS173,659
51Tampa, FL169,711
52Cincinnati, OH159,928
53Pittsburgh, PA157,483
54Honolulu, HI155,184
55Arlington, TX146,784
56Aurora, CO145,189
57Lexington, KY145,092
58Orlando, FL142,115
59St. Petersburg, FL138,276
60Buffalo, NY136,664
61Scottsdale, AZ134,918
62Toledo, OH133,505
63Corpus Christi, TX133,180
64Greensboro, NC132,010
65Henderson, NV131,875
66Bakersfield, CA130,148
67St. Paul, MN127,369
68Jersey City, NJ127,003
69Durham, NC126,044
70Madison, WI122,561
71Lincoln, NE122,502
72Newark, NJ120,733
73Anchorage, AK118,055
74Fort Wayne, IN115,994
75Irvine, CA115,917
76Reno, NV114,268
77Plano, TX112,373
78Winston-Salem, NC111,293
79Lubbock, TX110,296
80Richmond, VA110,224
81Anaheim, CA108,652
82Chandler, AZ108,077
83Birmingham, AL107,454
84Baton Rouge, LA104,557
85Stockton, CA102,919
86Rochester, NY102,764
87Boise City, ID101,137
88Norfolk, VA100,947
89Fort Lauderdale, FL100,291
90Spokane, WA99,933
91Huntsville, AL98,740
92Little Rock, AR98,717
93Irving, TX98,176
94Des Moines, IA94,354
95Chesapeake, VA94,035
96Montgomery, AL93,136
97Riverside, CA93,117
98Akron, OH93,108
99Knoxville, TN92,757
100Gilbert, AZ92,375
101Tacoma, WA92,347
102Tallahassee, FL91,766
103Fayetteville, NC91,338
104Mobile, AL91,077
105Cape Coral, FL90,717
106Salt Lake City, UT90,609
107Augusta, GA89,921
108Shreveport, LA89,920
109Columbus, GA89,653
110Glendale, AZ89,455
111Chula Vista, CA88,262
112Amarillo, TX87,379
113North Las Vegas, NV85,930
114Chattanooga, TN85,455
115Yonkers, NY85,242
116Worcester, MA85,218
117Overland Park, KS84,370
118Springfield, MO83,410
119Garland, TX82,940
120Grand Rapids, MI82,542
121Sioux Falls, SD81,744
122Huntington Beach, CA81,429
123Newport News, VA81,418
124Tempe, AZ80,663
125Alexandria, VA80,040
126Laredo, TX79,251
127Santa Ana, CA79,179
128Vancouver, WA79,124
129Providence, RI79,103
130Port St. Lucie, FL78,910
131Glendale, CA78,873
132Hialeah, FL78,680
133Fremont, CA78,240
134Eugene, OR76,635
135Peoria, AZ75,909
136Santa Clarita, CA75,751
137Modesto, CA74,709
138Jackson, MS74,390
139Charleston, SC73,412
140Macon, GA71,725
141Hollywood, FL71,123
142Lakewood, CO70,980
143Frisco, TX70,653
144Santa Rosa, CA70,412
145Fort Collins, CO70,187
146Dayton, OH69,879
147McKinney, TX69,179
148Cary, NC68,504
149Syracuse, NY68,247
150Salem, OR68,134
151Rockford, IL67,999
152Grand Prairie, TX67,863
153Pembroke Pines, FL66,172
154Savannah, GA65,923
155San Bernardino, CA65,842
156Oceanside, CA65,763
157Clarksville, TN64,769
158Miami Beach, FL64,135
159Aurora, IL63,936
160Bellevue, WA63,704
161Kansas City, KS63,418
162Gainesville, FL63,340
163Springfield, MA63,179
164Cedar Rapids, IA62,517
165Killeen, TX62,337
166Hampton, VA62,183
167Pasadena, CA61,376
168Fargo, ND61,307
169Brownsville, TX61,216
170Sunnyvale, CA60,511
171Clearwater, FL60,373
172Murfreesboro, TN60,136
173Topeka, KS60,061
174Torrance, CA59,569
175Columbia, SC58,905
176Rancho Cucamonga, CA58,721
177Wilmington, NC58,694
178Bridgeport, CT58,625
179Surprise, AZ58,483
180Evansville, IN58,454
181Warren, MI58,428
182West Palm Beach, FL58,300
183Lafayette, LA58,112
184Pompano Beach, FL58,097
185Waco, TX57,688
186Stamford, CT56,918
187Roseville, CA56,849
188New Haven, CT56,806
189Springfield, IL56,712
190Fontana, CA56,690
191Naperville, IL55,774
192Lancaster, CA55,574
193Moreno Valley, CA55,532
194Elk Grove, CA55,504
195Denton, TX55,295
196Hartford, CT55,272
197Independence, MO55,230
198Lansing, MI54,578
199Peoria, IL54,570
200Oxnard, CA54,482
201Norman, OK54,355
202Athens, GA54,340
203Midland, TX54,081
204Columbia, MO53,982
205Pasadena, TX53,812
206Sandy Springs, GA53,476
207Ontario, CA53,217
208McAllen, TX53,058
209Ann Arbor, MI52,963
210Paterson, NJ52,859
211Sterling Heights, MI52,801
212Mesquite, TX52,620
213Joliet, IL52,602
214Santa Monica, CA52,522
215Escondido, CA52,366
216Hayward, CA52,193
217Beaumont, TX52,089
218Cambridge, MA51,966
219Rochester, MN51,901
220Billings, MT51,877
221Olathe, KS51,864
222Carrollton, TX51,642
223Abilene, TX51,501
224North Charleston, SC51,302
225Manchester, NH51,121
226Lakeland, FL51,001
227Arvada, CO50,774
228Waterbury, CT50,644
229Boca Raton, FL50,128
230Albany, NY49,694
231Garden Grove, CA49,559
232Berkeley, CA49,260
233Thornton, CO49,188
234Pueblo, CO49,160
235Santa Clara, CA49,057
236Westminster, CO48,959
237Fullerton, CA48,877
237Tuscaloosa, AL48,877
239Palmdale, CA48,849
240Allentown, PA48,757
241Roanoke, VA48,537
242College Station, TX48,332
243Kent, WA48,243
244Las Cruces, NM48,157
245Thousand Oaks, CA48,005
246Asheville, NC47,939
247Carlsbad, CA47,937
248Elizabeth, NJ47,826
249Corona, CA47,799
250High Point, NC47,378

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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. 8 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

New York, NY, with 3.59 million in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units?

Josephine, TX, with 938 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. 8 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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