US cities by housing units

New York, NY had the highest housing units of 3214 cities in 2022, at 3.62 million. Josephine, TX had the lowest, at 1,181. The median was 9,934 and the figure for the United States was 140.94 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,620,774New York, NY

Lowest1,181Josephine, TX

Median9,9343214 cities

United States140,943,613History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	New York, NY	3,620,774	+0.8%
2	Los Angeles, CA	1,518,992	+1%
3	Chicago, IL	1,258,704	+0.5%
4	Houston, TX	1,006,392	+1.6%
5	Philadelphia, PA	730,630	+1.4%
6	Phoenix, AZ	633,863	+1.5%
7	San Antonio, TX	594,026	+1.5%
8	Dallas, TX	578,996	+0.9%
9	San Diego, CA	552,285	+1.2%
10	Austin, TX	449,452	+3.8%
11	Columbus, OH	414,823	+1.4%
12	Jacksonville, FL	414,089	+1.9%
13	San Francisco, CA	408,198	+0.9%
14	Indianapolis, IN	397,597	+0.5%
15	Charlotte, NC	383,380	+2.5%
16	Seattle, WA	372,436	+2.7%
17	Fort Worth, TX	356,210	+2.6%
18	Denver, CO	344,760	+2.9%
19	San Jose, CA	340,392	+0.2%
20	Detroit, MI	323,368	-1.3%
21	Nashville, TN	322,179	+3%
22	Boston, MA	304,079	+1.2%
23	Portland, OR	301,084	+1.6%
24	Oklahoma City, OK	298,877	+1.3%
25	Baltimore, MD	293,555	-0.1%
26	Memphis, TN	290,047	-0%
27	Louisville, KY	286,976	+0.6%
28	Las Vegas, NV	260,767	+1.2%
29	El Paso, TX	260,240	+0.8%
30	Milwaukee, WI	257,441	+0.1%
31	Atlanta, GA	255,220	+1.2%
32	Albuquerque, NM	255,178	+0.9%
33	Tucson, AZ	243,749	+0.5%
34	Kansas City, MO	241,827	+0.8%
35	Mesa, AZ	219,909	+1.2%
36	Miami, FL	214,820	+1.8%
37	Raleigh, NC	211,412	+2.2%
38	Omaha, NE	210,493	+1%
39	Sacramento, CA	206,808	+1.4%
40	Colorado Springs, CO	201,936	+2.2%
41	Cleveland, OH	200,730	-0.9%
42	Minneapolis, MN	198,971	+2.3%
43	New Orleans, LA	193,999	+0.3%
44	Tulsa, OK	192,244	+0.3%
45	Virginia Beach, VA	189,951	+0.4%
46	Fresno, CA	186,461	+1.4%
47	Oakland, CA	184,530	+2.4%
48	Long Beach, CA	180,015	+0.3%
49	Wichita, KS	174,713	+0.6%
50	St. Louis, MO	173,792	-0%
51	Tampa, FL	172,995	+1.9%
52	Cincinnati, OH	159,732	-0.1%
53	Pittsburgh, PA	157,943	+0.3%
54	Honolulu, HI	155,489	+0.2%
55	Aurora, CO	147,725	+1.7%
56	Arlington, TX	147,492	+0.5%
57	Lexington, KY	146,345	+0.9%
58	Orlando, FL	144,377	+1.6%
59	St. Petersburg, FL	139,752	+1.1%
60	Scottsdale, AZ	136,665	+1.3%
61	Buffalo, NY	136,421	-0.2%
62	Henderson, NV	134,170	+1.7%
63	Corpus Christi, TX	134,044	+0.6%
64	Toledo, OH	133,113	-0.3%
65	Greensboro, NC	133,029	+0.8%
66	Bakersfield, CA	131,310	+0.9%
67	St. Paul, MN	129,525	+1.7%
68	Durham, NC	129,155	+2.5%
69	Jersey City, NJ	129,084	+1.6%
70	Madison, WI	125,713	+2.6%
71	Lincoln, NE	124,294	+1.5%
72	Newark, NJ	121,773	+0.9%
73	Irvine, CA	119,149	+2.8%
74	Anchorage, AK	118,938	+0.7%
75	Reno, NV	117,569	+2.9%
76	Fort Wayne, IN	116,467	+0.4%
77	Plano, TX	113,626	+1.1%
78	Lubbock, TX	112,981	+2.4%
79	Winston-Salem, NC	112,191	+0.8%
80	Richmond, VA	111,524	+1.2%
81	Chandler, AZ	110,002	+1.8%
82	Anaheim, CA	109,685	+1%
83	Birmingham, AL	107,009	-0.4%
84	Baton Rouge, LA	106,298	+1.7%
85	Stockton, CA	103,378	+0.4%
86	Boise City, ID	102,878	+1.7%
87	Rochester, NY	102,044	-0.7%
88	Norfolk, VA	101,710	+0.8%
89	Spokane, WA	101,157	+1.2%
90	Fort Lauderdale, FL	101,150	+0.9%
91	Huntsville, AL	100,345	+1.6%
92	Irving, TX	99,505	+1.4%
93	Little Rock, AR	99,244	+0.5%
94	Des Moines, IA	96,245	+2%
95	Riverside, CA	95,517	+2.6%
96	Chesapeake, VA	95,076	+1.1%
97	Knoxville, TN	94,129	+1.5%
98	Tacoma, WA	93,857	+1.6%
99	Gilbert, AZ	93,761	+1.5%
100	Montgomery, AL	93,743	+0.7%
101	Tallahassee, FL	93,499	+1.9%
102	Cape Coral, FL	93,318	+2.9%
103	Akron, OH	93,215	+0.1%
104	Salt Lake City, UT	93,105	+2.8%
105	Fayetteville, NC	91,039	-0.3%
106	Mobile, AL	90,922	-0.2%
107	Glendale, AZ	90,711	+1.4%
108	Columbus, GA	90,488	+0.9%
109	Augusta, GA	90,382	+0.5%
110	Shreveport, LA	90,152	+0.3%
111	North Las Vegas, NV	88,787	+3.3%
112	Chula Vista, CA	88,526	+0.3%
113	Amarillo, TX	87,793	+0.5%
114	Chattanooga, TN	86,238	+0.9%
115	Overland Park, KS	86,200	+2.2%
116	Yonkers, NY	85,352	+0.1%
117	Worcester, MA	84,771	-0.5%
118	Grand Rapids, MI	84,159	+2%
119	Sioux Falls, SD	84,021	+2.8%
120	Garland, TX	83,657	+0.9%
121	Springfield, MO	83,272	-0.2%
122	Tempe, AZ	82,696	+2.5%
123	Port St. Lucie, FL	82,293	+4.3%
124	Huntington Beach, CA	82,011	+0.7%
125	Newport News, VA	81,681	+0.3%
126	Vancouver, WA	80,754	+2.1%
127	Laredo, TX	80,644	+1.8%
128	Alexandria, VA	80,253	+0.3%
129	Santa Ana, CA	80,240	+1.3%
130	Providence, RI	78,911	-0.2%
131	Hialeah, FL	78,775	+0.1%
132	Fremont, CA	78,667	+0.5%
133	Eugene, OR	78,477	+2.4%
134	Glendale, CA	78,407	-0.6%
135	Peoria, AZ	77,176	+1.7%
136	Santa Clarita, CA	75,865	+0.2%
137	Jackson, MS	75,102	+1%
138	Charleston, SC	74,788	+1.9%
139	Modesto, CA	74,686	-0%
140	Frisco, TX	74,212	+5%
141	Fort Collins, CO	72,690	+3.6%
142	Hollywood, FL	72,187	+1.5%
143	McKinney, TX	72,132	+4.3%
144	Macon, GA	71,828	+0.1%
145	Lakewood, CO	71,683	+1%
146	Santa Rosa, CA	70,808	+0.6%
147	Cary, NC	70,780	+3.3%
148	Dayton, OH	69,782	-0.1%
149	Salem, OR	69,286	+1.7%
150	Grand Prairie, TX	69,156	+1.9%
151	Syracuse, NY	68,362	+0.2%
152	Rockford, IL	67,890	-0.2%
153	Savannah, GA	67,223	+2%
154	Clarksville, TN	67,051	+3.5%
155	Oceanside, CA	66,596	+1.3%
156	Pembroke Pines, FL	66,179	0%
157	San Bernardino, CA	65,815	-0%
158	Bellevue, WA	64,609	+1.4%
159	Gainesville, FL	63,929	+0.9%
160	Killeen, TX	63,801	+2.3%
161	Miami Beach, FL	63,789	-0.5%
162	Kansas City, KS	63,761	+0.5%
163	Aurora, IL	63,468	-0.7%
164	Springfield, MA	63,245	+0.1%
165	Murfreesboro, TN	63,219	+5.1%
166	Cedar Rapids, IA	63,145	+1%
167	Hampton, VA	62,372	+0.3%
168	Brownsville, TX	62,086	+1.4%
169	Fargo, ND	62,043	+1.2%
170	Pasadena, CA	61,956	+0.9%
171	Sunnyvale, CA	61,519	+1.7%
172	Clearwater, FL	60,600	+0.4%
173	Bridgeport, CT	60,335	+2.9%
174	Topeka, KS	59,987	-0.1%
175	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	59,810	+1.9%
176	Torrance, CA	59,761	+0.3%
177	Waco, TX	59,427	+3%
178	Wilmington, NC	59,406	+1.2%
179	West Palm Beach, FL	59,239	+1.6%
180	New Haven, CT	59,097	+4%
181	Columbia, SC	58,910	0%
182	Surprise, AZ	58,826	+0.6%
183	Pompano Beach, FL	58,819	+1.2%
184	Evansville, IN	58,492	+0.1%
185	Roseville, CA	58,435	+2.8%
186	Warren, MI	58,153	-0.5%
187	Lafayette, LA	58,144	+0.1%
188	Stamford, CT	57,319	+0.7%
189	Fontana, CA	57,046	+0.6%
190	Springfield, IL	56,849	+0.2%
191	Naperville, IL	56,310	+1%
192	Denton, TX	56,256	+1.7%
193	Hartford, CT	56,174	+1.6%
194	Elk Grove, CA	56,057	+1%
195	Moreno Valley, CA	55,942	+0.7%
196	Independence, MO	55,913	+1.2%
197	Norman, OK	55,346	+1.8%
198	Lancaster, CA	55,252	-0.6%
199	Oxnard, CA	55,184	+1.3%
200	Athens, GA	55,166	+1.5%
201	Lansing, MI	55,082	+0.9%
202	Midland, TX	55,041	+1.8%
203	Columbia, MO	54,897	+1.7%
204	Sandy Springs, GA	54,827	+2.5%
205	Peoria, IL	54,553	-0%
206	Pasadena, TX	54,495	+1.3%
207	Cambridge, MA	53,948	+3.8%
208	Ontario, CA	53,940	+1.4%
209	Ann Arbor, MI	53,636	+1.3%
210	Mesquite, TX	53,435	+1.5%
211	McAllen, TX	53,335	+0.5%
212	Escondido, CA	53,082	+1.4%
213	Rochester, MN	52,851	+1.8%
214	Joliet, IL	52,847	+0.5%
215	Sterling Heights, MI	52,791	-0%
216	Billings, MT	52,709	+1.6%
217	Carrollton, TX	52,646	+1.9%
218	Paterson, NJ	52,641	-0.4%
219	Olathe, KS	52,585	+1.4%
220	Beaumont, TX	52,498	+0.8%
221	Santa Monica, CA	52,277	-0.5%
222	Lakeland, FL	52,137	+2.2%
223	Hayward, CA	52,115	-0.1%
224	Abilene, TX	52,083	+1.1%
225	Arvada, CO	51,716	+1.9%
226	Lewisville, TX	51,676	+12.7%
227	North Charleston, SC	51,537	+0.5%
228	Manchester, NH	51,256	+0.3%
229	Tuscaloosa, AL	50,999	+4.3%
230	Berkeley, CA	50,854	+3.2%
231	Santa Clara, CA	50,805	+3.6%
232	Waterbury, CT	50,593	-0.1%
233	College Station, TX	50,432	+4.3%
234	Albany, NY	50,378	+1.4%
235	Boca Raton, FL	50,080	-0.1%
236	Garden Grove, CA	49,845	+0.6%
237	Thornton, CO	49,779	+1.2%
238	Allentown, PA	49,156	+0.8%
239	Westminster, CO	49,153	+0.4%
240	Fullerton, CA	49,146	+0.6%
241	Pueblo, CO	48,909	-0.5%
242	Las Cruces, NM	48,807	+1.3%
243	Palmdale, CA	48,737	-0.2%
244	Elizabeth, NJ	48,731	+1.9%
245	Roanoke, VA	48,726	+0.4%
246	Corona, CA	48,403	+1.3%
247	Kent, WA	48,322	+0.2%
248	Asheville, NC	48,302	+0.8%
249	Thousand Oaks, CA	47,950	-0.1%
250	High Point, NC	47,861	+1%

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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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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