US cities by housing units

New York, NY had the highest housing units of 3214 cities in 2023, at 3.65 million. Josephine, TX had the lowest, at 1,487. The median was 10,086 and the figure for the United States was 142.33 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,649,896New York, NY

Lowest1,487Josephine, TX

Median10,0863214 cities

United States142,332,876History

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	New York, NY	3,649,896	+0.8%
2	Los Angeles, CA	1,537,034	+1.2%
3	Chicago, IL	1,268,199	+0.8%
4	Houston, TX	1,023,112	+1.7%
5	Philadelphia, PA	739,725	+1.2%
6	Phoenix, AZ	642,867	+1.4%
7	San Antonio, TX	603,213	+1.5%
8	Dallas, TX	584,643	+1%
9	San Diego, CA	559,653	+1.3%
10	Austin, TX	466,428	+3.8%
11	Jacksonville, FL	422,355	+2%
12	Columbus, OH	420,068	+1.3%
13	San Francisco, CA	411,542	+0.8%
14	Indianapolis, IN	399,634	+0.5%
15	Charlotte, NC	390,835	+1.9%
16	Seattle, WA	382,933	+2.8%
17	Fort Worth, TX	365,229	+2.5%
18	Denver, CO	352,593	+2.3%
19	San Jose, CA	343,058	+0.8%
20	Nashville, TN	333,074	+3.4%
21	Detroit, MI	326,065	+0.8%
22	Boston, MA	307,840	+1.2%
23	Portland, OR	304,113	+1%
24	Oklahoma City, OK	302,751	+1.3%
25	Baltimore, MD	293,631	0%
26	Memphis, TN	292,290	+0.8%
27	Louisville, KY	288,047	+0.4%
28	Las Vegas, NV	263,958	+1.2%
29	El Paso, TX	262,899	+1%
30	Atlanta, GA	259,122	+1.5%
31	Milwaukee, WI	257,973	+0.2%
32	Albuquerque, NM	256,861	+0.7%
33	Tucson, AZ	245,836	+0.9%
34	Kansas City, MO	243,692	+0.8%
35	Mesa, AZ	221,129	+0.6%
36	Miami, FL	219,809	+2.3%
37	Raleigh, NC	218,200	+3.2%
38	Omaha, NE	211,640	+0.5%
39	Sacramento, CA	210,621	+1.8%
40	Colorado Springs, CO	207,078	+2.5%
41	Minneapolis, MN	203,217	+2.1%
42	Cleveland, OH	200,542	-0.1%
43	New Orleans, LA	194,758	+0.4%
44	Tulsa, OK	192,350	+0.1%
45	Virginia Beach, VA	190,734	+0.4%
46	Fresno, CA	188,013	+0.8%
47	Oakland, CA	187,847	+1.8%
48	Long Beach, CA	181,469	+0.8%
49	Tampa, FL	177,076	+2.4%
50	Wichita, KS	175,539	+0.5%
51	St. Louis, MO	173,920	+0.1%
52	Cincinnati, OH	159,731	-0%
53	Pittsburgh, PA	159,667	+1.1%
54	Honolulu, HI	156,251	+0.5%
55	Arlington, TX	150,519	+2.1%
56	Aurora, CO	150,242	+1.7%
57	Lexington, KY	147,720	+0.9%
58	Orlando, FL	146,615	+1.6%
59	St. Petersburg, FL	141,039	+0.9%
60	Scottsdale, AZ	138,422	+1.3%
61	Henderson, NV	136,901	+2%
62	Buffalo, NY	136,533	+0.1%
63	Corpus Christi, TX	134,981	+0.7%
64	Bakersfield, CA	133,876	+2%
65	Greensboro, NC	133,565	+0.4%
66	Toledo, OH	133,195	+0.1%
67	Durham, NC	132,864	+2.9%
68	Jersey City, NJ	132,636	+2.8%
69	St. Paul, MN	131,376	+1.4%
70	Madison, WI	130,848	+4.1%
71	Lincoln, NE	126,403	+1.7%
72	Newark, NJ	121,604	-0.1%
73	Reno, NV	120,491	+2.5%
74	Irvine, CA	120,368	+1%
75	Anchorage, AK	119,717	+0.7%
76	Fort Wayne, IN	117,692	+1.1%
77	Plano, TX	116,440	+2.5%
78	Lubbock, TX	115,573	+2.3%
79	Winston-Salem, NC	113,441	+1.1%
80	Richmond, VA	112,848	+1.2%
81	Chandler, AZ	111,444	+1.3%
82	Anaheim, CA	110,278	+0.5%
83	Birmingham, AL	108,903	+1.8%
84	Baton Rouge, LA	106,421	+0.1%
85	Stockton, CA	104,955	+1.5%
86	Boise City, ID	104,833	+1.9%
87	Rochester, NY	103,251	+1.2%
88	Huntsville, AL	102,592	+2.2%
89	Norfolk, VA	102,542	+0.8%
90	Spokane, WA	102,062	+0.9%
91	Irving, TX	101,312	+1.8%
92	Fort Lauderdale, FL	101,234	+0.1%
93	Little Rock, AR	99,697	+0.5%
94	Des Moines, IA	97,457	+1.3%
95	Salt Lake City, UT	97,318	+4.5%
96	Riverside, CA	97,105	+1.7%
97	Tacoma, WA	96,151	+2.4%
98	Chesapeake, VA	95,997	+1%
99	Cape Coral, FL	95,914	+2.8%
100	Tallahassee, FL	95,116	+1.7%
101	Gilbert, AZ	94,983	+1.3%
102	Knoxville, TN	94,885	+0.8%
103	Montgomery, AL	94,157	+0.4%
104	Akron, OH	93,503	+0.3%
105	Glendale, AZ	91,847	+1.3%
106	North Las Vegas, NV	91,524	+3.1%
107	Fayetteville, NC	91,309	+0.3%
108	Columbus, GA	91,288	+0.9%
109	Augusta, GA	90,901	+0.6%
110	Mobile, AL	90,744	-0.2%
111	Chula Vista, CA	90,535	+2.3%
112	Shreveport, LA	90,295	+0.2%
113	Amarillo, TX	88,394	+0.7%
114	Overland Park, KS	87,298	+1.3%
115	Chattanooga, TN	87,138	+1%
116	Sioux Falls, SD	87,121	+3.7%
117	Port St. Lucie, FL	86,398	+5%
118	Worcester, MA	85,371	+0.7%
119	Grand Rapids, MI	85,145	+1.2%
120	Garland, TX	84,954	+1.6%
121	Tempe, AZ	84,664	+2.4%
122	Springfield, MO	83,980	+0.9%
123	Yonkers, NY	83,851	-1.8%
124	Vancouver, WA	83,450	+3.3%
125	Laredo, TX	82,410	+2.2%
126	Santa Ana, CA	82,352	+2.6%
127	Newport News, VA	81,850	+0.2%
128	Huntington Beach, CA	81,812	-0.2%
129	Alexandria, VA	80,570	+0.4%
130	Fremont, CA	80,545	+2.4%
131	Hialeah, FL	79,700	+1.2%
132	Eugene, OR	79,554	+1.4%
133	Providence, RI	79,275	+0.5%
134	Peoria, AZ	78,592	+1.8%
135	Glendale, CA	78,451	+0.1%
136	Santa Clarita, CA	77,808	+2.6%
137	Frisco, TX	77,787	+4.8%
138	Charleston, SC	75,826	+1.4%
139	Modesto, CA	75,525	+1.1%
140	Jackson, MS	75,103	0%
141	McKinney, TX	74,436	+3.2%
142	Fort Collins, CO	73,332	+0.9%
143	Lakewood, CO	73,000	+1.8%
144	Cary, NC	72,634	+2.6%
145	Hollywood, FL	72,553	+0.5%
146	Macon, GA	71,869	+0.1%
147	Santa Rosa, CA	70,961	+0.2%
148	Grand Prairie, TX	70,407	+1.8%
149	Salem, OR	69,993	+1%
150	Dayton, OH	69,640	-0.2%
151	Clarksville, TN	69,610	+3.8%
152	Syracuse, NY	68,155	-0.3%
153	Savannah, GA	68,153	+1.4%
154	Rockford, IL	68,027	+0.2%
155	Pembroke Pines, FL	66,800	+0.9%
156	Oceanside, CA	66,744	+0.2%
157	San Bernardino, CA	66,147	+0.5%
158	Killeen, TX	65,809	+3.1%
159	Gainesville, FL	65,747	+2.8%
160	Bellevue, WA	65,536	+1.4%
161	Murfreesboro, TN	64,497	+2%
162	Kansas City, KS	63,949	+0.3%
163	Brownsville, TX	63,750	+2.7%
164	Cedar Rapids, IA	63,669	+0.8%
165	Aurora, IL	63,492	0%
166	Miami Beach, FL	63,225	-0.9%
167	Fargo, ND	63,177	+1.8%
168	Pasadena, CA	62,853	+1.4%
169	Springfield, MA	62,713	-0.8%
170	Hampton, VA	62,503	+0.2%
171	Sunnyvale, CA	61,808	+0.5%
172	Wilmington, NC	61,188	+3%
173	Clearwater, FL	61,091	+0.8%
174	West Palm Beach, FL	60,786	+2.6%
175	Columbia, SC	60,568	+2.8%
176	Surprise, AZ	60,356	+2.6%
177	Waco, TX	60,256	+1.4%
178	Roseville, CA	60,107	+2.9%
179	Pompano Beach, FL	60,046	+2.1%
180	Topeka, KS	59,971	-0%
181	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	59,894	+0.1%
182	Bridgeport, CT	59,676	-1.1%
183	New Haven, CT	59,626	+0.9%
184	Torrance, CA	59,411	-0.6%
185	Lafayette, LA	58,905	+1.3%
186	Evansville, IN	58,785	+0.5%
187	Fontana, CA	58,265	+2.1%
188	Stamford, CT	57,958	+1.1%
189	Denton, TX	57,824	+2.8%
190	Warren, MI	57,681	-0.8%
191	Springfield, IL	57,220	+0.7%
192	Moreno Valley, CA	56,654	+1.3%
193	Hartford, CT	56,626	+0.8%
194	Naperville, IL	56,575	+0.5%
195	Athens, GA	56,132	+1.8%
196	Midland, TX	56,113	+1.9%
197	Elk Grove, CA	56,080	0%
198	Sandy Springs, GA	55,765	+1.7%
199	Oxnard, CA	55,636	+0.8%
200	Lansing, MI	55,628	+1%
201	Norman, OK	55,616	+0.5%
202	Columbia, MO	55,441	+1%
203	Independence, MO	55,424	-0.9%
204	Lancaster, CA	55,045	-0.4%
205	Ontario, CA	54,951	+1.9%
206	Cambridge, MA	54,612	+1.2%
207	Peoria, IL	54,526	-0%
208	McAllen, TX	54,461	+2.1%
209	Pasadena, TX	54,416	-0.1%
210	Mesquite, TX	53,968	+1%
211	Lakeland, FL	53,926	+3.4%
212	Ann Arbor, MI	53,715	+0.1%
213	Joliet, IL	53,636	+1.5%
214	Rochester, MN	53,595	+1.4%
215	Carrollton, TX	53,557	+1.7%
216	Olathe, KS	53,543	+1.8%
217	Billings, MT	53,537	+1.6%
218	Sterling Heights, MI	53,255	+0.9%
219	North Charleston, SC	53,133	+3.1%
220	Lewisville, TX	52,909	+2.4%
221	Abilene, TX	52,729	+1.2%
222	Escondido, CA	52,662	-0.8%
223	Paterson, NJ	52,532	-0.2%
224	Beaumont, TX	52,442	-0.1%
225	Manchester, NH	52,391	+2.2%
226	Santa Monica, CA	52,381	+0.2%
227	Hayward, CA	52,182	+0.1%
228	Berkeley, CA	52,112	+2.5%
229	Santa Clara, CA	51,886	+2.1%
230	Arvada, CO	51,655	-0.1%
231	Tuscaloosa, AL	51,197	+0.4%
232	Thornton, CO	51,088	+2.6%
233	College Station, TX	50,730	+0.6%
234	Albany, NY	50,709	+0.7%
235	Waterbury, CT	50,577	-0%
236	Garden Grove, CA	50,401	+1.1%
237	Westminster, CO	50,166	+2.1%
238	Corona, CA	49,869	+3%
239	Las Cruces, NM	49,809	+2.1%
240	Fullerton, CA	49,707	+1.1%
241	Pueblo, CO	49,409	+1%
242	Allentown, PA	49,211	+0.1%
243	Round Rock, TX	49,133	+3.4%
244	Asheville, NC	49,130	+1.7%
245	High Point, NC	48,990	+2.4%
246	Elizabeth, NJ	48,940	+0.4%
247	Kent, WA	48,933	+1.3%
248	Roanoke, VA	48,931	+0.4%
249	Odessa, TX	48,834	+2.1%
250	Palm Bay, FL	48,826	+2.6%

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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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