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Cities in Virginia by housing units, 2024

Virginia Beach, VA had the highest housing units of 39 cities in 2024, at 191,294. Warrenton, VA had the lowest, at 4,105. The median was 12,419 and the figure for Virginia was 3.68 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest191,294Virginia Beach, VA
Lowest4,105Warrenton, VA
Median12,41939 cities
Virginia3,684,756History

All cities, 2024

Virginia Beach, VA: 191,294 countVirginia Beach, VA191,294Richmond, VA: 114,293 countRichmond, VA114,293Norfolk, VA: 103,524 countNorfolk, VA103,524Chesapeake, VA: 96,816 countChesapeake, VA96,816Newport News, VA: 82,052 countNewport News, VA82,052Alexandria, VA: 80,844 countAlexandria, VA80,844Hampton, VA: 62,588 countHampton, VA62,588Roanoke, VA: 49,106 countRoanoke, VA49,106Portsmouth, VA: 43,318 countPortsmouth, VA43,318Suffolk, VA: 40,499 countSuffolk, VA40,499Lynchburg, VA: 34,208 countLynchburg, VA34,208Danville, VA: 22,376 countDanville, VA22,376Charlottesville, VA: 21,610 countCharlottesville, VA21,610Harrisonburg, VA: 18,667 countHarrisonburg, VA18,667Petersburg, VA: 18,075 countPetersburg, VA18,075Leesburg, VA: 17,155 countLeesburg, VA17,155Blacksburg, VA: 17,028 countBlacksburg, VA17,028Manassas, VA: 14,505 countManassas, VA14,505Winchester, VA: 12,541 countWinchester, VA12,541Fredericksburg, VA: 12,419 countFredericksburg, VA12,419Staunton, VA: 12,397 countStaunton, VA12,397Christiansburg, VA: 11,271 countChristiansburg, VA11,271Salem, VA: 11,112 countSalem, VA11,112Waynesboro, VA: 10,510 countWaynesboro, VA10,510Hopewell, VA: 10,448 countHopewell, VA10,448Fairfax, VA: 9,313 countFairfax, VA9,313Bristol, VA: 8,641 countBristol, VA8,641Colonial Heights, VA: 8,114 countColonial Heights, VA8,114Herndon, VA: 8,076 countHerndon, VA8,076Culpeper, VA: 7,137 countCulpeper, VA7,137Martinsville, VA: 7,035 countMartinsville, VA7,035Falls Church, VA: 6,585 countFalls Church, VA6,585Radford, VA: 6,459 countRadford, VA6,459Front Royal, VA: 6,391 countFront Royal, VA6,391Vienna, VA: 5,818 countVienna, VA5,818Williamsburg, VA: 5,799 countWilliamsburg, VA5,799Manassas Park, VA: 5,569 countManassas Park, VA5,569Poquoson, VA: 4,971 countPoquoson, VA4,971Warrenton, VA: 4,105 countWarrenton, VA4,105Virginia Beach, VA: 191,294 countVirginia Beach, VA191,294Richmond, VA: 114,293 countRichmond, VA114,293Norfolk, VA: 103,524 countNorfolk, VA103,524Chesapeake, VA: 96,816 countChesapeake, VA96,816Newport News, VA: 82,052 countNewport News, VA82,052Alexandria, VA: 80,844 countAlexandria, VA80,844Hampton, VA: 62,588 countHampton, VA62,588Roanoke, VA: 49,106 countRoanoke, VA49,106Portsmouth, VA: 43,318 countPortsmouth, VA43,318Suffolk, VA: 40,499 countSuffolk, VA40,499Lynchburg, VA: 34,208 countLynchburg, VA34,208Danville, VA: 22,376 countDanville, VA22,376Charlottesville, VA: 21,610 countCharlottesville, VA21,610Harrisonburg, VA: 18,667 countHarrisonburg, VA18,667Petersburg, VA: 18,075 countPetersburg, VA18,075Leesburg, VA: 17,155 countLeesburg, VA17,155Blacksburg, VA: 17,028 countBlacksburg, VA17,028Manassas, VA: 14,505 countManassas, VA14,505Winchester, VA: 12,541 countWinchester, VA12,541Fredericksburg, VA: 12,419 countFredericksburg, VA12,419Staunton, VA: 12,397 countStaunton, VA12,397Christiansburg, VA: 11,271 countChristiansburg, VA11,271Salem, VA: 11,112 countSalem, VA11,112Waynesboro, VA: 10,510 countWaynesboro, VA10,510Hopewell, VA: 10,448 countHopewell, VA10,448Fairfax, VA: 9,313 countFairfax, VA9,313Bristol, VA: 8,641 countBristol, VA8,641Colonial Heights, VA: 8,114 countColonial Heights, VA8,114Herndon, VA: 8,076 countHerndon, VA8,076Culpeper, VA: 7,137 countCulpeper, VA7,137Martinsville, VA: 7,035 countMartinsville, VA7,035Falls Church, VA: 6,585 countFalls Church, VA6,585Radford, VA: 6,459 countRadford, VA6,459Front Royal, VA: 6,391 countFront Royal, VA6,391Vienna, VA: 5,818 countVienna, VA5,818Williamsburg, VA: 5,799 countWilliamsburg, VA5,799Manassas Park, VA: 5,569 countManassas Park, VA5,569Poquoson, VA: 4,971 countPoquoson, VA4,971Warrenton, VA: 4,105 countWarrenton, VA4,105
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
1Virginia Beach, VA191,294+0.3%
2Richmond, VA114,293+1.3%
3Norfolk, VA103,524+1%
4Chesapeake, VA96,816+0.9%
5Newport News, VA82,052+0.2%
6Alexandria, VA80,844+0.3%
7Hampton, VA62,588+0.1%
8Roanoke, VA49,106+0.4%
9Portsmouth, VA43,318+0.2%
10Suffolk, VA40,499+2.1%
11Lynchburg, VA34,208+0.6%
12Danville, VA22,376+0.3%
13Charlottesville, VA21,610+0.2%
14Harrisonburg, VA18,667+0.1%
15Petersburg, VA18,075+0.3%
16Leesburg, VA17,155-0.6%
17Blacksburg, VA17,028+0.8%
18Manassas, VA14,505+0.5%
19Winchester, VA12,541+0.6%
20Fredericksburg, VA12,419+0.9%
21Staunton, VA12,397+0.4%
22Christiansburg, VA11,271+6.5%
23Salem, VA11,112+0.1%
24Waynesboro, VA10,510+1.1%
25Hopewell, VA10,448+0.1%
26Fairfax, VA9,313-0%
27Bristol, VA8,641-0.2%
28Colonial Heights, VA8,114-0.1%
29Herndon, VA8,076-0.2%
30Culpeper, VA7,137+0.7%
31Martinsville, VA7,035+0.1%
32Falls Church, VA6,585+3.5%
33Radford, VA6,4590%
34Front Royal, VA6,391+2.6%
35Vienna, VA5,818+2.5%
36Williamsburg, VA5,799+0.6%
37Manassas Park, VA5,569+0.8%
38Poquoson, VA4,971+0.5%
39Warrenton, VA4,105-0.7%

Other periods

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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Virginia by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/virginia-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Virginia Beach, VA, with 191,294 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Warrenton, VA, with 4,105 in 2024.

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