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Cities in Virginia by housing units

Virginia Beach, VA had the highest housing units of 39 cities in 2022, at 189,951. Warrenton, VA had the lowest, at 4,097. The median was 12,293 and the figure for Virginia was 3.63 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest189,951Virginia Beach, VA
Lowest4,097Warrenton, VA
Median12,29339 cities
Virginia3,625,285History

All cities, 2022

Virginia Beach, VA: 189,951 countVirginia Beach, VA189,951Richmond, VA: 111,524 countRichmond, VA111,524Norfolk, VA: 101,710 countNorfolk, VA101,710Chesapeake, VA: 95,076 countChesapeake, VA95,076Newport News, VA: 81,681 countNewport News, VA81,681Alexandria, VA: 80,253 countAlexandria, VA80,253Hampton, VA: 62,372 countHampton, VA62,372Roanoke, VA: 48,726 countRoanoke, VA48,726Portsmouth, VA: 43,096 countPortsmouth, VA43,096Suffolk, VA: 38,847 countSuffolk, VA38,847Lynchburg, VA: 33,821 countLynchburg, VA33,821Danville, VA: 22,291 countDanville, VA22,291Charlottesville, VA: 21,425 countCharlottesville, VA21,425Harrisonburg, VA: 18,599 countHarrisonburg, VA18,599Petersburg, VA: 17,941 countPetersburg, VA17,941Leesburg, VA: 16,902 countLeesburg, VA16,902Blacksburg, VA: 16,260 countBlacksburg, VA16,260Manassas, VA: 14,345 countManassas, VA14,345Winchester, VA: 12,353 countWinchester, VA12,353Staunton, VA: 12,293 countStaunton, VA12,293Fredericksburg, VA: 12,118 countFredericksburg, VA12,118Salem, VA: 11,096 countSalem, VA11,096Christiansburg, VA: 10,601 countChristiansburg, VA10,601Hopewell, VA: 10,415 countHopewell, VA10,415Waynesboro, VA: 10,288 countWaynesboro, VA10,288Fairfax, VA: 9,323 countFairfax, VA9,323Bristol, VA: 8,671 countBristol, VA8,671Herndon, VA: 8,197 countHerndon, VA8,197Colonial Heights, VA: 8,123 countColonial Heights, VA8,123Martinsville, VA: 7,042 countMartinsville, VA7,042Culpeper, VA: 6,975 countCulpeper, VA6,975Radford, VA: 6,450 countRadford, VA6,450Front Royal, VA: 6,150 countFront Royal, VA6,150Falls Church, VA: 6,127 countFalls Church, VA6,127Williamsburg, VA: 5,732 countWilliamsburg, VA5,732Vienna, VA: 5,678 countVienna, VA5,678Manassas Park, VA: 5,493 countManassas Park, VA5,493Poquoson, VA: 4,927 countPoquoson, VA4,927Warrenton, VA: 4,097 countWarrenton, VA4,097Virginia Beach, VA: 189,951 countVirginia Beach, VA189,951Richmond, VA: 111,524 countRichmond, VA111,524Norfolk, VA: 101,710 countNorfolk, VA101,710Chesapeake, VA: 95,076 countChesapeake, VA95,076Newport News, VA: 81,681 countNewport News, VA81,681Alexandria, VA: 80,253 countAlexandria, VA80,253Hampton, VA: 62,372 countHampton, VA62,372Roanoke, VA: 48,726 countRoanoke, VA48,726Portsmouth, VA: 43,096 countPortsmouth, VA43,096Suffolk, VA: 38,847 countSuffolk, VA38,847Lynchburg, VA: 33,821 countLynchburg, VA33,821Danville, VA: 22,291 countDanville, VA22,291Charlottesville, VA: 21,425 countCharlottesville, VA21,425Harrisonburg, VA: 18,599 countHarrisonburg, VA18,599Petersburg, VA: 17,941 countPetersburg, VA17,941Leesburg, VA: 16,902 countLeesburg, VA16,902Blacksburg, VA: 16,260 countBlacksburg, VA16,260Manassas, VA: 14,345 countManassas, VA14,345Winchester, VA: 12,353 countWinchester, VA12,353Staunton, VA: 12,293 countStaunton, VA12,293Fredericksburg, VA: 12,118 countFredericksburg, VA12,118Salem, VA: 11,096 countSalem, VA11,096Christiansburg, VA: 10,601 countChristiansburg, VA10,601Hopewell, VA: 10,415 countHopewell, VA10,415Waynesboro, VA: 10,288 countWaynesboro, VA10,288Fairfax, VA: 9,323 countFairfax, VA9,323Bristol, VA: 8,671 countBristol, VA8,671Herndon, VA: 8,197 countHerndon, VA8,197Colonial Heights, VA: 8,123 countColonial Heights, VA8,123Martinsville, VA: 7,042 countMartinsville, VA7,042Culpeper, VA: 6,975 countCulpeper, VA6,975Radford, VA: 6,450 countRadford, VA6,450Front Royal, VA: 6,150 countFront Royal, VA6,150Falls Church, VA: 6,127 countFalls Church, VA6,127Williamsburg, VA: 5,732 countWilliamsburg, VA5,732Vienna, VA: 5,678 countVienna, VA5,678Manassas Park, VA: 5,493 countManassas Park, VA5,493Poquoson, VA: 4,927 countPoquoson, VA4,927Warrenton, VA: 4,097 countWarrenton, VA4,097
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Virginia Beach, VA189,951+0.4%
2Richmond, VA111,524+1.2%
3Norfolk, VA101,710+0.8%
4Chesapeake, VA95,076+1.1%
5Newport News, VA81,681+0.3%
6Alexandria, VA80,253+0.3%
7Hampton, VA62,372+0.3%
8Roanoke, VA48,726+0.4%
9Portsmouth, VA43,096+0.4%
10Suffolk, VA38,847+2.2%
11Lynchburg, VA33,821+0.5%
12Danville, VA22,291+0.1%
13Charlottesville, VA21,425+0.7%
14Harrisonburg, VA18,599+0.2%
15Petersburg, VA17,941+0.5%
16Leesburg, VA16,902+0.6%
17Blacksburg, VA16,260+4.5%
18Manassas, VA14,345+0.8%
19Winchester, VA12,353+0.7%
20Staunton, VA12,293+0.2%
21Fredericksburg, VA12,118+1.3%
22Salem, VA11,096+0.1%
23Christiansburg, VA10,601+1.6%
24Hopewell, VA10,415+0.2%
25Waynesboro, VA10,288+0.9%
26Fairfax, VA9,323+0.3%
27Bristol, VA8,671-0.2%
28Herndon, VA8,197+0.8%
29Colonial Heights, VA8,123+0.2%
30Martinsville, VA7,042-0.3%
31Culpeper, VA6,975-1.3%
32Radford, VA6,450-0.2%
33Front Royal, VA6,150-0.7%
34Falls Church, VA6,127+1%
35Williamsburg, VA5,732+0.8%
36Vienna, VA5,678+0.7%
37Manassas Park, VA5,493+0.6%
38Poquoson, VA4,927+0.4%
39Warrenton, VA4,097-4.8%

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/virginia-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/virginia-cities?period=2022.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Virginia Beach, VA, with 189,951 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Warrenton, VA, with 4,097 in 2022.

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