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Cities in Washington by housing units

Seattle, WA had the highest housing units of 91 cities in 2021, at 362,809. Airway Heights, WA had the lowest, at 2,990. The median was 9,623 and the figure for Washington was 3.17 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest362,809Seattle, WA
Lowest2,990Airway Heights, WA
Median9,62391 cities
Washington3,170,695History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Seattle, WA: 362,809 countSeattle, WA362,809Spokane, WA: 99,933 countSpokane, WA99,933Tacoma, WA: 92,347 countTacoma, WA92,347Vancouver, WA: 79,124 countVancouver, WA79,124Bellevue, WA: 63,704 countBellevue, WA63,704Kent, WA: 48,243 countKent, WA48,243Everett, WA: 46,310 countEverett, WA46,310Spokane Valley, WA: 43,891 countSpokane Valley, WA43,891Renton, WA: 41,937 countRenton, WA41,937Bellingham, WA: 41,573 countBellingham, WA41,573Kirkland, WA: 39,396 countKirkland, WA39,396Federal Way, WA: 37,881 countFederal Way, WA37,881Yakima, WA: 36,081 countYakima, WA36,081Kennewick, WA: 32,279 countKennewick, WA32,279Auburn, WA: 32,021 countAuburn, WA32,021Redmond, WA: 30,686 countRedmond, WA30,686Lakewood, WA: 27,370 countLakewood, WA27,370Marysville, WA: 26,174 countMarysville, WA26,174Olympia, WA: 25,225 countOlympia, WA25,225Richland, WA: 24,730 countRichland, WA24,730Pasco, WA: 23,921 countPasco, WA23,921Shoreline, WA: 23,283 countShoreline, WA23,283Sammamish, WA: 22,467 countSammamish, WA22,467Lacey, WA: 21,802 countLacey, WA21,802Burien, WA: 20,523 countBurien, WA20,523Edmonds, WA: 19,471 countEdmonds, WA19,471Bothell, WA: 19,323 countBothell, WA19,323Bremerton, WA: 18,653 countBremerton, WA18,653Puyallup, WA: 17,085 countPuyallup, WA17,085Issaquah, WA: 16,917 countIssaquah, WA16,917Longview, WA: 16,719 countLongview, WA16,719Lynnwood, WA: 15,804 countLynnwood, WA15,804University Place, WA: 14,277 countUniversity Place, WA14,277Wenatchee, WA: 14,183 countWenatchee, WA14,183Walla Walla, WA: 13,839 countWalla Walla, WA13,839Pullman, WA: 13,546 countPullman, WA13,546Mount Vernon, WA: 13,090 countMount Vernon, WA13,090Des Moines, WA: 12,964 countDes Moines, WA12,964Lake Stevens, WA: 12,428 countLake Stevens, WA12,428SeaTac, WA: 11,782 countSeaTac, WA11,782Seattle, WA: 362,809 countSeattle, WA362,809Spokane, WA: 99,933 countSpokane, WA99,933Tacoma, WA: 92,347 countTacoma, WA92,347Vancouver, WA: 79,124 countVancouver, WA79,124Bellevue, WA: 63,704 countBellevue, WA63,704Kent, WA: 48,243 countKent, WA48,243Everett, WA: 46,310 countEverett, WA46,310Spokane Valley, WA: 43,891 countSpokane Valley, WA43,891Renton, WA: 41,937 countRenton, WA41,937Bellingham, WA: 41,573 countBellingham, WA41,573Kirkland, WA: 39,396 countKirkland, WA39,396Federal Way, WA: 37,881 countFederal Way, WA37,881Yakima, WA: 36,081 countYakima, WA36,081Kennewick, WA: 32,279 countKennewick, WA32,279Auburn, WA: 32,021 countAuburn, WA32,021Redmond, WA: 30,686 countRedmond, WA30,686Lakewood, WA: 27,370 countLakewood, WA27,370Marysville, WA: 26,174 countMarysville, WA26,174Olympia, WA: 25,225 countOlympia, WA25,225Richland, WA: 24,730 countRichland, WA24,730Pasco, WA: 23,921 countPasco, WA23,921Shoreline, WA: 23,283 countShoreline, WA23,283Sammamish, WA: 22,467 countSammamish, WA22,467Lacey, WA: 21,802 countLacey, WA21,802Burien, WA: 20,523 countBurien, WA20,523Edmonds, WA: 19,471 countEdmonds, WA19,471Bothell, WA: 19,323 countBothell, WA19,323Bremerton, WA: 18,653 countBremerton, WA18,653Puyallup, WA: 17,085 countPuyallup, WA17,085Issaquah, WA: 16,917 countIssaquah, WA16,917Longview, WA: 16,719 countLongview, WA16,719Lynnwood, WA: 15,804 countLynnwood, WA15,804University Place, WA: 14,277 countUniversity Place, WA14,277Wenatchee, WA: 14,183 countWenatchee, WA14,183Walla Walla, WA: 13,839 countWalla Walla, WA13,839Pullman, WA: 13,546 countPullman, WA13,546Mount Vernon, WA: 13,090 countMount Vernon, WA13,090Des Moines, WA: 12,964 countDes Moines, WA12,964Lake Stevens, WA: 12,428 countLake Stevens, WA12,428SeaTac, WA: 11,782 countSeaTac, WA11,782
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
1Seattle, WA362,809
2Spokane, WA99,933
3Tacoma, WA92,347
4Vancouver, WA79,124
5Bellevue, WA63,704
6Kent, WA48,243
7Everett, WA46,310
8Spokane Valley, WA43,891
9Renton, WA41,937
10Bellingham, WA41,573
11Kirkland, WA39,396
12Federal Way, WA37,881
13Yakima, WA36,081
14Kennewick, WA32,279
15Auburn, WA32,021
16Redmond, WA30,686
17Lakewood, WA27,370
18Marysville, WA26,174
19Olympia, WA25,225
20Richland, WA24,730
21Pasco, WA23,921
22Shoreline, WA23,283
23Sammamish, WA22,467
24Lacey, WA21,802
25Burien, WA20,523
26Edmonds, WA19,471
27Bothell, WA19,323
28Bremerton, WA18,653
29Puyallup, WA17,085
30Issaquah, WA16,917
31Longview, WA16,719
32Lynnwood, WA15,804
33University Place, WA14,277
34Wenatchee, WA14,183
35Walla Walla, WA13,839
36Pullman, WA13,546
37Mount Vernon, WA13,090
38Des Moines, WA12,964
39Lake Stevens, WA12,428
40SeaTac, WA11,782
41Mercer Island, WA10,565
42Bainbridge Island, WA10,430
43Oak Harbor, WA10,317
44Tumwater, WA10,072
45Port Angeles, WA9,782
46Kenmore, WA9,623
47Moses Lake, WA9,492
48Maple Valley, WA9,350
49Camas, WA9,323
50Mountlake Terrace, WA9,022
51Ellensburg, WA8,924
52Mill Creek, WA8,913
53Mukilteo, WA8,552
54Anacortes, WA8,419
55Tukwila, WA8,255
56Bonney Lake, WA8,164
57Arlington, WA7,919
58Centralia, WA7,771
59Covington, WA7,447
60Battle Ground, WA7,250
61Aberdeen, WA7,088
62Washougal, WA6,240
63Port Orchard, WA6,165
64Monroe, WA5,988
65Lynden, WA5,978
66Port Townsend, WA5,881
67Woodinville, WA5,765
68Enumclaw, WA5,472
69Lake Forest Park, WA5,468
70Newcastle, WA5,388
71Ferndale, WA5,340
72Kelso, WA5,337
73West Richland, WA5,335
74East Wenatchee, WA5,304
75Cheney, WA5,188
76Poulsbo, WA5,099
77Gig Harbor, WA4,959
78Edgewood, WA4,676
79Sedro-Woolley, WA4,665
80Snoqualmie, WA4,588
81Liberty Lake, WA4,577
82Sunnyside, WA4,544
83Snohomish, WA4,472
84Sumner, WA4,383
85Fife, WA4,282
86Burlington, WA4,076
87Ridgefield, WA3,577
88Shelton, WA3,489
89Grandview, WA3,321
90Yelm, WA3,264
91Airway Heights, WA2,990

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About this ranking

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. 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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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 Washington by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Washington by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/washington-cities?period=2021. 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 Washington by housing units, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/washington-cities?period=2021.

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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 Washington by housing units, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Seattle, WA, with 362,809 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units?

Airway Heights, WA, with 2,990 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

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