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Cities in Wisconsin by housing units, 2024

Milwaukee, WI had the highest housing units of 98 cities in 2024, at 259,101. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 3,655. The median was 7,928 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.78 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest259,101Milwaukee, WI
Lowest3,655Windsor, WI
Median7,92898 cities
Wisconsin2,778,572History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Milwaukee, WI: 259,101 countMilwaukee, WI259,101Madison, WI: 133,530 countMadison, WI133,530Green Bay, WI: 45,701 countGreen Bay, WI45,701Kenosha, WI: 42,506 countKenosha, WI42,506Racine, WI: 34,848 countRacine, WI34,848Appleton, WI: 32,221 countAppleton, WI32,221Eau Claire, WI: 31,712 countEau Claire, WI31,712Waukesha, WI: 31,481 countWaukesha, WI31,481West Allis, WI: 30,294 countWest Allis, WI30,294Oshkosh, WI: 29,423 countOshkosh, WI29,423Janesville, WI: 29,330 countJanesville, WI29,330La Crosse, WI: 24,404 countLa Crosse, WI24,404Wauwatosa, WI: 23,528 countWauwatosa, WI23,528Sheboygan, WI: 22,759 countSheboygan, WI22,759Fond du Lac, WI: 20,433 countFond du Lac, WI20,433Wausau, WI: 18,718 countWausau, WI18,718Greenfield, WI: 17,932 countGreenfield, WI17,932New Berlin, WI: 17,577 countNew Berlin, WI17,577Menomonee Falls, WI: 17,160 countMenomonee Falls, WI17,160Brookfield, WI: 16,654 countBrookfield, WI16,654Manitowoc, WI: 16,506 countManitowoc, WI16,506Sun Prairie, WI: 16,195 countSun Prairie, WI16,195Oak Creek, WI: 16,183 countOak Creek, WI16,183Fitchburg, WI: 15,929 countFitchburg, WI15,929West Bend, WI: 14,680 countWest Bend, WI14,680Franklin, WI: 14,540 countFranklin, WI14,540Beloit, WI: 14,531 countBeloit, WI14,531Superior, WI: 12,776 countSuperior, WI12,776Mount Pleasant, WI: 12,366 countMount Pleasant, WI12,366Neenah, WI: 11,941 countNeenah, WI11,941Stevens Point, WI: 11,614 countStevens Point, WI11,614Middleton, WI: 10,793 countMiddleton, WI10,793Muskego, WI: 10,548 countMuskego, WI10,548Caledonia, WI: 10,499 countCaledonia, WI10,499De Pere, WI: 10,324 countDe Pere, WI10,324Mequon, WI: 10,078 countMequon, WI10,078Marshfield, WI: 9,722 countMarshfield, WI9,722Watertown, WI: 9,478 countWatertown, WI9,478Pleasant Prairie, WI: 9,230 countPleasant Prairie, WI9,230Howard, WI: 9,139 countHoward, WI9,139Milwaukee, WI: 259,101 countMilwaukee, WI259,101Madison, WI: 133,530 countMadison, WI133,530Green Bay, WI: 45,701 countGreen Bay, WI45,701Kenosha, WI: 42,506 countKenosha, WI42,506Racine, WI: 34,848 countRacine, WI34,848Appleton, WI: 32,221 countAppleton, WI32,221Eau Claire, WI: 31,712 countEau Claire, WI31,712Waukesha, WI: 31,481 countWaukesha, WI31,481West Allis, WI: 30,294 countWest Allis, WI30,294Oshkosh, WI: 29,423 countOshkosh, WI29,423Janesville, WI: 29,330 countJanesville, WI29,330La Crosse, WI: 24,404 countLa Crosse, WI24,404Wauwatosa, WI: 23,528 countWauwatosa, WI23,528Sheboygan, WI: 22,759 countSheboygan, WI22,759Fond du Lac, WI: 20,433 countFond du Lac, WI20,433Wausau, WI: 18,718 countWausau, WI18,718Greenfield, WI: 17,932 countGreenfield, WI17,932New Berlin, WI: 17,577 countNew Berlin, WI17,577Menomonee Falls, WI: 17,160 countMenomonee Falls, WI17,160Brookfield, WI: 16,654 countBrookfield, WI16,654Manitowoc, WI: 16,506 countManitowoc, WI16,506Sun Prairie, WI: 16,195 countSun Prairie, WI16,195Oak Creek, WI: 16,183 countOak Creek, WI16,183Fitchburg, WI: 15,929 countFitchburg, WI15,929West Bend, WI: 14,680 countWest Bend, WI14,680Franklin, WI: 14,540 countFranklin, WI14,540Beloit, WI: 14,531 countBeloit, WI14,531Superior, WI: 12,776 countSuperior, WI12,776Mount Pleasant, WI: 12,366 countMount Pleasant, WI12,366Neenah, WI: 11,941 countNeenah, WI11,941Stevens Point, WI: 11,614 countStevens Point, WI11,614Middleton, WI: 10,793 countMiddleton, WI10,793Muskego, WI: 10,548 countMuskego, WI10,548Caledonia, WI: 10,499 countCaledonia, WI10,499De Pere, WI: 10,324 countDe Pere, WI10,324Mequon, WI: 10,078 countMequon, WI10,078Marshfield, WI: 9,722 countMarshfield, WI9,722Watertown, WI: 9,478 countWatertown, WI9,478Pleasant Prairie, WI: 9,230 countPleasant Prairie, WI9,230Howard, WI: 9,139 countHoward, WI9,139
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
1Milwaukee, WI259,101+0.4%
2Madison, WI133,530+2%
3Green Bay, WI45,701-0.2%
4Kenosha, WI42,506+1.2%
5Racine, WI34,848+2.4%
6Appleton, WI32,221+0.7%
7Eau Claire, WI31,712+3.6%
8Waukesha, WI31,481+1.5%
9West Allis, WI30,294+1.5%
10Oshkosh, WI29,423+0.9%
11Janesville, WI29,330+0.5%
12La Crosse, WI24,404+0.5%
13Wauwatosa, WI23,528+2.4%
14Sheboygan, WI22,759+0.5%
15Fond du Lac, WI20,433+1.3%
16Wausau, WI18,718-0.3%
17Greenfield, WI17,932-1%
18New Berlin, WI17,577+0.3%
19Menomonee Falls, WI17,160+1.3%
20Brookfield, WI16,654-0%
21Manitowoc, WI16,506+1.4%
22Sun Prairie, WI16,195+3.4%
23Oak Creek, WI16,183+3.7%
24Fitchburg, WI15,929+4.3%
25West Bend, WI14,680+1.5%
26Franklin, WI14,540+0.7%
27Beloit, WI14,531-0.1%
28Superior, WI12,776+2.1%
29Mount Pleasant, WI12,366+2.5%
30Neenah, WI11,941+1.2%
31Stevens Point, WI11,614+0.4%
32Middleton, WI10,793+0.1%
33Muskego, WI10,548+4.4%
34Caledonia, WI10,499-1.4%
35De Pere, WI10,324-1.2%
36Mequon, WI10,078+1.6%
37Marshfield, WI9,722+1.4%
38Watertown, WI9,478+1.3%
39Pleasant Prairie, WI9,230+4.1%
40Howard, WI9,139+4.3%
41Wisconsin Rapids, WI9,131-1.2%
42Onalaska, WI9,120+5.1%
43Fox Crossing, WI8,935-0.4%
44South Milwaukee, WI8,885-2.9%
45Ashwaubenon, WI8,879+5.9%
46Cudahy, WI8,834-0.4%
47Germantown, WI8,771+1.8%
48Menasha, WI8,518+1.5%
49Oconomowoc, WI8,025+1.1%
50Beaver Dam, WI7,831-3.7%
51Kaukauna, WI7,523+3.1%
52Bellevue, WI7,435+3.3%
53Pewaukee, WI7,241+2.5%
54Weston, WI7,180+5.8%
55Shorewood, WI6,887-1.2%
56Hudson, WI6,834+2.1%
57Hartford, WI6,817+1.8%
58Chippewa Falls, WI6,807+0.6%
59Menomonie, WI6,740+2.7%
60Verona, WI6,651+6.5%
61Glendale, WI6,485+6.6%
62Baraboo, WI6,464+5.3%
63Greendale, WI6,227+2.5%
64Brown Deer, WI6,213+0.4%
65Salem Lakes, WI6,191-0.1%
66River Falls, WI6,133+4.4%
67Waunakee, WI6,091+7.6%
68Allouez, WI6,076-0.6%
69Whitewater, WI5,9250%
70Plover, WI5,820+2.1%
71Stoughton, WI5,796-1.6%
72Grafton, WI5,769-0.9%
73Cedarburg, WI5,704+2.9%
74Port Washington, WI5,691+4.7%
75Fort Atkinson, WI5,574-2.2%
76Marinette, WI5,547+0.8%
77Two Rivers, WI5,535-1%
78Whitefish Bay, WI5,493-1.9%
79Monroe, WI5,349+2.5%
80Little Chute, WI5,237-0.7%
81Harrison, WI5,173+5.1%
82Suamico, WI4,936+4.2%
83Oregon, WI4,8540%
84Burlington, WI4,850+2.1%
85DeForest, WI4,838+9.1%
86Sussex, WI4,820+1.9%
87Holmen, WI4,797+0.9%
88Greenville, WI4,744-2.1%
89Richfield, WI4,694-0.7%
90Platteville, WI4,559+2.5%
91New Richmond, WI4,513+2.5%
92Hobart, WI4,355+3.5%
93Hartland, WI4,347+6.1%
94Reedsburg, WI4,283+5.8%
95Elkhorn, WI4,264+0.5%
96Lisbon, WI4,056n/a
97Waupun, WI3,677-3.6%
98Windsor, WI3,655+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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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