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Cities in Wisconsin by housing units

Milwaukee, WI had the highest housing units of 97 cities in 2022, at 257,441. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 3,360. The median was 8,074 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.73 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest257,441Milwaukee, WI
Lowest3,360Windsor, WI
Median8,07497 cities
Wisconsin2,734,511History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Milwaukee, WI: 257,441 countMilwaukee, WI257,441Madison, WI: 125,713 countMadison, WI125,713Green Bay, WI: 45,645 countGreen Bay, WI45,645Kenosha, WI: 41,670 countKenosha, WI41,670Racine, WI: 33,979 countRacine, WI33,979Appleton, WI: 31,716 countAppleton, WI31,716Waukesha, WI: 30,860 countWaukesha, WI30,860Eau Claire, WI: 30,375 countEau Claire, WI30,375West Allis, WI: 29,541 countWest Allis, WI29,541Janesville, WI: 28,850 countJanesville, WI28,850Oshkosh, WI: 28,798 countOshkosh, WI28,798La Crosse, WI: 24,206 countLa Crosse, WI24,206Wauwatosa, WI: 22,786 countWauwatosa, WI22,786Sheboygan, WI: 22,425 countSheboygan, WI22,425Fond du Lac, WI: 20,237 countFond du Lac, WI20,237Wausau, WI: 18,784 countWausau, WI18,784Greenfield, WI: 18,631 countGreenfield, WI18,631New Berlin, WI: 17,610 countNew Berlin, WI17,610Menomonee Falls, WI: 16,585 countMenomonee Falls, WI16,585Brookfield, WI: 16,496 countBrookfield, WI16,496Manitowoc, WI: 16,221 countManitowoc, WI16,221Oak Creek, WI: 15,666 countOak Creek, WI15,666Sun Prairie, WI: 15,103 countSun Prairie, WI15,103Beloit, WI: 14,815 countBeloit, WI14,815Franklin, WI: 14,697 countFranklin, WI14,697West Bend, WI: 14,515 countWest Bend, WI14,515Fitchburg, WI: 14,023 countFitchburg, WI14,023Superior, WI: 12,433 countSuperior, WI12,433Mount Pleasant, WI: 12,211 countMount Pleasant, WI12,211Neenah, WI: 11,672 countNeenah, WI11,672Stevens Point, WI: 11,366 countStevens Point, WI11,366Caledonia, WI: 10,653 countCaledonia, WI10,653Middleton, WI: 10,633 countMiddleton, WI10,633De Pere, WI: 10,519 countDe Pere, WI10,519Muskego, WI: 10,197 countMuskego, WI10,197Mequon, WI: 9,805 countMequon, WI9,805Marshfield, WI: 9,491 countMarshfield, WI9,491Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 9,237 countWisconsin Rapids, WI9,237Watertown, WI: 9,139 countWatertown, WI9,139South Milwaukee, WI: 9,062 countSouth Milwaukee, WI9,062Milwaukee, WI: 257,441 countMilwaukee, WI257,441Madison, WI: 125,713 countMadison, WI125,713Green Bay, WI: 45,645 countGreen Bay, WI45,645Kenosha, WI: 41,670 countKenosha, WI41,670Racine, WI: 33,979 countRacine, WI33,979Appleton, WI: 31,716 countAppleton, WI31,716Waukesha, WI: 30,860 countWaukesha, WI30,860Eau Claire, WI: 30,375 countEau Claire, WI30,375West Allis, WI: 29,541 countWest Allis, WI29,541Janesville, WI: 28,850 countJanesville, WI28,850Oshkosh, WI: 28,798 countOshkosh, WI28,798La Crosse, WI: 24,206 countLa Crosse, WI24,206Wauwatosa, WI: 22,786 countWauwatosa, WI22,786Sheboygan, WI: 22,425 countSheboygan, WI22,425Fond du Lac, WI: 20,237 countFond du Lac, WI20,237Wausau, WI: 18,784 countWausau, WI18,784Greenfield, WI: 18,631 countGreenfield, WI18,631New Berlin, WI: 17,610 countNew Berlin, WI17,610Menomonee Falls, WI: 16,585 countMenomonee Falls, WI16,585Brookfield, WI: 16,496 countBrookfield, WI16,496Manitowoc, WI: 16,221 countManitowoc, WI16,221Oak Creek, WI: 15,666 countOak Creek, WI15,666Sun Prairie, WI: 15,103 countSun Prairie, WI15,103Beloit, WI: 14,815 countBeloit, WI14,815Franklin, WI: 14,697 countFranklin, WI14,697West Bend, WI: 14,515 countWest Bend, WI14,515Fitchburg, WI: 14,023 countFitchburg, WI14,023Superior, WI: 12,433 countSuperior, WI12,433Mount Pleasant, WI: 12,211 countMount Pleasant, WI12,211Neenah, WI: 11,672 countNeenah, WI11,672Stevens Point, WI: 11,366 countStevens Point, WI11,366Caledonia, WI: 10,653 countCaledonia, WI10,653Middleton, WI: 10,633 countMiddleton, WI10,633De Pere, WI: 10,519 countDe Pere, WI10,519Muskego, WI: 10,197 countMuskego, WI10,197Mequon, WI: 9,805 countMequon, WI9,805Marshfield, WI: 9,491 countMarshfield, WI9,491Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 9,237 countWisconsin Rapids, WI9,237Watertown, WI: 9,139 countWatertown, WI9,139South Milwaukee, WI: 9,062 countSouth Milwaukee, WI9,062
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
1Milwaukee, WI257,441+0.1%
2Madison, WI125,713+2.6%
3Green Bay, WI45,645-0.7%
4Kenosha, WI41,670+0.5%
5Racine, WI33,979+0.6%
6Appleton, WI31,716+1.6%
7Waukesha, WI30,860-0.7%
8Eau Claire, WI30,375+1.6%
9West Allis, WI29,541-0.6%
10Janesville, WI28,850+0.6%
11Oshkosh, WI28,798+0.9%
12La Crosse, WI24,206+2.6%
13Wauwatosa, WI22,786+1.8%
14Sheboygan, WI22,425+0.7%
15Fond du Lac, WI20,237+1.9%
16Wausau, WI18,784+0.2%
17Greenfield, WI18,631-0.3%
18New Berlin, WI17,610-0.4%
19Menomonee Falls, WI16,585+1.4%
20Brookfield, WI16,496+0.7%
21Manitowoc, WI16,221-0.3%
22Oak Creek, WI15,666+0.2%
23Sun Prairie, WI15,103-0.4%
24Beloit, WI14,815+1.2%
25Franklin, WI14,697+1.8%
26West Bend, WI14,515+0.9%
27Fitchburg, WI14,023+2.7%
28Superior, WI12,433-0%
29Mount Pleasant, WI12,211+0.4%
30Neenah, WI11,672+0.4%
31Stevens Point, WI11,366+0.3%
32Caledonia, WI10,653+0.9%
33Middleton, WI10,633+1.7%
34De Pere, WI10,519+1.9%
35Muskego, WI10,197+2.9%
36Mequon, WI9,805+1.4%
37Marshfield, WI9,491+0.2%
38Wisconsin Rapids, WI9,237+2.8%
39Watertown, WI9,139-2.1%
40South Milwaukee, WI9,062-0.9%
41Fox Crossing, WI9,061-2%
42Cudahy, WI8,876-1.8%
43Pleasant Prairie, WI8,794+1.8%
44Howard, WI8,594+2.8%
45Germantown, WI8,582+1.3%
46Onalaska, WI8,528+0.6%
47Menasha, WI8,378-1%
48Ashwaubenon, WI8,227+4.5%
49Beaver Dam, WI8,074+1.5%
50Oconomowoc, WI7,842+1.9%
51Kaukauna, WI7,282+1.3%
52Bellevue, WI7,144+2.3%
53Pewaukee, WI6,987+3.2%
54Shorewood, WI6,922+3.1%
55Weston, WI6,821+5%
56Chippewa Falls, WI6,670+1.5%
57Hudson, WI6,602+3.2%
58Menomonie, WI6,506+1.7%
59Hartford, WI6,493-1%
60Salem Lakes, WI6,332+1.6%
61Glendale, WI6,246-0.4%
62Greendale, WI6,200-0.5%
63Brown Deer, WI6,065-2.1%
64Verona, WI6,038-0.5%
65Baraboo, WI6,035+1.3%
66Allouez, WI6,0090%
67Grafton, WI5,846+1.4%
68Fort Atkinson, WI5,831+1.6%
69Plover, WI5,823+2.5%
70Stoughton, WI5,816+2.1%
71Whitewater, WI5,695+17.8%
72Whitefish Bay, WI5,690-0.9%
73River Falls, WI5,594-0.9%
74Waunakee, WI5,577+2.5%
75Two Rivers, WI5,574+0.4%
76Marinette, WI5,514+1%
77Cedarburg, WI5,390-0.5%
78Little Chute, WI5,370+1.5%
79Port Washington, WI5,325+2.2%
80Monroe, WI5,219-0.1%
81Oregon, WI4,873+3%
82Burlington, WI4,774-2.5%
83Harrison, WI4,695+6.2%
84Suamico, WI4,659+1.4%
85Sussex, WI4,639+2.6%
86Richfield, WI4,560-0.2%
87Holmen, WI4,431-0.2%
88Platteville, WI4,401-1.5%
89New Richmond, WI4,386+2.8%
90Elkhorn, WI4,271+0.6%
91DeForest, WI4,203+0.8%
92Hobart, WI4,194+1.4%
93Waupun, WI4,124-6.6%
94Reedsburg, WI4,057+1.4%
95Hartland, WI4,055+4.6%
96Greenville, WI3,823n/a
97Windsor, WI3,360+1.3%

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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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Milwaukee, WI, with 257,441 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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