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Cities in Wisconsin by housing units

Milwaukee, WI had the highest housing units of 97 cities in 2023, at 257,973. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 3,448. The median was 8,132 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.75 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest257,973Milwaukee, WI
Lowest3,448Windsor, WI
Median8,13297 cities
Wisconsin2,750,750History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Milwaukee, WI: 257,973 countMilwaukee, WI257,973Madison, WI: 130,848 countMadison, WI130,848Green Bay, WI: 45,797 countGreen Bay, WI45,797Kenosha, WI: 41,998 countKenosha, WI41,998Racine, WI: 34,042 countRacine, WI34,042Appleton, WI: 31,999 countAppleton, WI31,999Waukesha, WI: 31,019 countWaukesha, WI31,019Eau Claire, WI: 30,610 countEau Claire, WI30,610West Allis, WI: 29,841 countWest Allis, WI29,841Janesville, WI: 29,171 countJanesville, WI29,171Oshkosh, WI: 29,156 countOshkosh, WI29,156La Crosse, WI: 24,274 countLa Crosse, WI24,274Wauwatosa, WI: 22,976 countWauwatosa, WI22,976Sheboygan, WI: 22,644 countSheboygan, WI22,644Fond du Lac, WI: 20,165 countFond du Lac, WI20,165Wausau, WI: 18,774 countWausau, WI18,774Greenfield, WI: 18,111 countGreenfield, WI18,111New Berlin, WI: 17,522 countNew Berlin, WI17,522Menomonee Falls, WI: 16,945 countMenomonee Falls, WI16,945Brookfield, WI: 16,662 countBrookfield, WI16,662Manitowoc, WI: 16,278 countManitowoc, WI16,278Sun Prairie, WI: 15,657 countSun Prairie, WI15,657Oak Creek, WI: 15,602 countOak Creek, WI15,602Fitchburg, WI: 15,274 countFitchburg, WI15,274Beloit, WI: 14,540 countBeloit, WI14,540West Bend, WI: 14,462 countWest Bend, WI14,462Franklin, WI: 14,433 countFranklin, WI14,433Superior, WI: 12,509 countSuperior, WI12,509Mount Pleasant, WI: 12,061 countMount Pleasant, WI12,061Neenah, WI: 11,799 countNeenah, WI11,799Stevens Point, WI: 11,566 countStevens Point, WI11,566Middleton, WI: 10,781 countMiddleton, WI10,781Caledonia, WI: 10,653 countCaledonia, WI10,653De Pere, WI: 10,451 countDe Pere, WI10,451Muskego, WI: 10,105 countMuskego, WI10,105Mequon, WI: 9,922 countMequon, WI9,922Marshfield, WI: 9,590 countMarshfield, WI9,590Watertown, WI: 9,360 countWatertown, WI9,360Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 9,240 countWisconsin Rapids, WI9,240South Milwaukee, WI: 9,150 countSouth Milwaukee, WI9,150Milwaukee, WI: 257,973 countMilwaukee, WI257,973Madison, WI: 130,848 countMadison, WI130,848Green Bay, WI: 45,797 countGreen Bay, WI45,797Kenosha, WI: 41,998 countKenosha, WI41,998Racine, WI: 34,042 countRacine, WI34,042Appleton, WI: 31,999 countAppleton, WI31,999Waukesha, WI: 31,019 countWaukesha, WI31,019Eau Claire, WI: 30,610 countEau Claire, WI30,610West Allis, WI: 29,841 countWest Allis, WI29,841Janesville, WI: 29,171 countJanesville, WI29,171Oshkosh, WI: 29,156 countOshkosh, WI29,156La Crosse, WI: 24,274 countLa Crosse, WI24,274Wauwatosa, WI: 22,976 countWauwatosa, WI22,976Sheboygan, WI: 22,644 countSheboygan, WI22,644Fond du Lac, WI: 20,165 countFond du Lac, WI20,165Wausau, WI: 18,774 countWausau, WI18,774Greenfield, WI: 18,111 countGreenfield, WI18,111New Berlin, WI: 17,522 countNew Berlin, WI17,522Menomonee Falls, WI: 16,945 countMenomonee Falls, WI16,945Brookfield, WI: 16,662 countBrookfield, WI16,662Manitowoc, WI: 16,278 countManitowoc, WI16,278Sun Prairie, WI: 15,657 countSun Prairie, WI15,657Oak Creek, WI: 15,602 countOak Creek, WI15,602Fitchburg, WI: 15,274 countFitchburg, WI15,274Beloit, WI: 14,540 countBeloit, WI14,540West Bend, WI: 14,462 countWest Bend, WI14,462Franklin, WI: 14,433 countFranklin, WI14,433Superior, WI: 12,509 countSuperior, WI12,509Mount Pleasant, WI: 12,061 countMount Pleasant, WI12,061Neenah, WI: 11,799 countNeenah, WI11,799Stevens Point, WI: 11,566 countStevens Point, WI11,566Middleton, WI: 10,781 countMiddleton, WI10,781Caledonia, WI: 10,653 countCaledonia, WI10,653De Pere, WI: 10,451 countDe Pere, WI10,451Muskego, WI: 10,105 countMuskego, WI10,105Mequon, WI: 9,922 countMequon, WI9,922Marshfield, WI: 9,590 countMarshfield, WI9,590Watertown, WI: 9,360 countWatertown, WI9,360Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 9,240 countWisconsin Rapids, WI9,240South Milwaukee, WI: 9,150 countSouth Milwaukee, WI9,150
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Milwaukee, WI257,973+0.2%
2Madison, WI130,848+4.1%
3Green Bay, WI45,797+0.3%
4Kenosha, WI41,998+0.8%
5Racine, WI34,042+0.2%
6Appleton, WI31,999+0.9%
7Waukesha, WI31,019+0.5%
8Eau Claire, WI30,610+0.8%
9West Allis, WI29,841+1%
10Janesville, WI29,171+1.1%
11Oshkosh, WI29,156+1.2%
12La Crosse, WI24,274+0.3%
13Wauwatosa, WI22,976+0.8%
14Sheboygan, WI22,644+1%
15Fond du Lac, WI20,165-0.4%
16Wausau, WI18,774-0.1%
17Greenfield, WI18,111-2.8%
18New Berlin, WI17,522-0.5%
19Menomonee Falls, WI16,945+2.2%
20Brookfield, WI16,662+1%
21Manitowoc, WI16,278+0.4%
22Sun Prairie, WI15,657+3.7%
23Oak Creek, WI15,602-0.4%
24Fitchburg, WI15,274+8.9%
25Beloit, WI14,540-1.9%
26West Bend, WI14,462-0.4%
27Franklin, WI14,433-1.8%
28Superior, WI12,509+0.6%
29Mount Pleasant, WI12,061-1.2%
30Neenah, WI11,799+1.1%
31Stevens Point, WI11,566+1.8%
32Middleton, WI10,781+1.4%
33Caledonia, WI10,6530%
34De Pere, WI10,451-0.6%
35Muskego, WI10,105-0.9%
36Mequon, WI9,922+1.2%
37Marshfield, WI9,590+1%
38Watertown, WI9,360+2.4%
39Wisconsin Rapids, WI9,2400%
40South Milwaukee, WI9,150+1%
41Fox Crossing, WI8,972-1%
42Pleasant Prairie, WI8,868+0.8%
43Cudahy, WI8,866-0.1%
44Howard, WI8,760+1.9%
45Onalaska, WI8,676+1.7%
46Germantown, WI8,619+0.4%
47Menasha, WI8,389+0.1%
48Ashwaubenon, WI8,383+1.9%
49Beaver Dam, WI8,132+0.7%
50Oconomowoc, WI7,934+1.2%
51Kaukauna, WI7,298+0.2%
52Bellevue, WI7,199+0.8%
53Pewaukee, WI7,063+1.1%
54Shorewood, WI6,970+0.7%
55Weston, WI6,787-0.5%
56Chippewa Falls, WI6,765+1.4%
57Hartford, WI6,696+3.1%
57Hudson, WI6,696+1.4%
59Menomonie, WI6,566+0.9%
60Verona, WI6,248+3.5%
61Salem Lakes, WI6,199-2.1%
62Brown Deer, WI6,187+2%
63Baraboo, WI6,139+1.7%
64Allouez, WI6,115+1.8%
65Glendale, WI6,085-2.6%
66Greendale, WI6,073-2%
67Whitewater, WI5,924+4%
68Stoughton, WI5,889+1.3%
69River Falls, WI5,877+5.1%
70Grafton, WI5,824-0.4%
71Fort Atkinson, WI5,701-2.2%
71Plover, WI5,701-2.1%
73Waunakee, WI5,660+1.5%
74Whitefish Bay, WI5,597-1.6%
75Two Rivers, WI5,593+0.3%
76Cedarburg, WI5,542+2.8%
77Marinette, WI5,502-0.2%
78Port Washington, WI5,433+2%
79Little Chute, WI5,275-1.8%
80Monroe, WI5,217-0%
81Harrison, WI4,924+4.9%
82Oregon, WI4,854-0.4%
83Greenville, WI4,847+26.8%
84Holmen, WI4,753+7.3%
85Burlington, WI4,750-0.5%
86Suamico, WI4,735+1.6%
87Sussex, WI4,732+2%
88Richfield, WI4,725+3.6%
89Platteville, WI4,449+1.1%
90DeForest, WI4,435+5.5%
91New Richmond, WI4,405+0.4%
92Elkhorn, WI4,241-0.7%
93Hobart, WI4,206+0.3%
94Hartland, WI4,099+1.1%
95Reedsburg, WI4,047-0.2%
96Waupun, WI3,813-7.5%
97Windsor, WI3,448+2.6%

Other periods

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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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