U.S. metro/micro areas; owner-occupied housing-unit counts; 2020–2024 ACS.
Owner-occupied housing-unit count is compared across United States metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas for 2020–2024. Values count occupied housing units in which the owner lives. New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ Metro Area ranks first at 3,815,217 housing units, ahead of Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN Metro Area by 1,426,825 housing units. Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI Metro Area records 1,259,368 housing units, making the first value 3.03 times the last.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ Metro Area | 3.82M | 2020–2024 |
| 2 | Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN Metro Area | 2.39M | 2020–2024 |
| 3 | Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA Metro Area | 2.18M | 2020–2024 |
| 4 | Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX Metro Area | 1.74M | 2020–2024 |
| 5 | Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD Metro Area | 1.65M | 2020–2024 |
| 6 | Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, TX Metro Area | 1.63M | 2020–2024 |
| 7 | Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA Metro Area | 1.53M | 2020–2024 |
| 8 | Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metro Area | 1.51M | 2020–2024 |
| 9 | Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area | 1.41M | 2020–2024 |
| 10 | Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ Metro Area | 1.26M | 2020–2024 |
| 11 | Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI Metro Area | 1.26M | 2020–2024 |
Source 1: 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates: Owner-occupied housing-unit count
Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset/table: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Units: housing units
Date checked: 2026-06-24
Evidence: Supports the 2020–2024 owner-occupied housing-unit count values and labels for the listed metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas.
The 5-year estimates pool survey responses collected from 2020 through 2024 and are not a single-year 2024 snapshot. The Census geography combines metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; labels identify the area type. Values count occupied housing units in which the owner lives. The values are absolute counts rather than rates or shares. ACS estimates are subject to sampling error; margins of error are not included here.
The ranking uses the 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate for owner-occupied housing-unit count across U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas. Values are ordered from highest to lowest, with equal values retaining tied ranks. Geographies outside the metropolitan and micropolitan frame are excluded. Compact labels are rounded for readability without changing the source order.
All entries use the same Census source family, ACS 5-year product, 2020–2024 period and measurement unit (housing units), supporting a like-for-like ranking across the stated metropolitan and micropolitan areas.
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