Demographia

US Cities:
Ranked by Density: 1990

City and State Population Square
Miles		 Population/ Square Mile Population/ Square KM Metro-
politan
Area
Union City city NJ 58,012 1.3 45,822 17,614 NY
Guttenberg town NJ 8,268 0.2 42,914 16,496 NY
West New York town NJ 38,125 1.0 37,502 14,416 NY
Hoboken city NJ 33,397 1.3 26,243 10,088 NY
Maywood city CA 27,850 1.2 23,900 9,187 LA
New York city NY 7,322,564 308.9 23,702 9,111 NY
Cliffside Park borough NJ 20,393 1.0 21,153 8,131 NY
East Newark borough NJ 2,157 0.1 21,002 8,073 NY
Cudahy city CA 22,817 1.1 20,728 7,968 LA
Irvington CDP NJ 59,774 2.9 20,725 7,967 NY
Walnut Park CDP CA 14,722 0.7 20,026 7,698 LA
Lennox CDP CA 22,757 1.2 19,785 7,606 LA
Great Neck Plaza village NY 5,897 0.3 19,236 7,394 NY
West Hollywood city CA 36,118 1.9 19,228 7,391 LA
East Orange city NJ 73,552 3.9 18,743 7,205 NY
Passaic city NJ 58,041 3.1 18,707 7,191 NY
Somerville city MA 76,210 4.1 18,537 7,126 BOS
Huntington Park city CA 56,065 3.1 18,379 7,065 LA
Langley Park CDP MD 17,474 1.0 17,952 6,901 WTN
Sweetwater city FL 13,909 0.8 17,041 6,550 MIA
Bell Gardens city CA 42,355 2.5 16,856 6,479 LA
East Los Angeles CDP CA 126,379 7.5 16,819 6,465 LA
Westmont CDP CA 31,044 1.9 16,779 6,450 LA
Paterson city NJ 140,891 8.4 16,691 6,416 NY
Poplar Hills city KY 377 0.0 16,274 6,256 CIN
Ocean Grove CDP NJ 4,818 0.3 16,269 6,254 NY
North Bay Village city FL 5,383 0.3 16,174 6,217 MIA
Florence-Graham CDP CA 57,147 3.6 16,092 6,186 LA
East Compton CDP CA 7,967 0.5 15,764 6,060 LA
Long Beach city NY 33,510 2.1 15,697 6,034 NY
San Francisco city CA 723,959 46.7 15,502 5,959 SF
Jersey City city NJ 228,537 14.9 15,360 5,904 NY
Mount Vernon city NY 67,153 4.4 15,319 5,888 NY
South Floral Park village NY 1,478 0.1 14,953 5,748 NY
Cambridge city MA 95,802 6.4 14,888 5,723 BOS
Central Falls city RI 17,637 1.2 14,580 5,605 PRV
Weehawken CDP NJ 12,385 0.9 14,534 5,587 NY
Hawaiian Gardens city CA 13,639 0.9 14,377 5,527 LA
Lawndale city CA 27,331 2.0 13,815 5,310 LA
Darby borough PA 11,140 0.8 13,661 5,251 PHI
Orange CDP NJ 29,925 2.2 13,555 5,210 NY
Bell city CA 34,365 2.6 13,433 5,164 LA
Hempstead village NY 49,453 3.7 13,425 5,160 NY
Pennsbury Village borough PA 774 0.1 13,364 5,137 PHI
Dormont borough PA 9,772 0.7 13,272 5,102 PHI
Island Park village NY 4,860 0.4 13,222 5,083 NY
Miami Beach city FL 92,639 7.0 13,172 5,063 MIA
Stone Park village IL 4,383 0.3 13,124 5,045 CHI
Chelsea city MA 28,710 2.2 13,112 5,040 BOS
East Lansdowne borough PA 2,691 0.2 13,101 5,036 PHI
Lynwood city CA 61,945 4.9 12,757 4,904 LA
Hermosa Beach city CA 18,219 1.4 12,729 4,893 LA
Fairview borough NJ 10,733 0.8 12,717 4,888 NY
Bay Harbor Islands town FL 4,703 0.4 12,662 4,867 MIA
Fort Lee borough NJ 31,997 2.5 12,652 4,864 NY
Garfield city NJ 26,727 2.1 12,545 4,822 NY
South San Jose Hills CDP CA 17,814 1.4 12,413 4,771 SF
Mount Oliver borough PA 4,160 0.3 12,300 4,728 PHI
Daly City city CA 92,311 7.5 12,285 4,723 SF
Chicago city IL 2,783,726 227.2 12,251 4,709 CHI
Waipahu CDP HI 31,435 2.6 12,238 4,704 HON
Mount Rainier city MD 7,954 0.7 12,183 4,683 WTN
Millbourne borough PA 831 0.1 12,160 4,674 PHI
Elmwood Park village IL 23,206 1.9 12,152 4,671 CHI
Aliamanu CDP HI 8,835 0.7 12,107 4,654 HON
Manorhaven village NY 5,672 0.5 12,091 4,648 NY
Palisades Park borough NJ 14,536 1.2 12,032 4,625 NY
Hawthorne city CA 71,349 5.9 12,025 4,623 LA
Kenmore village NY 17,180 1.4 11,958 4,597 NY
Inglewood city CA 109,602 9.2 11,955 4,595 LA
Williston Park village NY 7,516 0.6 11,950 4,594 NY
North Fair Oaks CDP CA 13,912 1.2 11,884 4,568 SAC
Boston city MA 574,283 48.4 11,860 4,559 BOS
Woodlynne borough NJ 2,547 0.2 11,780 4,528 NY
South Gate city CA 86,284 7.4 11,738 4,512 LA
Philadelphia city PA 1,585,577 135.1 11,734 4,510 PHI
Asbury Park city NJ 16,799 1.4 11,731 4,509 NY
Berwyn city IL 45,426 3.9 11,662 4,483 CHI
Trenton city NJ 88,675 7.7 11,588 4,455 NY
Newark city NJ 275,221 23.8 11,555 4,442 NY
New Hyde Park village NY 9,728 0.8 11,547 4,439 NY
Cicero town IL 67,436 5.8 11,531 4,432 CHI
Clifton Heights borough PA 7,111 0.6 11,425 4,392 PHI
Oak Park village IL 53,648 4.7 11,402 4,383 CHI
Parkside borough PA 2,369 0.2 11,362 4,368 PHI
West Puente Valley CDP CA 20,254 1.8 11,342 4,360 LA
Floral Park village NY 15,947 1.4 11,184 4,299 NY
El Monte city CA 106,209 9.5 11,179 4,297 LA
Velda Village Hills village MO 1,315 0.1 11,094 4,265 STL
South Palm Beach town FL 1,480 0.1 11,015 4,234 WPB
Shamokin city PA 9,184 0.8 11,007 4,231 PHI
Harrison town NJ 13,425 1.2 10,969 4,216 NY
Bayonne city NJ 61,444 5.6 10,925 4,199 NY
Mount Carmel borough PA 7,196 0.7 10,849 4,170 PHI
Santa Ana city CA 293,742 27.1 10,845 4,169 LA
Wallington borough NJ 10,828 1.0 10,770 4,140 NY
Alhambra city CA 82,106 7.6 10,769 4,140 LA
Lakewood city OH 59,718 5.5 10,767 4,139 CLV
Seven Corners CDP VA 7,280 0.7 10,707 4,116 WTN
East Cleveland city OH 33,096 3.1 10,664 4,099 CLV
Citrus CDP CA 9,481 0.9 10,626 4,084 LA
Collingdale borough PA 9,175 0.9 10,613 4,080 PHI
Malden city MA 53,884 5.1 10,587 4,070 BOS
La Puente city CA 36,955 3.5 10,587 4,069 LA
Everett city MA 35,701 3.4 10,553 4,057 BOS
Prospect Park borough NJ 5,053 0.5 10,546 4,054 NY
Baldwin Park city CA 69,330 6.6 10,511 4,040 LA
Santa Monica city CA 86,905 8.3 10,507 4,039 LA
Port Chester village NY 24,728 2.4 10,486 4,031 NY
Roselle Park borough NJ 12,805 1.2 10,472 4,025 NY
Yonkers city NY 188,082 18.1 10,402 3,999 NY
Spring Valley village NY 21,802 2.1 10,378 3,989 NY
Tuckahoe village NY 6,302 0.6 10,337 3,974 NY
Keansburg borough NJ 11,069 1.1 10,305 3,961 NY
Bogota borough NJ 7,824 0.8 10,297 3,958 NY
Mineola village NY 18,994 1.9 10,253 3,941 NY
Lomita city CA 19,382 1.9 10,232 3,933 LA
Belleville CDP NJ 34,213 3.3 10,228 3,931 NY
Colwyn borough PA 2,613 0.3 10,208 3,924 PHI
Bellflower city CA 61,815 6.1 10,168 3,908 LA
Mahanoy City borough PA 5,209 0.5 10,159 3,905 PHI
Paramount city CA 47,669 4.7 10,135 3,896 LA
Huetter city ID 82 0.0 10,113 3,888 ID
Ewa Beach CDP HI 14,315 1.4 10,097 3,881 HON
Miami city FL 358,548 35.6 10,079 3,874 MIA
Lawrence city MA 70,207 7.0 10,077 3,874 BOS
Rosemead city CA 51,638 5.1 10,077 3,874 LA
Stewart Manor village NY 2,002 0.2 10,049 3,863 NY
Maywood village IL 27,139 2.7 10,043 3,860 CHI
Hometown city IL 4,769 0.5 10,010 3,848 CHI
Total 18,074,988 1,171.3 15,502 5,959  

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