Statistics Poland counted 365,364 dwellings in Katowice. the 6th largest stock among 17 BaRN cities. 532.0 dwellings per 1,000 residents — 10% above the BaRN city average. condominiums (wspólnoty) account for 33.0% of counted stock.

Total dwellings

365,364

#6 of 17 BaRN cities by stock size

Dwellings per 1,000 people

532.0

+10% vs BaRN cities avg

Supply relative to population, not absolute city size

Avg floor area

58.4

-15% vs BaRN cities avg

Compared to BaRN cities

Average across published BaRN cities with GUS stock data — same scale for both bars.

Dwellings per 1,000
+10% vs BaRN cities avg
Katowice 532.0
BaRN cities avg 484.8
Avg floor area
-15% vs BaRN cities avg
Katowice 58.4 m²
BaRN cities avg 68.7 m²
Condominium share
-6% vs BaRN cities avg
Katowice 33.0%
BaRN cities avg 35.2%

Full breakdown

Stock size

Total dwellings

365,364

Dwellings per 1,000

532.0

Avg rooms / dwelling

3.24

Avg floor area

58.4 m²

Infrastructure

Water supply

99.3%

Bathroom in dwelling

92.2%

Sewage system

93.3%

Social housing stress

Dwellings with arrears >3 months

7,730

Population with water supply

99.2%

Ownership mix (counts)

Private persons

240,046

Condominiums

120,473

Housing co-ops

68,735

Municipal stock

42,380

Social housing waitlist

5,441

GUS stock census counts legal dwellings with a registered address — not vacant units on listing sites. Municipal waitlists measure queue pressure for social housing, not private rental vacancy.