Statistics Poland counted 298,848 dwellings in Kielce. the 10th largest stock among 17 BaRN cities. 422.0 dwellings per 1,000 residents — 14% below the BaRN city average. condominiums (wspólnoty) account for 20.9% of counted stock.

Total dwellings

298,848

#10 of 17 BaRN cities by stock size

Dwellings per 1,000 people

422.0

-14% vs BaRN cities avg

Supply relative to population, not absolute city size

Avg floor area

73.6

+7% 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
-14% vs BaRN cities avg
Kielce 422.0
BaRN cities avg 493.4
Avg floor area
+7% vs BaRN cities avg
Kielce 73.6 m²
BaRN cities avg 68.7 m²
Condominium share
-40% vs BaRN cities avg
Kielce 20.9%
BaRN cities avg 34.7%

Full breakdown

Stock size

Total dwellings

298,848

Dwellings per 1,000

422.0

Avg rooms / dwelling

3.79

Avg floor area

73.6 m²

Infrastructure

Water supply

96.4%

Bathroom in dwelling

90.3%

Sewage system

71.8%

Social housing stress

Dwellings with arrears >3 months

2,198

Population with water supply

95.2%

Ownership mix (counts)

Private persons

246,510

Condominiums

62,513

Housing co-ops

40,824

Municipal stock

7,531

Social housing waitlist

2,099

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.