The purpose of this study was to examine preference for the planning components of kitchen of housewives living in apartments. The questionnaire survey was adopted in this study, and 184 cases were used for data analysis. The questionnaire consisted of condition and preference in size, location, and layout of kitchen, remodeling elements, and satisfaction with kitchen. Frequency, percentage, and mean, correlation, χ2-test, t-test and ANOVA were used for data analysis. Subjects preferred the kitchen size of 4~5pyung(about 13.3~16.7㎡). They also tended to prefer the kitchen located further inside and 6thshape-separated kitchen from dining area. The findings showed that the preference of the planning components of kitchen according to residential characteristics was not distinct except housing size.