Cities with the Highest and Lowest Median Age

Top 25 U.S. cities with the oldest and youngest populations by median age. Only cities with populations above 20,000.

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Top 25 — Oldest

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS
#CityPopulationMedian Age
1Sun City West, AZ27,00374.9 years
2The Villages, FL82,10873.6 years
3Green Valley, AZ21,58173.3 years
4Sun City, AZ38,01872.5 years
5Sun City Center, FL31,80170.0 years
6Venice, FL26,46768.7 years
7Estero, FL37,25865.4 years
8North Fort Myers, FL44,18963.7 years
9Mesquite, NV21,31462.4 years
10Fortuna Foothills, AZ28,22762.0 years
11Bonita Springs, FL54,83061.2 years
12Seal Beach, CA24,86861.2 years
13Fountain Hills, AZ23,76860.8 years
14Prescott, AZ46,74460.3 years
15Hilton Head Island, SC37,80559.9 years
16Liberty Triangle, FL24,17859.0 years
17Dunedin, FL36,06057.9 years
18New Smyrna Beach, FL31,21257.8 years
19Palm Springs, CA44,99857.8 years
20Sebastian, FL25,75957.6 years
21Palm Desert, CA51,55156.7 years
22Catalina Foothills, AZ51,75655.9 years
23Tarpon Springs, FL25,52255.7 years
24Lake Havasu City, AZ58,03755.7 years
25Port Charlotte, FL64,97155.5 years

Bottom 25 — Youngest

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS
#CityPopulationMedian Age
1Kiryas Joel, NY36,57215.1 years
2Monsey, NY27,78715.6 years
3Lakewood, NJ69,88417.3 years
4Rexburg, ID39,58921.0 years
5Oxford, OH22,06921.2 years
6East Lansing, MI45,39421.3 years
7Amherst Town, MA35,47221.3 years
8West Lafayette, IN44,80221.4 years
9State College, PA40,66921.4 years
10Allendale, MI25,74121.4 years
11College Park, MD34,39721.6 years
12Fort Hood, TX25,78621.8 years
13Athens, OH23,21121.8 years
14Blacksburg, VA45,28821.9 years
15Newark, DE30,30922.0 years
16Eagle Mountain, UT49,51422.1 years
17Statesboro, GA33,70522.5 years
18Pullman, WA31,93922.8 years
19College Station, TX122,28022.9 years
20Mount Pleasant, MI21,42023.3 years
21Jacksonville, NC73,50723.3 years
22Saratoga Springs, UT44,07023.3 years
23Ames, IA66,11223.3 years
24Ithaca, NY31,79223.6 years
25North Chicago, IL30,77223.6 years

Sun City West, AZ ranks #1 for oldest among U.S. cities with populations over 20,000, with a value of 74.9 years. Rounding out the top cities are The Villages, FL, Green Valley, AZ, Sun City, AZ. On the other end, Kiryas Joel, NY has the youngest value at 15.1 years. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 20,000. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS.

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