Youngest and Oldest USA Cities

College Station, Texas is the youngest USA city with 100,000+ people, with a median age of 22.9. Scottsdale, Arizona is the oldest at 49.0 (2020–2024 average).

USA cities ranked by median age

Cities with at least 100,000 residents, ranked by median age, youngest first.

#City State Median age (2020–24) Population (2020–24)
1 College Station Texas 22.9 124,570
2 Provo Utah 23.6 114,766
3 Gainesville Florida 26.5 145,702
4 Tuscaloosa Alabama 27.2 111,038
5 Ann Arbor Michigan 27.7 122,036
6 Tallahassee Florida 28.2 201,875
7 Columbia South Carolina 28.6 139,643
8 Boulder Colorado 28.8 106,433
9 Santa Maria California 29.3 110,462
10 Athens-Clarke County Georgia 29.4 127,345
11 Columbia Missouri 29.5 128,548
12 Waco Texas 29.7 143,570
13 Laredo Texas 29.9 257,619
14 Tempe Arizona 30.0 188,065
15 Edinburg Texas 30.2 104,550
16 Killeen Texas 30.3 158,159
17 Cambridge Massachusetts 30.4 118,796
18 Lubbock Texas 30.5 264,814
19 Fayetteville North Carolina 30.6 210,815
20 Fort Collins Colorado 30.9 170,229
21 Clarksville Tennessee 31.0 176,456
22 Chico California 31.1 102,188
23 Odessa Texas 31.1 115,322
24 Brownsville Texas 31.2 189,177
25 West Valley City Utah 31.2 138,437
26 Denton Texas 31.4 152,866
27 Baton Rouge Louisiana 31.5 222,771
28 Midland Texas 31.5 136,640
29 Murfreesboro Tennessee 31.6 161,445
30 Syracuse New York 31.8 146,384
31 Fargo North Dakota 31.8 131,627
32 Madison Wisconsin 31.8 278,001
33 New Haven Connecticut 31.9 134,349
34 Albany New York 32.0 100,492
35 Bakersfield California 32.1 411,986
36 San Bernardino California 32.2 222,724
37 Victorville California 32.3 137,627
38 Grand Rapids Michigan 32.3 198,535
39 Salinas California 32.4 161,761
40 Milwaukee Wisconsin 32.4 566,973
41 Moreno Valley California 32.5 211,666
42 Greeley Colorado 32.5 110,806
43 Norman Oklahoma 32.5 129,672
44 Rialto California 32.6 104,143
45 Hesperia California 32.7 100,775
46 Norfolk Virginia 32.7 233,596
47 Fresno California 32.8 545,970
48 Providence Rhode Island 32.8 191,767
49 Abilene Texas 32.8 128,053
50 Irving Texas 32.8 256,492

Data sources: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (released January 29, 2026). Values are 2020–2024 averages; dollar figures are in 2024 dollars. census.gov

Last updated January 29, 2026 Checked monthly, last checked October 3, 2026

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15 youngest USA cities by median age

15 youngest USA cities by median ageCollege Station, TXCollege Station, TX: 22.922.9Provo, UTProvo, UT: 23.623.6Gainesville, FLGainesville, FL: 26.526.5Tuscaloosa, ALTuscaloosa, AL: 27.227.2Ann Arbor, MIAnn Arbor, MI: 27.727.7Tallahassee, FLTallahassee, FL: 28.228.2Columbia, SCColumbia, SC: 28.628.6Boulder, COBoulder, CO: 28.828.8Santa Maria, CASanta Maria, CA: 29.329.3Athens-Clarke County, GAAthens-Clarke County, GA: 29.429.4Columbia, MOColumbia, MO: 29.529.5Waco, TXWaco, TX: 29.729.7Laredo, TXLaredo, TX: 29.929.9Tempe, AZTempe, AZ: 30.030.0Edinburg, TXEdinburg, TX: 30.230.2
Median age of residents, 2020–2024 average. Cities with 100,000+ residents.

15 oldest USA cities by median age

15 oldest USA cities by median ageScottsdale, AZScottsdale, AZ: 49.049.0Cape Coral, FLCape Coral, FL: 48.648.6Clearwater, FLClearwater, FL: 46.646.6Boca Raton, FLBoca Raton, FL: 46.046.0Hialeah, FLHialeah, FL: 45.845.8Thousand Oaks, CAThousand Oaks, CA: 44.944.9Pembroke Pines, FLPembroke Pines, FL: 44.344.3Huntington Beach, CAHuntington Beach, CA: 44.044.0Spring Hill, FLSpring Hill, FL: 44.044.0Port St. Lucie, FLPort St. Lucie, FL: 43.943.9Torrance, CATorrance, CA: 43.243.2St. Petersburg, FLSt. Petersburg, FL: 43.143.1Honolulu, HIHonolulu, HI: 43.043.0Fort Lauderdale, FLFort Lauderdale, FL: 42.842.8Henderson, NVHenderson, NV: 42.842.8
Median age of residents, 2020–2024 average. Cities with 100,000+ residents.

States with the most young cities

States with the most young citiesTexasTexas: 1212CaliforniaCalifornia: 1010ColoradoColorado: 33FloridaFlorida: 22MichiganMichigan: 22New YorkNew York: 22TennesseeTennessee: 22UtahUtah: 22WisconsinWisconsin: 22AlabamaAlabama: 11ArizonaArizona: 11ConnecticutConnecticut: 11
Number of the 50 youngest USA cities (100,000+ residents) in each state.

Median age vs household income in USA cities

Median age vs household income in USA cities304050$50k$100k$150kBirmingham, AL: 35.6, $46,051Huntsville, AL: 36.9, $74,714Mobile, AL: 37.3, $53,558Montgomery, AL: 36.6, $56,811Tuscaloosa, AL: 27.2, $51,464Anchorage, AK: 35.2, $103,284Buckeye, AZ: 35.7, $99,486Chandler, AZ: 37.5, $108,095Gilbert, AZ: 36.1, $122,551Glendale, AZ: 34.6, $73,530Goodyear, AZ: 42.1, $103,319Mesa, AZ: 37.4, $82,752Peoria, AZ: 41.7, $95,815Phoenix, AZ: 34.9, $81,332San Tan Valley, AZ: 34.9, $96,713Scottsdale, AZ: 49.0, $110,886Surprise, AZ: 41.4, $96,711Tempe, AZ: 30.0, $79,663Tucson, AZ: 34.6, $57,073Yuma, AZ: 33.1, $65,482Little Rock, AR: 35.9, $63,003Anaheim, CA: 36.2, $95,227Antioch, CA: 38.4, $97,465Bakersfield, CA: 32.1, $80,540Berkeley, CA: 33.2, $108,092Burbank, CA: 40.1, $97,082Carlsbad, CA: 42.5, $142,748Chico, CA: 31.1, $66,977Chula Vista, CA: 37.1, $108,032Clovis, CA: 36.0, $99,241Concord, CA: 39.1, $108,709Corona, CA: 37.5, $109,242Costa Mesa, CA: 36.7, $111,505Daly City, CA: 42.6, $123,547Downey, CA: 37.7, $90,699East Los Angeles, CA: 34.7, $68,741El Cajon, CA: 36.1, $67,511Elk Grove, CA: 39.4, $125,924El Monte, CA: 37.8, $68,030Escondido, CA: 36.9, $91,967Fairfield, CA: 36.9, $101,895Fontana, CA: 33.8, $102,821Fremont, CA: 39.1, $181,506Fresno, CA: 32.8, $70,991Fullerton, CA: 36.9, $104,286Garden Grove, CA: 40.2, $92,174Glendale, CA: 41.4, $88,393Hayward, CA: 38.6, $113,318Hesperia, CA: 32.7, $72,160Huntington Beach, CA: 44.0, $120,919Inglewood, CA: 38.6, $72,750Irvine, CA: 34.0, $136,719Jurupa Valley, CA: 34.5, $97,550Lancaster, CA: 34.5, $81,511Long Beach, CA: 37.1, $87,430Los Angeles, CA: 37.2, $81,939Menifee, CA: 38.1, $93,454Modesto, CA: 35.1, $79,891Moreno Valley, CA: 32.5, $93,222Murrieta, CA: 36.6, $114,081Oakland, CA: 37.9, $101,600Oceanside, CA: 38.9, $97,737Ontario, CA: 33.5, $88,941Orange, CA: 37.2, $117,113Oxnard, CA: 34.4, $96,212Palmdale, CA: 33.0, $81,770Pasadena, CA: 40.1, $105,192Pomona, CA: 36.0, $79,479Rancho Cucamonga, CA: 38.6, $111,895Rialto, CA: 32.6, $88,857Richmond, CA: 37.9, $95,391Riverside, CA: 33.6, $91,045Roseville, CA: 40.2, $119,288Sacramento, CA: 36.0, $87,321Salinas, CA: 32.4, $91,908San Bernardino, CA: 32.2, $67,415Ventura, CA: 41.3, $103,069San Diego, CA: 36.2, $108,077San Francisco, CA: 40.0, $140,970San Jose, CA: 38.2, $146,427San Mateo, CA: 38.3, $153,504Santa Ana, CA: 34.7, $93,999Santa Clara, CA: 34.6, $178,958Santa Clarita, CA: 38.4, $123,062Santa Maria, CA: 29.3, $84,746Santa Rosa, CA: 41.2, $99,060Simi Valley, CA: 41.9, $122,081Stockton, CA: 33.9, $79,907Sunnyvale, CA: 35.2, $186,170Temecula, CA: 36.7, $121,063Thousand Oaks, CA: 44.9, $135,603Torrance, CA: 43.2, $116,217Vacaville, CA: 38.2, $111,126Vallejo, CA: 40.6, $90,171Victorville, CA: 32.3, $74,410Visalia, CA: 33.9, $81,989West Covina, CA: 40.5, $101,065Arvada, CO: 40.0, $117,348Aurora, CO: 35.3, $88,368Boulder, CO: 28.8, $87,493Centennial, CO: 42.0, $131,928Colorado Springs, CO: 35.7, $84,818Denver, CO: 35.3, $94,718Fort Collins, CO: 30.9, $85,070Greeley, CO: 32.5, $69,881Highlands Ranch, CO: 41.5, $159,307Lakewood, CO: 38.2, $89,792Pueblo, CO: 38.4, $56,664Thornton, CO: 34.7, $103,088Westminster, CO: 37.4, $100,272Bridgeport, CT: 36.7, $58,685Hartford, CT: 33.1, $46,411New Haven, CT: 31.9, $56,851Stamford, CT: 38.4, $111,586Waterbury, CT: 37.8, $51,886Washington, DC: 34.9, $109,870Boca Raton, FL: 46.0, $106,273Brandon, FL: 37.3, $79,685Cape Coral, FL: 48.6, $78,104Clearwater, FL: 46.6, $66,381Coral Springs, FL: 37.5, $93,602Davie, FL: 37.9, $87,250Fort Lauderdale, FL: 42.8, $83,130Gainesville, FL: 26.5, $46,195Hialeah, FL: 45.8, $55,594Hollywood, FL: 40.9, $67,203Jacksonville, FL: 36.5, $69,872Lakeland, FL: 38.9, $64,185Lehigh Acres, FL: 34.3, $66,890Miami, FL: 39.3, $62,462Miami Gardens, FL: 39.4, $63,627Miramar, FL: 39.3, $89,125Orlando, FL: 35.1, $72,336Palm Bay, FL: 41.0, $72,614Pembroke Pines, FL: 44.3, $85,104Pompano Beach, FL: 41.3, $67,195Port St. Lucie, FL: 43.9, $80,648Riverview, FL: 35.6, $100,438St. Petersburg, FL: 43.1, $75,192Spring Hill, FL: 44.0, $68,432Tallahassee, FL: 28.2, $57,409Tampa, FL: 35.9, $75,475West Palm Beach, FL: 41.1, $73,446Athens-Clarke County, GA: 29.4, $52,974Atlanta, GA: 34.2, $85,652Augusta-Richmond County, GA: 35.2, $55,485Columbus, GA: 35.4, $58,073Macon-Bibb County, GA: 36.8, $51,234Sandy Springs, GA: 36.8, $104,340Savannah, GA: 34.0, $57,137South Fulton, GA: 36.3, $82,324Honolulu, HI: 43.0, $86,504Boise City, ID: 38.6, $83,904Meridian, ID: 37.5, $100,795Nampa, ID: 33.9, $74,279Aurora, IL: 35.2, $93,633Chicago, IL: 35.8, $77,902Elgin, IL: 36.7, $90,282Joliet, IL: 35.8, $92,201Naperville, IL: 40.4, $155,105Peoria, IL: 35.5, $59,410Rockford, IL: 37.7, $54,752Springfield, IL: 41.0, $66,064Carmel, IN: 40.6, $141,505Evansville, IN: 38.2, $53,387Fishers, IN: 37.6, $130,203Fort Wayne, IN: 35.0, $61,422Indianapolis, IN: 34.3, $66,219South Bend, IN: 34.8, $55,786Cedar Rapids, IA: 37.3, $70,424Davenport, IA: 37.5, $66,200Des Moines, IA: 34.6, $65,932Kansas City, KS: 33.9, $62,401Olathe, KS: 37.2, $114,009Overland Park, KS: 38.6, $104,834Topeka, KS: 38.0, $56,956Wichita, KS: 35.7, $64,620Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY: 35.3, $69,479Louisville/Jefferson County, KY: 37.7, $66,849Baton Rouge, LA: 31.5, $49,994Lafayette, LA: 36.9, $61,915Metairie, LA: 41.3, $73,042New Orleans, LA: 38.8, $56,631Shreveport, LA: 37.9, $48,699Baltimore, MD: 36.2, $62,177Columbia, MD: 39.4, $131,490Boston, MA: 33.3, $97,344Brockton, MA: 36.7, $80,115Cambridge, MA: 30.4, $130,748Lowell, MA: 35.6, $78,658Lynn, MA: 36.5, $75,043New Bedford, MA: 37.0, $56,981Quincy, MA: 38.6, $98,882Springfield, MA: 33.7, $52,656Worcester, MA: 33.9, $70,102Ann Arbor, MI: 27.7, $82,212Dearborn, MI: 33.3, $65,324Detroit, MI: 35.2, $39,938Grand Rapids, MI: 32.3, $69,108Lansing, MI: 33.7, $54,382Sterling Heights, MI: 41.7, $79,909Warren, MI: 38.3, $64,016Minneapolis, MN: 33.4, $80,846Rochester, MN: 36.3, $89,389St. Paul, MN: 33.7, $73,394Jackson, MS: 34.5, $42,071Columbia, MO: 29.5, $66,498Independence, MO: 39.0, $60,339Kansas City, MO: 35.8, $69,166Lee's Summit, MO: 38.8, $102,531St. Louis, MO: 36.8, $56,160Springfield, MO: 33.7, $49,311Billings, MT: 38.8, $73,712Lincoln, NE: 33.4, $71,867Omaha, NE: 35.3, $73,201Enterprise, NV: 36.9, $98,462Henderson, NV: 42.8, $90,138Las Vegas, NV: 38.6, $73,877North Las Vegas, NV: 34.2, $79,542Paradise, NV: 39.3, $59,190Reno, NV: 37.1, $80,760Sparks, NV: 37.2, $89,056Spring Valley, NV: 39.9, $74,511Sunrise Manor, NV: 33.7, $58,421Manchester, NH: 38.0, $81,007Elizabeth, NJ: 35.8, $66,555Jersey City, NJ: 34.7, $97,710Newark, NJ: 34.7, $52,060Paterson, NJ: 33.3, $55,997Albuquerque, NM: 38.8, $68,317Las Cruces, NM: 33.0, $55,422Rio Rancho, NM: 39.5, $89,596Albany, NY: 32.0, $61,986Buffalo, NY: 34.3, $50,041New York, NY: 38.2, $80,483Rochester, NY: 33.7, $47,213Syracuse, NY: 31.8, $47,819Yonkers, NY: 39.9, $83,549Cary, NC: 40.2, $134,905Charlotte, NC: 34.5, $82,068Concord, NC: 36.5, $86,921Durham, NC: 35.1, $81,619Fayetteville, NC: 30.6, $58,407Greensboro, NC: 34.3, $61,515High Point, NC: 37.7, $64,561Raleigh, NC: 34.7, $85,395Wilmington, NC: 37.1, $66,738Winston-Salem, NC: 35.9, $59,268Fargo, ND: 31.8, $66,998Akron, OH: 36.9, $48,076Cincinnati, OH: 33.2, $52,909Cleveland, OH: 36.3, $40,801Columbus, OH: 33.2, $66,082Dayton, OH: 34.1, $45,247Toledo, OH: 35.8, $49,724Broken Arrow, OK: 37.1, $86,765Norman, OK: 32.5, $67,704Oklahoma City, OK: 35.1, $68,656Tulsa, OK: 35.6, $59,838Bend, OR: 40.9, $96,394Eugene, OR: 35.2, $66,562Gresham, OR: 37.0, $77,795Hillsboro, OR: 35.0, $106,409Portland, OR: 38.8, $90,919Salem, OR: 36.0, $75,487Allentown, PA: 33.1, $55,494Philadelphia, PA: 35.3, $61,953Pittsburgh, PA: 33.6, $65,742Providence, RI: 32.8, $68,119Charleston, SC: 36.6, $92,414Columbia, SC: 28.6, $55,529North Charleston, SC: 34.6, $62,956Sioux Falls, SD: 35.5, $75,970Chattanooga, TN: 36.3, $64,523Clarksville, TN: 31.0, $69,303Knoxville, TN: 33.5, $54,039Memphis, TN: 34.2, $51,736Murfreesboro, TN: 31.6, $80,108Nashville-Davidson, TN: 34.5, $77,371Abilene, TX: 32.8, $62,648Allen, TX: 38.4, $130,901Amarillo, TX: 35.1, $65,912Arlington, TX: 33.7, $75,171Austin, TX: 34.7, $93,658Beaumont, TX: 35.3, $56,997Brownsville, TX: 31.2, $52,130Carrollton, TX: 39.2, $101,396College Station, TX: 22.9, $50,900Conroe, TX: 33.7, $76,206Corpus Christi, TX: 36.9, $67,394Dallas, TX: 33.4, $70,518Denton, TX: 31.4, $76,019Edinburg, TX: 30.2, $59,466El Paso, TX: 34.5, $59,745Fort Worth, TX: 33.6, $79,507Frisco, TX: 38.3, $150,212Garland, TX: 35.0, $76,320Grand Prairie, TX: 34.4, $81,619Houston, TX: 34.4, $64,813Irving, TX: 32.8, $81,830Killeen, TX: 30.3, $60,977Laredo, TX: 29.9, $63,915League City, TX: 37.7, $121,099Lewisville, TX: 35.0, $89,233Lubbock, TX: 30.5, $60,895McAllen, TX: 33.5, $61,579McKinney, TX: 36.9, $124,215Mesquite, TX: 32.9, $72,537Midland, TX: 31.5, $89,585New Braunfels, TX: 37.1, $86,021Odessa, TX: 31.1, $73,472Pasadena, TX: 33.0, $64,927Pearland, TX: 37.1, $118,842Plano, TX: 39.6, $112,253Richardson, TX: 33.9, $98,111Round Rock, TX: 36.2, $99,287San Antonio, TX: 34.9, $65,056Sugar Land, TX: 42.8, $136,217The Woodlands, TX: 40.6, $140,701Tyler, TX: 35.0, $67,486Waco, TX: 29.7, $54,365Wichita Falls, TX: 33.8, $60,177Provo, UT: 23.6, $64,171St. George, UT: 38.3, $76,508Salt Lake City, UT: 32.9, $75,090West Jordan, UT: 33.3, $108,153West Valley City, UT: 31.2, $92,209Alexandria, VA: 37.7, $119,681Arlington, VA: 35.5, $142,114Chesapeake, VA: 37.9, $95,373Hampton, VA: 36.8, $69,621Newport News, VA: 34.4, $69,634Norfolk, VA: 32.7, $66,109Richmond, VA: 34.7, $64,587Virginia Beach, VA: 37.9, $92,968Bellevue, WA: 38.5, $165,576Everett, WA: 37.2, $83,512Kent, WA: 35.5, $92,302Renton, WA: 36.5, $100,432Seattle, WA: 35.6, $123,860Spokane, WA: 37.2, $70,064Spokane Valley, WA: 38.3, $74,042Tacoma, WA: 37.2, $85,884Vancouver, WA: 37.9, $81,338Green Bay, WI: 36.0, $66,206Madison, WI: 31.8, $78,050Milwaukee, WI: 32.4, $54,234Median ageMedian household income
Each dot is a city with 100,000+ residents. 2020–2024 average.

USA City Ages: Key Facts

What is the youngest city in the USA?

College Station, Texas, with a median age of 22.9. Provo (23.6) and Gainesville (26.5) follow.

What is the oldest large city in the USA?

Scottsdale, Arizona, with a median age of 49.0.

How many USA cities have a median age under 30?

13 cities with 100,000+ residents.

How many USA cities have a median age over 45?

5 cities with 100,000+ residents.

Which state has the most young cities?

Texas, with 12 of the 50 youngest cities.

Among USA cities with at least 100,000 residents. All figures are 2020–2024 averages.

How we compiled this ranking

We take every city, town and census-designated place with at least 100,000 residents and rank them by median age, the age that splits residents into two equal halves.

College towns and military communities tend to rank youngest; retirement destinations rank oldest.

How often this page is updated

Survey estimates are released once a year, usually in December or January. We rebuild this ranking when they come out and check the page monthly in between.