Which metro area has the highest median age?

Punta Gorda, FL ranks #1 with 54.3 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by median age?

Punta Gorda, FL, Homosassa Springs, FL, Sebring, FL, Wildwood-The Villages, FL, Brookings, OR.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is median age measured?

Median age of all residents. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 1990

501Reno, NVNV578,73435.9+6%

502Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20135.9+11%

503Franklin, KYKY20,78835.9+6%

504Janesville, WIWI166,47235.9+9%

505Manchester, NHNH433,41535.9+11%

506Picayune, MSMS59,36335.9+10%

507Platteville, WIWI52,44635.9+14%

508Sanford, NCNC70,25835.9+5%

509Richmond, VAVA1,389,33835.9+7%

510Rochester, MNMN231,18435.9+10%

511Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21535.9+9%

512Joplin, MOMO208,79635.8+4%

513Durant, OKOK51,36735.8+3%

514Bremerton, WAWA283,37435.8+13%

515Chico, CACA209,21135.8+5%

516Greensburg, ININ26,57635.8+10%

517Palestine, TXTX59,80535.8+14%

518Seymour, ININ47,37035.8+5%

519Brookhaven, MSMS35,01235.8+5%

520Lewisburg, PAPA42,31335.8+10%

521Pensacola, FLFL544,94935.8+10%

522LaGrange, GAGA107,09735.8+7%

523New Bern, NCNC127,35835.8+14%

524Las Vegas, NMNM30,31135.8+15%

525New York, NYNY20,112,44835.7+3%

526Spokane, WAWA608,01235.7+8%

527Huntsville, ALAL556,44435.7+11%

528Rockford, ILIL337,24235.7+7%

529Ada, OKOK38,52835.7+4%

530Magnolia, ARAR21,89435.7+6%

531Owatonna, MNMN37,46435.7+9%

532Rome, GAGA101,37835.7+3%

533Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68535.7+9%

534Honolulu, HIHI988,70335.7+11%

535Celina, OHOH42,73735.7+12%

536Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13835.7+19%

537Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28535.7+7%

538Greenwood, SCSC95,21535.7+5%

539Greensboro, NCNC805,94535.7+5%

540Florence, SCSC201,39235.7+10%

541Dublin, GAGA60,35135.7+8%

542Laurel, MSMS82,28135.6+7%

543Columbus, NENE46,58335.6+8%

544Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37735.6+9%

545Durango, COCO56,89835.6+12%

546Frankfort, ININ33,32235.6+4%

547Vineland, NJNJ157,14835.6+6%

548Alma, MIMI41,19035.6+8%

549Hutchinson, MNMN36,63135.6+8%

550Sturgis, MIMI60,96835.6+8%

551Orlando, FLFL2,957,67235.6+5%

552Norfolk, NENE49,22835.6+9%

553Fort Smith, ARAR234,14035.6+6%

554Beaumont, TXTX399,31035.6+7%

555Greenville, SCSC1,014,10135.6+6%

556Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96635.5+16%

557Alexandria, LALA147,95235.5+13%

558DeRidder, LALA36,67335.5+12%

559Jesup, GAGA32,48135.5+8%

560Rockingham, NCNC42,04135.5+4%

561Shawnee, OKOK75,10235.5+6%

562Washington, ININ34,20935.5+6%

563Plymouth, ININ46,59935.5+7%

564Muskegon, MIMI177,90135.5+8%

565Tyler, TXTX252,54935.5+7%

566Angola, ININ34,79935.5+6%

567Detroit, MIMI4,390,91335.4+7%

568Waterloo, IAIA169,18935.4+5%

569Massena, NYNY105,48835.4+15%

570Oshkosh, WIWI174,21835.4+9%

571Wooster, OHOH116,75835.4+10%

572Jefferson City, MOMO152,71235.4+8%

573Meridian, MSMS85,41935.3+9%

574Gaffney, SCSC58,27535.3+5%

575Watertown, SDSD29,56235.3+7%

576Cheyenne, WYWY102,93835.3+11%

577El Campo, TXTX42,06035.3+8%

578Hood River, OROR23,72035.3+3%

579Juneau city and, AKAK31,60935.3+10%

580Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59935.3+7%

581Selma, ALAL35,14035.3+13%

582Wilmington, OHOH42,30135.3+8%

583Orangeburg, SCSC83,17735.3+13%

584Corbin, KYKY150,04035.3+10%

585Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01035.3+7%

586Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21135.3+9%

587Rifle, COCO80,09935.3+5%

588Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50035.3+10%

589Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27335.3+6%

590Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68235.2+6%

591Corsicana, TXTX57,18135.2+3%

592Holland, MIMI123,18835.2+10%

593Roswell, NMNM63,36435.2+11%

594Kankakee, ILIL105,52535.2+7%

595La Crosse, WIWI171,18235.2+8%

596Rapid City, SDSD156,93435.2+15%

597McComb, MSMS52,64035.2+10%

598Russellville, ARAR84,93235.2+7%

599Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45135.2+9%

600Des Moines, IAIA758,53935.1+6%

601Seattle, WAWA4,161,88335.1+7%

602Whitewater, WIWI106,12735.1+7%

603Greencastle, ININ37,87635.1+9%

604Searcy, ARAR80,08535.1+5%

605Warsaw, ININ80,89235.1+9%

606Cedartown, GAGA45,51435.1+3%

607Springfield, MOMO500,69435.1+7%

608Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55335.1+8%

609South Bend, ININ324,53835.1+6%

610Lexington, NENE26,25535.0−4%

611Green Bay, WIWI336,75635.0+9%

612Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85835.0+8%

613Henderson, NCNC42,63835.0+6%

614Flint, MIMI401,09335.0+9%

615Santa Cruz, CACA258,85235.0+5%

616Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07635.0+1%

617Lexington Park, MDMD211,17635.0+13%

618Tupelo, MSMS133,16735.0+6%

619Washington, DCDC6,465,72434.9+7%

620Norwalk, OHOH58,25034.9+8%

621Rolla, MOMO45,24734.9+9%

622Walla Walla, WAWA62,36134.9+4%

623Shelbyville, TNTN55,27334.9−0%

624Albuquerque, NMNM925,27934.9+9%

625Shreveport, LALA383,47434.8+8%

626Portland, OROR2,542,28234.8+3%

627Bay City, TXTX36,46334.8+10%

628Goldsboro, NCNC122,27834.8+9%

629Martin, TNTN33,26134.8+5%

630Vicksburg, MSMS41,75934.8+7%

631Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09934.8+8%

632Kenosha, WIWI168,44834.8+7%

633Sidney, OHOH48,06534.8+10%

634Little Rock, ARAR777,60734.8+7%

635Burlington, VTVT227,80334.7+12%

636Charlottesville, VAVA228,59734.7+10%

637Fallon, NVNV25,85134.7+5%

638Auburn, ININ44,53534.7+9%

639Gulfport, MSMS431,32934.7+10%

640Weatherford, OKOK39,05934.7+9%

641Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69534.7+6%

642Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83034.7+5%

643Victoria, TXTX99,86434.7+8%

644Houghton, MIMI40,02834.7+7%

645Nashville, TNTN2,197,41634.6+6%

646Toledo, OHOH599,37634.6+8%

647Susanville, CACA28,11734.6+8%

648Jefferson, GAGA99,26534.6+5%

649Laurinburg, NCNC33,32234.6+10%

650Opelousas, LALA80,76534.6+11%

651Appleton, WIWI249,87634.6+10%

652Lake Charles, LALA244,65534.5+9%

653Fort Wayne, ININ466,25834.5+7%

654Española, NMNM39,83234.5+15%

655Murray, KYKY39,42134.5+6%

656Sacramento, CACA2,477,27434.5+7%

657Columbia, SCSC879,91834.5+9%

658Twin Falls, IDID123,90134.5+4%

659New Orleans, LALA970,84934.5+8%

660Hermiston, OROR93,72134.4+4%

661Augusta, GAGA641,23134.4+10%

662Amherst, MAMA164,06534.4+13%

663Dover, DEDE194,78634.4+11%

664Mobile, ALAL411,65834.4+8%

665Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22634.4+3%

666Bainbridge, GAGA29,43234.4+9%

667Cordele, GAGA19,23734.4+4%

668Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63834.3+5%

669Eau Claire, WIWI176,64734.3+9%

670Morgan City, LALA46,55234.3+15%

671Ozark, ALAL49,91234.3+17%

672Wichita, KSKS663,80934.3+6%

673Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29534.2+8%

674Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81334.2+6%

675Savannah, GAGA438,31434.2+7%

676Denver, COCO3,092,03734.2+4%

677Salem, OROR445,81434.2+1%

678Cortland, NYNY45,85034.2+12%

679Lufkin, TXTX88,15434.2+5%

680Rock Springs, WYWY41,26734.2+12%

681Oxnard, CACA830,85134.2+7%

682Milledgeville, GAGA44,02934.2+8%

683Ontario, OROR60,08534.2+0%

684Madison, WIWI709,68534.1+8%

685Andrews, TXTX18,91434.1+14%

686Calhoun, GAGA61,70134.1+5%

687Omaha, NENE1,009,83634.1+7%

688Jackson, WYWY36,58734.1+4%

689Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66634.1+18%

690Montgomery, ALAL388,74734.1+7%

691Vidalia, GAGA36,18034.1+7%

692Midland, TXTX193,13934.0+9%

693Sioux City, IAIA145,73834.0+3%

694Bellingham, WAWA236,39234.0+3%

695Marshall, MNMN25,68434.0+8%

696Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44834.0+5%

697San Jose, CACA1,984,47333.9+6%

698San Angelo, TXTX122,06533.9+8%

699Yuma, AZAZ224,44933.9+12%

700Vallejo, CACA455,37633.9+9%

701Charleston, SCSC889,26333.9+14%

702Jonesboro, ARAR139,44033.9+4%

703Chicago, ILIL9,434,12333.9+4%

704Forrest City, ARAR21,80033.8+9%

705Muncie, ININ113,10633.8+7%

706Alamogordo, NMNM70,36833.8+16%

707Pittsburg, KSKS39,00833.8−2%

708Minot, NDND75,69433.8+10%

709Columbus, OHOH2,242,02833.8+7%

710Lexington, KYKY535,17433.7+6%

711Moultrie, GAGA47,43833.7+3%

712Bowling Green, KYKY197,18033.7+3%

713Amarillo, TXTX276,23533.7+5%

714Warner Robins, GAGA208,09133.6+9%

715Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19133.6+8%

716Monroe, LALA222,39033.6+8%

717Price, UTUT20,68033.6+9%

718Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21333.6+11%

719Houma, LALA199,66833.5+14%

720Missoula, MTMT128,69833.5+5%

721Fort Morgan, COCO30,30633.5+3%

722Columbus, GAGA324,83033.4+7%

723Boulder, COCO328,56033.4+6%

724Winnemucca, NVNV17,26733.4+8%

725Santa Maria, CACA442,06533.4+5%

726Sumter, SCSC105,06733.4+13%

727Abilene, TXTX185,42933.3+5%

728Kendallville, ININ47,93733.3+5%

729New Iberia, LALA66,84633.3+12%

730Alamosa, COCO27,89633.3+10%

731Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72033.3+4%

732Colorado Springs, COCO781,79633.2+9%

733Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93833.2+3%

734Fayetteville, ARAR622,17733.2−0%

735Fort Collins, COCO377,29233.2+6%

736San Diego, CACA3,282,24833.2+7%

737Memphis, TNTN1,341,41233.2+6%

738Lafayette, LALA423,75833.2+10%

739Hobbs, NMNM74,74933.1+9%

740Blytheville, ARAR37,82833.1+12%

741Alice, TXTX45,38333.1+8%

742Tifton, GAGA51,23733.1+7%

743Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18233.0+4%

744Elkhart, ININ208,77433.0+3%

745Altus, OKOK24,76433.0+11%

746Stevens Point, WIWI71,94333.0+12%

747Albany, GAGA145,51033.0+9%

748Jackson, MSMS609,84733.0+6%

749Durham, NCNC625,48532.9+3%

750Yuba City, CACA187,47832.9+6%

751Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64532.9+6%

752Waco, TXTX308,80732.9+2%

753Decatur, ININ36,65032.9+7%

754Faribault, MNMN69,93932.9+8%

755San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14032.9+7%

756Dalton, GAGA147,81932.9+3%

757Winona, MNMN50,52332.8+8%

758Americus, GAGA33,39432.8+7%

759Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85032.8+5%

760Kennewick, WAWA324,33432.8+5%

761Anchorage, AKAK405,82132.7+8%

762Lansing, MIMI479,72232.7+9%

763Hays, KSKS29,07532.7+5%

764Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79532.7+5%

765Morgantown, WVWV141,99532.7+7%

766Columbus, MSMS67,14432.6+11%

767Troy, ALAL33,68832.5+8%

768Watertown, NYNY111,54032.5+11%

769Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13732.5+3%

770Richmond, KYKY131,80632.5+7%

771Baton Rouge, LALA888,69932.5+7%

772Boise City, IDID864,24332.4+1%

773Tahlequah, OKOK49,19632.3+1%

774Hammond, LALA141,34632.3+7%

775Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44132.3+4%

776Burley, IDID49,30832.3+9%

777Lincoln, NENE352,08132.2+4%

778Uvalde, TXTX24,96332.2+7%

779Gillette, WYWY48,14532.2+10%

780Gainesville, GAGA226,56832.2−0%

781Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13832.1+10%

782Grand Forks, NDND105,04632.1+8%

783Houston, TXTX7,904,62732.1+4%

784Heber, UTUT81,65532.0+9%

785Dallas, TXTX8,477,15732.0+4%

786Lumberton, NCNC119,94132.0+5%

787Odessa, TXTX173,80132.0+5%

788Plainview, TXTX36,70032.0+3%

789Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15531.9+3%

790Clewiston, FLFL61,54631.9−2%

791Big Rapids, MIMI42,32031.9+24%

792Stockton, CACA823,81531.9+3%

793Greenwood, MSMS34,91231.9+6%

794Douglas, GAGA52,86131.9+5%

795Nogales, AZAZ50,02031.8+9%

796Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93831.8−3%

797Beeville, TXTX32,51531.8+7%

798Modesto, CACA557,71931.7+3%

799Salinas, CACA433,72931.7+6%

800Evanston, WYWY23,41531.7+18%

801St. Cloud, MNMN205,85431.7+12%

802Emporia, KSKS34,83831.6+5%

803Riverside, CACA4,769,00731.6+4%

804Fargo, NDND269,52831.6+6%

805Bemidji, MNMN47,05531.5+8%

806Greenville, MSMS40,44631.5+9%

807Elko, NVNV56,68231.4+7%

808Idaho Falls, IDID173,85131.4+10%

809Ellensburg, WAWA48,80331.4+4%

810Stephenville, TXTX43,91131.4+3%

811Blacksburg, VAVA181,61631.3+4%

812Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21431.3+7%

813Tallahassee, FLFL397,44231.3+5%

814Kearney, NENE57,96231.2+4%

815Valdosta, GAGA153,27631.2+6%

816Edwards, COCO54,29131.2+2%

817Yakima, WAWA259,18531.2−1%

818Moses Lake, WAWA105,72731.1−3%

819Corvallis, OROR97,72831.1+5%

820Lubbock, TXTX368,43131.1+6%

821Huntsville, TXTX83,84231.0+1%

822El Centro, CACA181,41131.0+8%

823Farmington, NMNM120,34031.0+9%

824St. George, UTUT213,67031.0+10%

825Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01431.0+4%

826Austin, TXTX2,620,94531.0+4%

827Gainesville, FLFL359,03630.9+4%

828Safford, AZAZ40,15730.9+3%

829Greeley, COCO378,42630.9+1%

830Mankato, MNMN104,90730.8+8%

831Del Rio, TXTX47,83530.8+9%

832Charleston, ILIL46,60730.8+3%

833Breckenridge, COCO39,06930.7−1%

834Bozeman, MTMT128,74030.7+3%

835Zapata, TXTX13,75330.7+6%

836Bakersfield, CACA927,06830.6+3%

837Menomonie, WIWI46,22330.6+7%

838Hereford, TXTX18,62630.6+7%

839Lawton, OKOK127,59030.6+6%

840Columbia, MOMO219,06230.5+5%

841Bloomington, ILIL171,41930.5+5%

842Clarksdale, MSMS19,84930.5+4%

843Clovis, NMNM65,27030.4+3%

844Dumas, TXTX21,89130.4+4%

845Greenville, NCNC182,93630.4+3%

846Guymon, OKOK20,32230.4−9%

847Clarksville, TNTN349,00130.4+3%

848Fresno, CACA1,203,38330.3+2%

849Maryville, MOMO20,17430.2+8%

850Natchitoches, LALA36,08930.2+4%

851Hanford, CACA154,32730.2+6%

852Show Low, AZAZ109,94630.2+13%

853Las Cruces, NMNM229,09130.2+7%

854Champaign, ILIL239,97930.2+4%

855Iowa City, IAIA182,71130.0+5%

856El Paso, TXTX881,29130.0+7%

857Dodge City, KSKS33,99329.9−1%

858Boone, NCNC54,78629.9+7%

859Cleveland, MSMS28,26229.8+13%

860Pocatello, IDID91,59129.8+0%

861Raymondville, TXTX19,97129.8+8%

862Kirksville, MOMO29,82429.7+3%

863Blackfoot, IDID51,15329.7+6%

864Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03529.7+7%

865Fayetteville, NCNC395,41229.6+8%

866Oxford, MSMS71,97229.6+5%

867Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36829.6+12%

868Othello, WAWA21,48829.6−4%

869Fairbanks, AKAK93,97229.5+7%

870Ames, IAIA128,09029.5+3%

871Athens, GAGA224,14829.4+4%

872Killeen, TXTX511,49729.3+5%

873Lafayette, ININ228,46829.3+2%

874Kingsville, TXTX30,31529.2+5%

875Visalia, CACA485,14629.2−1%

876Bloomington, ININ165,23129.1+6%

877Mountain Home, IDID29,46529.1+4%

878Brownsville, TXTX433,94629.0+5%

879Liberal, KSKS21,07329.0−0%

880Macomb, ILIL25,91629.0+6%

881Vernal, UTUT38,27829.0+12%

882Merced, CACA297,26029.0+3%

883Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37728.8+3%

884Brigham City, UTUT70,40528.7+5%

885State College, PAPA157,39328.7+6%

886Ithaca, NYNY104,04728.6+5%

887Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44228.5+6%

888Warrensburg, MOMO56,67028.5+9%

889Auburn, ALAL208,01328.3+4%

890Kingsland, GAGA60,14328.2+3%

891Garden City, KSKS37,50528.1+3%

892Ogden, UTUT672,78427.9+5%

893Moscow, IDID41,84227.9+2%

894Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82327.8+8%

895Stillwater, OKOK83,88927.6+2%

896Carbondale, ILIL52,50127.5+4%

897Statesboro, GAGA97,97727.3+0%

898Manhattan, KSKS136,12227.2+6%

899Starkville, MSMS62,06327.2+1%

900McAllen, TXTX921,54927.2+3%

901Gallup, NMNM68,11926.9+5%

902Laramie, WYWY38,55826.7+0%

903Lawrence, KSKS120,92026.6+3%

904Brookings, SDSD37,63526.6+1%

905Ruston, LALA48,36026.5+7%

906Laredo, TXTX281,22426.5+3%

907Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31926.1+9%

908College Station, TXTX287,47626.1−1%

909Athens, OHOH63,19725.7+1%

910Hinesville, GAGA91,87025.2+3%

911Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69125.1+3%

912Jacksonville, NCNC217,17525.0+2%

913Vermillion, SDSD15,03124.9+4%

914Pullman, WAWA48,51224.7+1%

915Logan, UTUT160,88924.3+1%

916Cedar City, UTUT67,14124.2−1%

917Rexburg, IDID69,38024.1+7%

918Provo, UTUT773,42623.4+3%

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