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Youngest towns in the U.S.

Ranked by the median age of residents. Top 100 towns and cities with 10,000+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Kiryas Joel NY 15.7 Population 38,916 Palm Tree 2 Palm Tree Orange County, NY 15.7 Population 38,916 3 Lakewood Ocean County, NJ 18.1 Population 139,019
#TownMedian agePopulationMedian income
1 Kiryas JoelNY · 38,916 people 15.7 38,916 $50,032
2 Palm Tree Palm TreeOrange County, NY · 38,916 people 15.7 38,916 $50,032
3 LakewoodOcean County, NJ · 139,019 people 18.1 139,019 $65,101
4 University of California-Santa BarbaraCA · 12,121 people 20.0 12,121 $69,327
5 UniversityFL · 41,902 people 20.4 41,902 $59,852
6 Fort Leonard WoodMO · 15,432 people 20.5 15,432 $67,772
7 Durham DurhamStrafford County, NH · 15,080 people 20.8 15,080 $124,056
8 RexburgID · 40,543 people 21.0 40,543 $50,617
9 Oxford OxfordOH · 21,753 people 21.1 21,753 $40,764
10 Map of State College State CollegePA · 41,050 people 21.2 41,050 $45,424
11 MansfieldCapitol Planning Region, CT · 25,358 people 21.2 25,358 $72,393
12 Isla VistaCA · 13,920 people 21.2 13,920 $25,972
13 Map of Elon ElonNC · 11,032 people 21.2 11,032 $84,773
14 East LansingMI · 45,758 people 21.3 45,758 $45,687
15 OxfordButler County, OH · 24,210 people 21.3 24,210 $44,256
16 Map of Boone BooneNC · 20,032 people 21.3 20,032 $30,065
17 West LafayetteIN · 45,159 people 21.4 45,159 $34,891
18 Amherst TownMA · 38,182 people 21.4 38,182 $66,968
19 Map of College Park College ParkMD · 34,540 people 21.5 34,540 $69,721
20 Athens AthensOH · 23,396 people 21.6 23,396 $38,204
21 Map of Orono OronoPenobscot County, ME · 11,902 people 21.8 11,902 $61,528
22 Fort BlissTX · 11,460 people 21.8 11,460 $57,111
23 WabashTippecanoe County, IN · 65,256 people 21.9 65,256 $41,054
24 Blacksburg BlacksburgVA · 45,446 people 21.9 45,446 $50,182
25 GeneseoLivingston County, NY · 10,338 people 21.9 10,338 $65,670
26 Map of Stanford StanfordCA · 18,662 people 22.0 18,662 $75,208
27 NewarkDE · 30,330 people 22.1 30,330 $76,912
28 Map of Allendale AllendaleOttawa County, MI · 26,540 people 22.1 26,540 $81,683
29 Map of Whitewater WhitewaterWI · 15,807 people 22.1 15,807 $54,969
30 Bloomington BloomingtonMonroe County, IN · 42,978 people 22.2 42,978 $44,748
31 Fort Campbell NorthKY · 11,356 people 22.2 11,356 $58,933
32 Fort CarsonCO · 18,019 people 22.3 18,019 $66,237
33 Map of Statesboro StatesboroGA · 34,149 people 22.6 34,149 $44,737
34 Kaneohe BaseHI · 10,919 people 22.6 10,919 $69,418
35 Schofield BarracksHI · 16,270 people 22.7 16,270 $80,388
36 College StationTX · 124,570 people 22.9 124,570 $50,900
37 AthensAthens County, OH · 29,639 people 22.9 29,639 $48,696
38 Fort LewisWA · 15,167 people 22.9 15,167 $58,796
39 Map of Eagle Mountain Eagle MountainUT · 53,290 people 23.0 53,290 $113,648
40 Map of Camp Pendleton South Camp Pendleton SouthCA · 15,766 people 23.1 15,766 $69,853
41 OneontaNY · 15,045 people 23.1 15,045 $61,111
42 VermillionSD · 11,878 people 23.1 11,878 $50,456
43 PullmanWA · 32,229 people 23.2 32,229 $46,812
44 Map of North Chicago North ChicagoIL · 30,643 people 23.2 30,643 $60,172
45 Ames AmesIA · 67,669 people 23.3 67,669 $60,991
46 IthacaNY · 32,814 people 23.3 32,814 $48,784
47 RadfordVA · 16,726 people 23.3 16,726 $57,348
48 Map of Jacksonville JacksonvilleNC · 71,279 people 23.4 71,279 $57,697
49 IndianaPA · 14,212 people 23.4 14,212 $40,857
50 PlattevilleWI · 11,499 people 23.4 11,499 $43,083
51 ArkadelphiaAR · 10,099 people 23.4 10,099 $48,657
52 Bowling Green Bowling GreenOH · 29,983 people 23.5 29,983 $45,154
53 Provo ProvoUT · 114,766 people 23.6 114,766 $64,171
54 Williamsburg WilliamsburgVA · 15,798 people 23.7 15,798 $75,604
55 Map of Logan LoganUT · 54,907 people 23.8 54,907 $60,687
56 Map of Kent KentOH · 27,116 people 23.8 27,116 $42,964
57 StillwaterOK · 49,269 people 23.9 49,269 $43,700
58 MorgantownWV · 30,236 people 23.9 30,236 $44,727
59 Mount PleasantMI · 21,236 people 23.9 21,236 $44,706
60 Map of Saratoga Springs Saratoga SpringsUT · 48,425 people 24.0 48,425 $128,802
61 RustonLA · 22,284 people 24.3 22,284 $31,120
62 Bloomsburg BloomsburgPA · 13,024 people 24.3 13,024 $51,536
63 Map of Airmont AirmontNY · 10,205 people 24.3 10,205 $94,972
64 Cheney CheneyWA · 12,804 people 24.4 12,804 $54,503
65 MartinTN · 10,915 people 24.5 10,915 $43,381
66 CarbondaleIL · 22,158 people 24.6 22,158 $32,128
67 UnionIsabella County, MI · 11,823 people 24.6 11,823 $43,694
68 Le RayJefferson County, NY · 25,266 people 24.7 25,266 $63,073
69 BrookingsSD · 23,948 people 24.7 23,948 $63,493
70 Map of Havelock HavelockNC · 17,691 people 24.7 17,691 $58,408
71 New BrunswickNJ · 56,345 people 24.8 56,345 $65,810
72 Twentynine PalmsCA · 27,355 people 24.8 27,355 $62,554
73 WarrensburgMO · 19,582 people 24.8 19,582 $57,067
74 Map of Clemson ClemsonSC · 18,072 people 24.8 18,072 $49,520
75 KirksvilleMO · 17,563 people 24.8 17,563 $50,071
76 Normal NormalMcLean County, IL · 53,569 people 25.0 53,569 $64,785
77 Harrisonburg HarrisonburgVA · 51,392 people 25.0 51,392 $62,254
78 Map of Ellensburg EllensburgWA · 20,874 people 25.0 20,874 $55,438
79 Map of Arvin ArvinCA · 19,539 people 25.0 19,539 $49,183
80 Map of Ramapo RamapoRockland County, NY · 152,401 people 25.1 152,401 $82,463
81 BloomingtonIN · 80,049 people 25.1 80,049 $50,465
82 StephenvilleTX · 21,682 people 25.1 21,682 $53,015
83 Map of Port Royal Port RoyalSC · 15,579 people 25.1 15,579 $74,870
84 Fort MeadeMD · 11,225 people 25.1 11,225 $103,261
85 CarbondaleJackson County, IL · 24,933 people 25.2 24,933 $34,878
86 Vineyard VineyardUT · 14,446 people 25.2 14,446 $103,380
87 Map of Maryville MaryvilleMO · 10,428 people 25.2 10,428 $53,352
88 West Chester West ChesterPA · 20,666 people 25.3 20,666 $78,385
89 TroyAL · 17,716 people 25.3 17,716 $50,717
90 Potomac ParkCA · 10,138 people 25.4 10,138 $51,166
91 San MarcosTX · 70,897 people 25.5 70,897 $51,281
92 ShieldsLake County, IL · 37,623 people 25.5 37,623 $112,865
93 NacogdochesTX · 32,197 people 25.6 32,197 $39,281
94 Map of Brent BrentFL · 23,813 people 25.6 23,813 $49,167
95 JacksonvilleAL · 14,437 people 25.6 14,437 $51,814
96 Map of Manhattan ManhattanKS · 54,239 people 25.7 54,239 $60,172
97 Map of Moscow MoscowID · 26,286 people 25.7 26,286 $57,022
98 Map of Pittsburg PittsburgKS · 20,637 people 25.7 20,637 $43,419
99 New PaltzUlster County, NY · 15,330 people 25.7 15,330 $83,133
100 Chapel HillNC · 61,607 people 25.8 61,607 $85,989

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the median age of residents. College towns rank high here, because students pull the median down. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for the U.S. as a whole is 38.9.

Only towns with at least 10,000 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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