Youngest Cities, Provo, Utah Leads (2026)

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Provo, Utah has the youngest population of the 105 US cities we rank, with a median age of 23.6 (Census ACS, 2020-2024). Columbia, South Carolina is next, with a median age of 28.6.

By The Honest Local · 105 cities · every value links to its public source

23.6 yrsProvo, Utah leads on the list, the lowest reading of 105 cities

The top five cities median age

No. 1Provo, Utah23.6 yrsmedian age
No. 2Columbia, South Carolina28.6 yrsmedian age
No. 3Fayetteville, Arkansas28.8 yrsmedian age
No. 4Baton Rouge, Louisiana31.5 yrsmedian age
No. 5Madison, Wisconsin31.8 yrsmedian age

Youngest Cities on the map

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Median age of the whole population from the American Community Survey, youngest first.

Youngest Cities, all 105

The full ranking median age

	Place	median age
1	Provo, Utah	23.6 yrs
2	Columbia, South Carolina	28.6 yrs
3	Fayetteville, Arkansas	28.8 yrs
4	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	31.5 yrs
5	Madison, Wisconsinbig city	31.8 yrs
5	Syracuse, New York	31.8 yrs
7	New Haven, Connecticut	31.9 yrs
8	Albany, New York	32 yrs
9	Bakersfield, Californiabig city	32.1 yrs
10	Grand Rapids, Michigan	32.3 yrs
11	Milwaukee, Wisconsinbig city	32.4 yrs
12	Fresno, Californiabig city	32.8 yrs
12	Providence, Rhode Island	32.8 yrs
14	Salt Lake City, Utah	32.9 yrs
15	Allentown, Pennsylvania	33.1 yrs
15	Hartford, Connecticut	33.1 yrs
17	Cincinnati, Ohiobig city	33.2 yrs
17	Columbus, Ohiobig city	33.2 yrs
19	Boston, Massachusettsbig city	33.3 yrs
20	Dallas, Texasbig city	33.4 yrs
20	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	33.4 yrs
20	Minneapolis, Minnesotabig city	33.4 yrs
23	Knoxville, Tennessee	33.5 yrs
23	McAllen, Texas	33.5 yrs
25	Ogden, Utah	33.6 yrs
25	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniabig city	33.6 yrs
25	Riverside, Californiabig city	33.6 yrs
28	Rochester, New York	33.7 yrs
29	Stockton, Californiabig city	33.9 yrs
29	Worcester, Massachusetts	33.9 yrs
31	Savannah, Georgia	34 yrs
32	Dayton, Ohio	34.1 yrs
33	Atlanta, Georgiabig city	34.2 yrs
33	Memphis, Tennesseebig city	34.2 yrs
35	Buffalo, New Yorkbig city	34.3 yrs
35	Greensboro, North Carolinabig city	34.3 yrs
35	Indianapolis, Indianabig city	34.3 yrs
38	Houston, Texasbig city	34.4 yrs
38	Oxnard, California	34.4 yrs
40	Charlotte, North Carolinabig city	34.5 yrs
40	El Paso, Texasbig city	34.5 yrs
40	Jackson, Mississippi	34.5 yrs
40	Nashville, Tennesseebig city	34.5 yrs
44	Des Moines, Iowa	34.6 yrs
44	Tucson, Arizonabig city	34.6 yrs
46	Austin, Texasbig city	34.7 yrs
46	Greenville, South Carolina	34.7 yrs
46	Raleigh, North Carolinabig city	34.7 yrs
46	Richmond, Virginia	34.7 yrs
50	Phoenix, Arizonabig city	34.9 yrs
50	San Antonio, Texasbig city	34.9 yrs
50	Washington, DCbig city	34.9 yrs
53	Durham, North Carolinabig city	35.1 yrs
53	Oklahoma City, Oklahomabig city	35.1 yrs
53	Orlando, Floridabig city	35.1 yrs
56	Detroit, Michiganbig city	35.2 yrs
57	Denver, Coloradobig city	35.3 yrs
57	Omaha, Nebraskabig city	35.3 yrs
57	Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniabig city	35.3 yrs
60	Birmingham, Alabama	35.6 yrs
60	Seattle, Washingtonbig city	35.6 yrs
60	Tulsa, Oklahomabig city	35.6 yrs
63	Colorado Springs, Coloradobig city	35.7 yrs
63	Wichita, Kansasbig city	35.7 yrs
65	Chicago, Illinoisbig city	35.8 yrs
65	Kansas City, Missouribig city	35.8 yrs
65	Toledo, Ohiobig city	35.8 yrs
68	Little Rock, Arkansas	35.9 yrs
68	Tampa, Floridabig city	35.9 yrs
68	Winston-Salem, North Carolinabig city	35.9 yrs
71	Sacramento, Californiabig city	36 yrs
72	Baltimore, Marylandbig city	36.2 yrs
72	San Diego, Californiabig city	36.2 yrs
74	Chattanooga, Tennessee	36.3 yrs
74	Cleveland, Ohiobig city	36.3 yrs
76	Jacksonville, Floridabig city	36.5 yrs
77	Charleston, South Carolina	36.6 yrs
78	Bridgeport, Connecticut	36.7 yrs
79	St. Louis, Missouribig city	36.8 yrs
80	Akron, Ohio	36.9 yrs
80	Huntsville, Alabama	36.9 yrs
82	Reno, Nevadabig city	37.1 yrs
83	Los Angeles, Californiabig city	37.2 yrs
83	Spokane, Washington	37.2 yrs
85	Louisville, Kentuckybig city	37.7 yrs
86	Portland, Maine	37.8 yrs
87	Vancouver, Washington	37.9 yrs
87	Virginia Beach, Virginiabig city	37.9 yrs
89	Poughkeepsie, New York	38.1 yrs
90	New York, New Yorkbig city	38.2 yrs
90	San Jose, Californiabig city	38.2 yrs
92	Boise, Idaho	38.6 yrs
92	Las Vegas, Nevadabig city	38.6 yrs
94	Albuquerque, New Mexicobig city	38.8 yrs
94	New Orleans, Louisianabig city	38.8 yrs
94	Portland, Oregonbig city	38.8 yrs
97	Lakeland, Florida	38.9 yrs
98	Miami, Floridabig city	39.3 yrs
99	San Francisco, Californiabig city	40 yrs
100	Daytona Beach, Florida	40.3 yrs
101	Asheville, North Carolina	40.7 yrs
102	Melbourne, Florida	42.5 yrs
103	Honolulu, Hawaiibig city	43 yrs
104	Sarasota, Florida	48.2 yrs
105	Cape Coral, Florida	48.6 yrs

Sources and method

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, table B01002 (via tape_readings) · 2020-2024

How we got this. Median age comes from tape_readings, which src/tape/acs-more.ts reads from the ACS 5-year table-based Summary File, table B01002. Cities and states each rank on their own list, youngest first; a retiree reads the list from the bottom. It refreshes annual.

Rankings by The Honest Local from public data, one page per list, refreshed on each source’s own cycle. Places with no reading are left out rather than estimated. Every value on this page carries its source in the page’s structured data.

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