Census ACS 2023 · 68 cities

Youngest Cities in Arizona

Age demographics shape everything from school enrollment to housing demand. Flagstaff city is the youngest city in Arizona with a median age of 26.0. College towns, military communities, and fast-growing suburbs tend to have the youngest populations. Younger cities often have more families with children, growing school systems, and expanding housing markets. Compare median ages across all 68 major cities in Arizona.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Median Age	Population	Median Income
1	Yuma city	32.1	98,461	$62,546
2	Verde Village Cdp	44.4	12,662	$71,352
3	Valencia West Cdp	35.7	13,834	$90,758
4	Vail Cdp	39.9	15,722	$121,385
5	Tucson Mountains Cdp	55.2	11,428	$132,946
6	Tucson Estates Cdp	54.1	12,687	$66,813
7	Tucson city	34.6	543,348	$54,546
8	Tempe city	29.9	186,419	$77,643
9	Tanque Verde Cdp	57.5	15,531	$119,212
10	Surprise city	41.6	149,519	$93,371
11	Sun Lakes Cdp	73.4	14,079	$63,545
12	Sun City West Cdp	74.9	27,003	$63,792
13	Sun City Cdp	72.5	38,018	$52,111
14	Somerton city	30.5	14,383	$71,825
15	Sierra Vista Southeast Cdp	49.1	14,213	$70,958
16	Sierra Vista city	37.3	45,203	$69,783
17	Show Low city	44.7	11,913	$63,376
18	Scottsdale city	49.2	242,169	$107,372
19	San Tan Valley Cdp	35	105,231	$93,642
20	San Luis city	33.2	35,998	$57,364
21	Sahuarita town	36.4	35,012	$100,719
22	Safford city	31.3	10,217	$65,727
23	Saddlebrooke Cdp	71.6	12,616	$90,888
24	Rio Rico Cdp	34.3	21,798	$63,692
25	Queen Creek town	37.2	66,369	$134,719
26	Prescott Valley town	47.3	48,048	$70,793
27	Prescott city	60.3	46,744	$69,151
28	Phoenix city	34.8	1,624,832	$77,041
29	Peoria city	42.1	194,338	$93,403
30	Payson town	58.9	16,494	$65,175
31	Paradise Valley town	55.5	12,621	$236,250
32	Oro Valley town	54.6	47,595	$105,342
33	Nogales city	37	19,753	$40,745
34	New River Cdp	50.6	18,365	$120,279
35	New Kingman-Butler Cdp	46.1	14,281	$42,604
36	Mesa city	37.2	507,478	$78,779
37	Maricopa city	36.1	62,986	$94,208
38	Marana town	41.5	54,487	$108,256
39	Lake Havasu City city	55.7	58,037	$66,264
40	Kingman city	44.2	33,850	$60,418
41	Green Valley Cdp	73.3	21,581	$58,268
42	Goodyear city	40.8	102,891	$101,814
43	Gold Canyon Cdp	66.1	12,488	$85,833
44	Glendale city	34.5	250,193	$70,139
45	Gilbert town	35.7	271,118	$121,351
46	Fountain Hills town	60.8	23,768	$104,788
47	Fortuna Foothills Cdp	62	28,227	$57,583
48	Fort Mohave Cdp	59.8	15,716	$65,417
49	Flowing Wells Cdp	38.2	16,989	$40,769
50	Florence town	43	25,961	$76,259
51	Flagstaff city	26	76,333	$68,041
52	Eloy city	41	16,671	$54,080
53	El Mirage city	32.4	35,823	$74,764
54	Drexel Heights Cdp	37	27,636	$75,152
55	Douglas city	34	16,118	$39,350
56	Cottonwood city	55.8	12,547	$47,162
57	Coolidge city	34.5	15,300	$57,161
58	Chino Valley town	49.9	13,372	$59,733
59	Chandler city	37.4	278,123	$103,691
60	Catalina Foothills Cdp	55.9	51,756	$113,201
61	Casas Adobes Cdp	43.8	70,770	$81,041
62	Casa Grande city	37.8	57,590	$66,354
63	Camp Verde town	44.1	12,282	$58,383
64	Bullhead City city	53.7	42,193	$47,717
65	Buckeye city	35.4	99,844	$98,778
66	Avondale city	32.4	90,644	$81,260
67	Apache Junction city	52.6	39,746	$58,619
68	Anthem Cdp	44.5	22,622	$117,846

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Frequently Asked Questions

Flagstaff city is the #1 ranked city in Arizona by median age, with a value of 26.0 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Arizona has 68 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in Arizona.