Census ACS 2023 · 224 cities

Youngest Cities in Illinois

Age demographics shape everything from school enrollment to housing demand. North Chicago city is the youngest city in Illinois with a median age of 23.6. 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 224 major cities in Illinois.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Median Age	Population	Median Income
1	Zion city	34	24,466	$62,574
2	Yorkville city	34.5	22,350	$108,775
3	Worth village	39.1	10,731	$56,998
4	Woodstock city	37.1	26,316	$83,293
5	Woodridge village	37.6	33,889	$97,263
6	Wood River city	37.9	10,315	$65,960
7	Wood Dale city	42	13,926	$90,408
8	Winnetka village	42.4	12,508	$250,001
9	Wilmette village	45.7	27,550	$192,300
10	Wheeling village	39.2	38,495	$83,251
11	Wheaton city	37.6	53,453	$119,566
12	Westmont village	42.5	24,201	$83,622
13	Western Springs village	41.8	13,353	$218,839
14	Westchester village	52.9	16,524	$103,561
15	West Chicago city	35.8	25,434	$100,568
16	Waukegan city	34.6	88,919	$70,578
17	Wauconda village	36.9	14,010	$112,438
18	Waterloo city	40.2	11,055	$92,005
19	Washington city	37.3	15,946	$91,360
20	Warrenville city	37.2	14,232	$99,028
21	Villa Park village	37.1	22,456	$94,698
22	Vernon Hills village	41.3	26,772	$120,625
23	Urbana city	26.7	38,447	$45,854
24	Troy city	35.8	10,889	$97,825
25	Tinley Park village	42.3	55,007	$103,819
26	Taylorville city	39.5	11,149	$52,720
27	Sycamore city	37.6	18,243	$80,837
28	Swansea village	38.4	14,603	$84,367
29	Summit village	38.5	10,896	$60,417
30	Streator city	39.6	12,274	$54,953
31	Streamwood village	40	39,055	$101,049
32	Sterling city	42.6	14,670	$52,647
33	St. Charles city	41.6	32,733	$115,350
34	Springfield city	40.7	113,714	$65,537
35	South Holland village	42.6	21,016	$87,378
36	South Elgin village	39.2	23,984	$123,744
37	Skokie village	42.6	66,427	$93,550
38	Shorewood village	44.5	18,218	$122,648
39	Shiloh village	41	14,109	$100,058
40	Schiller Park village	36.9	11,454	$67,473
41	Schaumburg village	39.7	76,780	$94,690
42	Round Lake village	36.7	18,588	$108,965
43	Round Lake Beach village	34.1	27,081	$86,632
44	Roselle village	42.4	22,731	$109,118
45	Roscoe village	35.3	10,881	$97,704
46	Romeoville village	35.5	40,996	$100,022
47	Rolling Meadows city	38.5	23,981	$100,424
48	Rockford city	37.5	147,649	$53,328
49	Rock Island city	37.1	36,758	$57,292
50	Riverdale village	33.5	10,515	$45,709
51	River Grove village	36.6	10,482	$74,793
52	River Forest village	40.1	11,489	$148,711
53	Richton Park village	41.5	12,576	$71,724
54	Rantoul village	35	12,515	$49,821
55	Quincy city	40.1	39,188	$56,372
56	Prospect Heights city	41	15,681	$91,599
57	Pontiac city	43.4	11,483	$59,579
58	Plano city	33.1	11,626	$83,102
59	Plainfield village	37.3	45,705	$142,265
60	Pingree Grove village	37.7	10,576	$119,880
61	Peoria city	35.8	112,126	$58,716
62	Pekin city	41.3	31,812	$58,355
63	Park Ridge city	44.5	39,241	$138,059
64	Park Forest village	36.9	20,898	$62,305
65	Palos Hills city	42.5	18,139	$83,969
66	Palos Heights city	51.2	11,817	$107,974
67	Palatine village	39.6	66,548	$95,950
68	Ottawa city	40.3	18,714	$73,011
69	Oswego village	39.7	35,463	$119,881
70	Orland Park village	46.8	57,961	$98,979
71	Oak Park village	40.6	53,315	$108,026
72	Oak Lawn village	40.3	57,098	$82,493
73	Oak Forest city	40.3	26,888	$87,941
74	O'Fallon city	36.9	32,139	$102,793
75	Northlake city	40.9	12,547	$77,564
76	Northbrook village	49.2	34,642	$155,321
77	North Chicago city	23.6	30,772	$56,815
78	North Aurora village	42.1	18,375	$111,781
79	Norridge village	47	15,177	$87,579
80	Normal town	25.2	52,908	$66,350
81	Niles village	47.6	30,262	$78,563
82	New Lenox village	37.3	27,456	$133,071
83	Naperville city	40.1	149,424	$150,937
84	Mundelein village	38.3	31,632	$107,608
85	Mount Vernon city	39	14,492	$52,751
86	Mount Prospect village	41.7	55,648	$103,911
87	Morton village	40.7	16,503	$87,760
88	Morton Grove village	44.3	24,687	$106,078
89	Morris city	40.4	14,775	$72,357
90	Montgomery village	35.1	21,205	$96,985
91	Moline city	38.7	42,235	$63,959
92	Mokena village	44.1	19,906	$129,017
93	Minooka village	33.3	12,632	$122,163
94	Midlothian village	38.9	14,024	$67,872
95	Melrose Park village	35	24,513	$64,740
96	McHenry city	43.5	27,774	$86,865
97	Maywood village	35.1	23,173	$66,498
98	Mattoon city	42.6	16,334	$47,308
99	Matteson village	44.2	18,681	$98,617
100	Markham city	33.7	11,434	$52,364
101	Marion city	40.4	16,796	$57,281
102	Manhattan village	32.1	10,315	$128,375
103	Macomb city	27.7	15,006	$39,753
104	Machesney Park village	40.5	22,744	$74,244
105	Lyons village	41.9	10,391	$64,209
106	Loves Park city	36.8	23,185	$58,633
107	Lombard village	38.8	43,722	$97,253
108	Lockport city	37.9	26,228	$113,252
109	Lisle village	37	23,413	$106,173
110	Lindenhurst village	37.1	14,365	$127,837
111	Lincolnwood village	43.9	13,179	$107,950
112	Lincoln city	38.4	13,406	$54,390
113	Libertyville village	41.9	20,493	$162,270
114	Lemont village	43.7	17,643	$126,100
115	Lansing village	40.1	28,415	$71,805
116	Lake Zurich village	41.3	19,727	$139,959
117	Lake in the Hills village	36.6	28,853	$113,491
118	Lake Forest city	46.1	19,190	$228,120
119	La Grange village	41	15,999	$154,556
120	La Grange Park village	41.5	13,227	$119,115
121	Kewanee city	43.6	12,280	$49,668
122	Kankakee city	36.4	24,384	$45,119
123	Justice village	37	12,372	$58,514
124	Joliet city	35.3	149,785	$88,026
125	Jacksonville city	37.6	17,490	$62,615
126	Huntley village	49.7	27,859	$86,349
127	Homewood village	39.8	19,471	$96,522
128	Homer Glen village	42	24,516	$128,546
129	Hoffman Estates village	38.9	51,186	$109,683
130	Hinsdale village	41.9	17,155	$250,001
131	Highland Park city	46	30,229	$161,875
132	Highland city	42.1	10,268	$77,886
133	Hickory Hills city	38.1	14,718	$85,541
134	Herrin city	40.1	12,271	$58,501
135	Hazel Crest village	34.7	13,493	$62,773
136	Harvey city	36.8	19,831	$41,091
137	Hanover Park village	35	36,850	$92,263
138	Gurnee village	40.4	30,486	$121,410
139	Grayslake village	35.9	20,707	$113,697
140	Granite City city	40.1	26,670	$60,490
141	Godfrey village	49.9	17,743	$92,746
142	Glenview village	46.3	47,682	$138,758
143	Glendale Heights village	35.5	32,864	$82,232
144	Glen Ellyn village	41.3	28,270	$133,346
145	Glen Carbon village	39.2	13,521	$92,434
146	Geneva city	41.7	21,299	$136,621
147	Galesburg city	41.2	29,653	$45,213
148	Gages Lake Cdp	40.3	10,706	$105,114
149	Freeport city	43.2	23,636	$48,181
150	Franklin Park village	37	18,233	$76,009
151	Frankfort village	41.8	20,417	$153,714
152	Fox Lake village	43.3	10,872	$69,896
153	Forest Park village	40	14,000	$81,323
154	Fairview Heights city	41.6	16,255	$77,960
155	Evergreen Park village	38.1	19,498	$95,738
156	Evanston city	38	76,552	$95,766
157	Elmwood Park village	40.3	23,982	$84,121
158	Elmhurst city	41.6	45,538	$145,374
159	Elk Grove Village village	43.9	32,132	$95,216
160	Elgin city	36.3	114,106	$88,316
161	Effingham city	36.9	12,258	$65,718
162	Edwardsville city	32.3	26,543	$92,671
163	East St. Louis city	45.1	18,278	$30,992
164	East Peoria city	42.4	22,485	$71,763
165	East Moline city	37.3	20,837	$63,328
166	Downers Grove village	42.6	49,867	$119,649
167	Dolton village	40	20,979	$58,706
168	Dixon city	41.7	15,166	$58,371
169	Des Plaines city	42.8	59,408	$94,303
170	DeKalb city	25.4	40,464	$46,564
171	Deerfield village	44.5	19,185	$189,705
172	Decatur city	39.9	70,368	$50,809
173	Darien city	44.8	21,855	$109,354
174	Danville city	38.9	28,663	$44,239
175	Crystal Lake city	39.5	40,436	$105,428
176	Crestwood village	50.7	10,622	$68,686
177	Crest Hill city	39.2	19,754	$71,408
178	Country Club Hills city	38.5	16,419	$77,463
179	Columbia city	39.9	11,063	$107,922
180	Collinsville city	39.7	24,126	$65,170
181	Cicero town	34.3	83,223	$68,548
182	Chicago Ridge village	34.3	14,147	$69,389
183	Chicago Heights city	35.6	26,938	$57,479
184	Chicago city	35.7	2,707,648	$75,134
185	Chatham village	35.1	14,740	$106,030
186	Charleston city	28.8	17,212	$49,057
187	Channahon village	38.2	13,854	$121,458
188	Champaign city	27.1	88,822	$57,544
189	Centralia city	40	12,009	$47,308
190	Cary village	38.6	17,875	$109,790
191	Carpentersville village	33.8	37,544	$86,327
192	Carol Stream village	39.3	39,427	$105,395
193	Carbondale city	24.9	21,813	$29,670
194	Canton city	44.9	13,408	$54,881
195	Campton Hills village	43.1	10,724	$192,727
196	Calumet City city	37.8	35,253	$53,991
197	Cahokia Heights city	32.8	17,173	$37,975
198	Burr Ridge village	58.1	11,119	$154,508
199	Burbank city	38.2	28,822	$83,975
200	Buffalo Grove village	42.1	42,824	$129,820
201	Brookfield village	41.7	19,235	$108,429
202	Bridgeview village	40.7	16,721	$65,153
203	Bradley village	35.5	15,331	$62,940
204	Bourbonnais village	34.6	18,109	$81,017
205	Bolingbrook village	37.4	73,813	$107,552
206	Blue Island city	36.7	23,416	$60,965
207	Bloomington city	36	78,703	$75,449
208	Bloomingdale village	42.8	22,388	$98,891
209	Berwyn city	36.4	55,888	$75,235
210	Bensenville village	37	18,576	$78,298
211	Belvidere city	39.7	24,510	$62,462
212	Bellwood village	38.3	18,373	$76,990
213	Belleville city	38.3	41,722	$60,529
214	Beach Park village	36.2	13,988	$83,069
215	Batavia city	41.2	26,730	$119,167
216	Bartlett village	41.3	40,531	$130,479
217	Barrington village	43.1	11,049	$150,714
218	Aurora city	35.2	179,867	$90,109
219	Arlington Heights village	42.7	76,220	$118,532
220	Antioch village	37.1	14,751	$118,635
221	Alton city	38.4	25,430	$53,005
222	Alsip village	39.5	18,650	$67,557
223	Algonquin village	41.3	29,904	$131,753
224	Addison village	41.1	35,470	$87,587

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North Chicago city is the #1 ranked city in Illinois by median age, with a value of 23.6 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Illinois has 224 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 Illinois.