Census ACS 2023 · 45 cities

Youngest Cities in Kentucky

Age demographics shape everything from school enrollment to housing demand. Fort Campbell North Cdp is the youngest city in Kentucky with a median age of 22.2. 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 45 major cities in Kentucky.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Median Age	Population	Median Income
1	Winchester city	38.8	19,133	$57,653
2	Versailles city	39	10,382	$58,834
3	St. Matthews city	37.9	17,491	$80,716
4	Somerset city	39.1	12,108	$32,910
5	Shively city	46.3	15,556	$46,522
6	Shepherdsville city	35.2	14,351	$71,250
7	Shelbyville city	36.8	17,436	$73,733
8	Richmond city	28.1	35,498	$48,223
9	Radcliff city	36	22,967	$60,976
10	Paris city	37.9	10,107	$49,464
11	Paducah city	43.2	26,894	$51,243
12	Owensboro city	37.7	60,112	$53,295
13	Nicholasville city	38.2	31,625	$67,514
14	Newport city	40.4	14,039	$58,422
15	Murray city	25.7	17,888	$40,348
16	Mount Washington city	38	18,228	$93,852
17	Madisonville city	37.4	19,442	$56,902
18	Lyndon city	35.2	10,956	$65,392
19	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	37.7	627,210	$64,731
20	Lexington-Fayette urban county	35.2	321,122	$67,631
21	Lawrenceburg city	37.6	11,838	$63,690
22	La Grange city	36	10,188	$86,222
23	Jeffersontown city	39.3	28,988	$78,185
24	Independence city	34.8	29,024	$98,653
25	Hopkinsville city	35.1	31,011	$47,428
26	Henderson city	40.3	27,994	$47,176
27	Glasgow city	40	15,141	$42,417
28	Georgetown city	32.7	38,206	$78,373
29	Franklin city	34.4	10,254	$55,552
30	Frankfort city	34.7	28,452	$54,438
31	Francisville Cdp	40.1	10,313	$146,280
32	Fort Thomas city	37.9	17,242	$100,819
33	Fort Campbell North Cdp	22.2	11,483	$58,403
34	Florence city	40.5	32,334	$68,508
35	Erlanger city	37.7	19,677	$78,420
36	Elizabethtown city	37.7	31,870	$56,250
37	Danville city	36	17,235	$53,370
38	Covington city	37.6	40,902	$58,814
39	Campbellsville city	37.8	11,523	$49,389
40	Burlington Cdp	37.6	18,090	$101,550
41	Bowling Green city	27.9	73,638	$48,419
42	Berea city	34.1	15,557	$56,484
43	Bardstown city	39.2	13,673	$49,781
44	Ashland city	41.1	21,405	$52,199
45	Alexandria city	38.3	10,430	$103,750

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fort Campbell North Cdp is the #1 ranked city in Kentucky by median age, with a value of 22.2 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Kentucky has 45 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 Kentucky.