Census ACS 2023 · 96 cities

Youngest Cities in North Carolina

Age demographics shape everything from school enrollment to housing demand. Boone town is the youngest city in North Carolina with a median age of 21.5. 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 96 major cities in North Carolina.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Median Age	Population	Median Income
1	Winterville town	39	10,624	$82,783
2	Winston-Salem city	35.6	250,887	$57,673
3	Wilson city	39.1	47,740	$47,294
4	Wilmington city	37.5	118,578	$63,900
5	Wendell town	38.3	11,585	$93,848
6	Weddington town	43.5	13,468	$196,159
7	Waynesville town	47.4	10,408	$50,554
8	Waxhaw town	36.9	21,565	$128,115
9	Wake Forest town	38.8	51,199	$120,777
10	Thomasville city	39.4	27,261	$58,246
11	Tarboro town	48.9	10,705	$49,386
12	Summerfield town	44.4	11,031	$151,131
13	Statesville city	37.4	29,161	$55,492
14	Stallings town	39.4	16,495	$106,074
15	Spring Lake town	25.4	11,613	$50,497
16	Spout Springs Cdp	30.9	11,073	$87,905
17	Southern Pines town	38.6	16,052	$83,681
18	Smithfield town	42.7	11,798	$37,827
19	Shelby city	41.2	21,868	$50,705
20	Sanford city	34.9	30,833	$54,294
21	Salisbury city	36.5	35,730	$51,058
22	Rolesville town	38.9	10,200	$148,250
23	Rocky Mount city	41.8	54,175	$52,927
24	Roanoke Rapids city	38	15,024	$53,981
25	Reidsville city	41.4	14,547	$42,702
26	Raleigh city	34.7	470,763	$82,424
27	Piney Green Cdp	30	14,205	$65,179
28	Pineville town	33.9	10,780	$64,257
29	Pinehurst village	58.8	17,992	$104,955
30	Newton city	39.2	13,223	$56,869
31	New Bern city	40.4	31,563	$56,893
32	Myrtle Grove Cdp	41.7	12,404	$112,139
33	Murraysville Cdp	37.1	17,307	$75,720
34	Mount Holly city	39.1	17,928	$75,928
35	Mount Airy city	46.7	10,631	$39,873
36	Morrisville town	34.5	30,471	$125,404
37	Morganton city	38.5	17,541	$49,434
38	Mooresville town	36.6	51,447	$88,592
39	Monroe city	36.5	35,596	$67,265
40	Mint Hill town	46.2	26,954	$99,272
41	Mebane city	36.8	18,899	$84,312
42	Matthews town	39.3	29,959	$105,579
43	Lumberton city	35.6	19,220	$43,114
44	Lincolnton city	37.7	11,503	$43,294
45	Lexington city	35.9	19,691	$41,775
46	Lewisville town	41.8	13,655	$84,424
47	Lenoir city	43.5	18,282	$48,889
48	Leland town	48	26,307	$88,576
49	Laurinburg city	37.9	15,079	$39,258
50	Lake Norman of Iredell Cdp	47.7	12,496	$194,519
51	Knightdale town	34	19,532	$91,638
52	Kinston city	42.9	19,576	$35,250
53	Kings Mountain city	41.6	11,472	$45,507
54	Kernersville town	38.7	27,439	$69,923
55	Kannapolis city	37.7	56,470	$70,691
56	Jacksonville city	23.3	73,507	$54,069
57	Indian Trail town	35.5	41,146	$99,073
58	Huntersville town	39.9	62,458	$119,951
59	Hope Mills town	33.3	17,823	$60,671
60	Holly Springs town	36.3	43,429	$132,435
61	High Point city	37.8	115,263	$61,228
62	Hickory city	37.7	43,747	$63,361
63	Hendersonville city	50.3	15,253	$52,337
64	Henderson city	36.6	14,922	$38,780
65	Havelock city	24.5	16,471	$64,433
66	Harrisburg town	39	19,203	$143,393
67	Greenville city	28	88,540	$50,564
68	Greensboro city	34.1	298,564	$58,884
69	Graham city	36.4	17,537	$54,783
70	Goldsboro city	36.7	33,448	$47,005
71	Gastonia city	37.2	81,632	$60,554
72	Garner town	37.6	32,543	$77,496
73	Fuquay-Varina town	36.3	37,749	$111,447
74	Fayetteville city	30.7	209,692	$56,395
75	Elon town	21.9	11,325	$82,717
76	Elizabeth City city	36.1	18,740	$50,947
77	Eden city	36.9	15,353	$50,959
78	Durham city	34.8	288,465	$79,234
79	Davidson town	41.2	14,852	$152,969
80	Cornelius town	44.8	32,009	$114,688
81	Concord city	36.2	106,518	$84,752
82	Clemmons village	43.7	21,574	$84,326
83	Clayton town	32.7	28,043	$73,348
84	Charlotte city	34.4	886,283	$78,438
85	Chapel Hill town	25.8	59,889	$85,825
86	Cary town	39.8	176,686	$129,399
87	Carrboro town	34	21,170	$85,927
88	Burlington city	39.6	58,599	$54,941
89	Boone town	21.5	19,534	$28,633
90	Belmont city	37.7	15,140	$86,442
91	Asheville city	40.7	94,369	$67,221
92	Asheboro city	36.1	27,353	$48,628
93	Archdale city	46.5	11,992	$64,984
94	Apex town	36	67,765	$138,442
95	Anderson Creek Cdp	31.1	14,021	$86,661
96	Albemarle city	39.8	16,527	$52,825

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Frequently Asked Questions

Boone town is the #1 ranked city in North Carolina by median age, with a value of 21.5 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

North Carolina has 96 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 North Carolina.