Census ACS 2023 · 87 cities

Youngest Cities in Pennsylvania

Age demographics shape everything from school enrollment to housing demand. State College borough is the youngest city in Pennsylvania with a median age of 21.4. 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 87 major cities in Pennsylvania.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Median Age	Population	Median Income
1	York city	34.2	44,830	$47,115
2	Yeadon borough	44.1	12,091	$57,336
3	Wyomissing borough	50.4	11,100	$88,214
4	Woodlyn Cdp	38.7	10,276	$71,978
5	Willow Street Cdp	52.1	10,010	$106,867
6	Willow Grove Cdp	37.3	13,919	$98,402
7	Williamsport city	30.9	27,629	$49,363
8	Wilkinsburg borough	41.7	14,165	$48,565
9	Wilkes-Barre city	35.3	44,217	$47,970
10	Whitehall borough	43.7	14,863	$85,000
11	West Mifflin borough	44.7	19,338	$70,335
12	West Chester borough	24.8	19,235	$81,492
13	Weigelstown Cdp	43.1	15,401	$70,333
14	Waynesboro borough	36.8	11,044	$58,311
15	Washington city	38.5	13,361	$52,350
16	State College borough	21.4	40,669	$47,132
17	St. Marys city	50.3	12,612	$64,471
18	Shiloh Cdp	48.4	11,022	$82,205
19	Sharon city	42.8	13,019	$44,595
20	Scranton city	37.7	76,074	$49,531
21	Roslyn Cdp	39.6	10,150	$91,106
22	Reading city	31.7	94,836	$45,599
23	Progress Cdp	36.8	11,143	$75,362
24	Pottsville city	41.3	13,374	$53,465
25	Pottstown borough	36.1	23,392	$56,174
26	Plum borough	43.5	26,873	$98,475
27	Pittsburgh city	33.5	303,620	$64,137
28	Phoenixville borough	35.2	19,062	$94,411
29	Philadelphia city	35.1	1,582,432	$60,698
30	Northampton borough	42.4	10,366	$82,719
31	Norristown borough	33.7	35,782	$65,058
32	New Kensington city	49.5	12,072	$49,644
33	New Castle city	37.7	21,727	$41,478
34	Nanticoke city	39.6	10,610	$60,340
35	Murrysville municipality	50.9	20,839	$120,685
36	Munhall borough	42.6	10,633	$52,037
37	Mountain Top Cdp	44	11,856	$105,286
38	Montgomeryville Cdp	43.6	13,572	$130,769
39	Monroeville municipality	43.8	28,383	$78,191
40	Meadville city	36	12,723	$46,012
41	McKeesport city	40.5	17,520	$31,854
42	Lower Burrell city	47.5	11,659	$81,860
43	Levittown Cdp	40.3	50,930	$101,619
44	Lebanon city	38.4	26,600	$47,439
45	Lansdowne borough	41.8	11,064	$69,261
46	Lansdale borough	37.8	18,865	$86,460
47	Lancaster city	31.9	57,683	$63,421
48	Kingston borough	36.8	13,333	$53,885
49	King of Prussia Cdp	36.5	25,025	$111,600
50	Johnstown city	45.4	18,245	$34,784
51	Jefferson Hills borough	44.1	12,313	$117,518
52	Indiana borough	22.5	14,170	$44,784
53	Horsham Cdp	37.2	15,866	$99,121
54	Hershey Cdp	45.2	14,334	$78,750
55	Hermitage city	49.1	16,132	$72,464
56	Hazleton city	37.6	29,886	$43,379
57	Harrisburg city	32.8	50,092	$47,783
58	Hanover borough	40.7	16,483	$64,135
59	Greensburg city	36.5	14,777	$62,977
60	Fullerton Cdp	34.2	16,729	$63,357
61	Franklin Park borough	41.1	15,273	$172,200
62	Erie city	34.9	94,156	$43,397
63	Ephrata borough	36.8	13,729	$68,117
64	Emmaus borough	39.1	11,727	$82,875
65	Elizabethtown borough	34.5	11,857	$67,770
66	Easton city	33.5	29,079	$63,775
67	Dunmore borough	40.3	14,123	$75,632
68	Drexel Hill Cdp	36.5	30,015	$87,993
69	Darby borough	35.7	10,664	$45,128
70	Columbia borough	45.4	10,217	$52,271
71	Colonial Park Cdp	36	18,125	$69,804
72	Coatesville city	34.2	13,323	$57,323
73	Chester city	33.3	33,209	$39,809
74	Chambersburg borough	41.2	22,051	$56,177
75	Carnot-Moon Cdp	32.5	13,639	$95,777
76	Carlisle borough	34.4	21,335	$59,742
77	Butler city	37.5	13,306	$41,705
78	Broomall Cdp	44.3	10,684	$114,844
79	Bloomsburg town	24.4	12,906	$49,096
80	Bethlehem city	36.2	77,069	$66,443
81	Bethel Park municipality	48.9	33,070	$104,129
82	Berwick borough	41.2	10,291	$45,338
83	Baldwin borough	42.1	21,159	$77,882
84	Ardmore Cdp	38.6	14,165	$115,273
85	Altoona city	39.8	43,508	$50,171
86	Allison Park Cdp	44.2	22,108	$108,669
87	Allentown city	32.4	125,320	$53,403

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Frequently Asked Questions

State College borough is the #1 ranked city in Pennsylvania by median age, with a value of 21.4 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Pennsylvania has 87 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 Pennsylvania.