Census ACS 2023 · 131 cities

Youngest Cities in Washington

Age demographics shape everything from school enrollment to housing demand. Pullman city is the youngest city in Washington with a median age of 22.8. 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 131 major cities in Washington.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Median Age	Population	Median Income
1	Yelm city	30.6	10,618	$88,279
2	Yakima city	34	96,810	$59,228
3	Woodinville city	39.1	13,440	$158,723
4	White Center Cdp	37.3	15,017	$82,500
5	West Richland city	35.5	17,126	$118,056
6	Wenatchee city	36	35,502	$70,000
7	Washougal city	38.7	16,945	$100,916
8	Walla Walla city	38.1	33,766	$65,493
9	Vashon Cdp	51.7	10,424	$115,750
10	Vancouver city	37.5	192,696	$78,156
11	University Place city	38.9	34,850	$94,952
12	Union Hill-Novelty Hill Cdp	44	23,272	$181,820
13	Tumwater city	38.1	26,519	$93,635
14	Tukwila city	35	21,479	$80,534
15	Tacoma city	37.3	220,482	$83,857
16	Sunnyside city	27.2	16,329	$53,350
17	Sumner city	35.1	10,674	$98,376
18	Spokane Valley city	37.6	105,460	$70,722
19	Spokane city	37.2	229,228	$65,745
20	Spanaway Cdp	32.5	34,322	$94,028
21	South Hill Cdp	34.4	68,161	$109,235
22	Snoqualmie city	37.7	13,750	$197,531
23	Snohomish city	42.9	10,177	$84,688
24	Silverdale Cdp	38.8	21,046	$101,445
25	Silver Firs Cdp	38.6	21,796	$153,026
26	Shoreline city	42.1	59,280	$113,336
27	Shelton city	31.6	10,619	$60,589
28	Sedro-Woolley city	35.1	12,633	$72,140
29	Seattle city	35.5	741,440	$121,984
30	SeaTac city	36.8	31,143	$76,517
31	Sammamish city	39.4	66,375	$227,273
32	Salmon Creek Cdp	43.6	19,594	$100,534
33	Ridgefield city	34.9	12,576	$117,550
34	Richland city	36.4	61,912	$92,550
35	Renton city	36.5	105,279	$96,626
36	Redmond city	35	75,721	$162,099
37	Puyallup city	37.2	42,642	$95,639
38	Pullman city	22.8	31,939	$45,097
39	Prairie Ridge Cdp	36.8	12,054	$110,795
40	Poulsbo city	43.2	11,962	$95,774
41	Port Townsend city	59.4	10,290	$60,015
42	Port Orchard city	32.9	16,398	$81,472
43	Port Angeles city	41.5	20,087	$61,640
44	Pasco city	30.2	78,446	$81,130
45	Parkland Cdp	33.8	39,174	$71,829
46	Orchards Cdp	34.8	29,716	$96,893
47	Olympia city	39.2	55,583	$76,930
48	Oak Harbor city	31.8	24,396	$72,041
49	North Lynnwood Cdp	33.1	23,653	$102,888
50	Newcastle city	37.4	12,945	$162,646
51	Mukilteo city	44.3	21,312	$122,612
52	Mountlake Terrace city	38.2	21,419	$101,404
53	Mount Vista Cdp	40.6	10,635	$101,189
54	Mount Vernon city	36.1	35,312	$73,277
55	Moses Lake city	32.3	25,594	$71,854
56	Monroe city	35.1	19,696	$107,556
57	Minnehaha Cdp	37.7	12,080	$108,203
58	Mill Creek East Cdp	35.5	25,461	$183,466
59	Mill Creek city	38.8	20,846	$121,578
60	Mercer Island city	45.8	25,282	$202,359
61	Marysville city	37.4	71,570	$100,362
62	Martha Lake Cdp	33.9	22,740	$132,130
63	Maple Valley city	36.5	28,121	$147,546
64	Maltby Cdp	45.7	10,859	$179,276
65	Lynnwood city	39.2	40,953	$76,439
66	Lynden city	35.9	16,025	$94,869
67	Longview city	39.1	37,836	$60,844
68	Liberty Lake city	37.4	12,435	$105,599
69	Lakewood city	36.3	63,034	$70,524
70	Lakeland South Cdp	39.6	12,869	$105,273
71	Lakeland North Cdp	42	14,664	$111,681
72	Lake Tapps Cdp	42.4	12,360	$145,250
73	Lake Stickney Cdp	34.6	15,514	$85,762
74	Lake Stevens city	34.8	39,500	$118,290
75	Lake Morton-Berrydale Cdp	43	10,591	$127,074
76	Lake Forest Park city	42.8	13,356	$158,868
77	Lacey city	37.7	57,088	$87,277
78	Kirkland city	38.2	91,614	$143,533
79	Kent city	35.3	135,015	$90,416
80	Kennewick city	35.8	84,389	$72,867
81	Kenmore city	38.7	23,594	$137,926
82	Kelso city	38.4	12,697	$59,462
83	Issaquah city	37.2	39,472	$153,786
84	Hazel Dell Cdp	37.8	23,086	$78,958
85	Grandview city	28.1	11,042	$59,875
86	Graham Cdp	35.1	35,090	$115,501
87	Gig Harbor city	47.6	12,202	$106,042
88	Frederickson Cdp	33.2	24,219	$107,241
89	Fort Lewis Cdp	23	13,983	$54,902
90	Five Corners Cdp	37.4	21,444	$102,423
91	Fife city	31.9	10,902	$90,515
92	Ferndale city	33.6	15,447	$83,839
93	Felida Cdp	46.1	10,695	$150,430
94	Federal Way city	37.6	99,232	$82,144
95	Fairwood Cdp (Spokane County)	42.4	10,439	$84,911
96	Fairwood Cdp (King County)	38.5	18,437	$119,013
97	Everett city	37.1	111,083	$81,502
98	Enumclaw city	38.9	12,663	$116,563
99	Ellensburg city	26.7	18,913	$49,888
100	Elk Plain Cdp	39.3	13,863	$101,250
101	Edmonds city	46.3	42,783	$116,095
102	Edgewood city	38.8	12,683	$114,342
103	Eastmont Cdp	39.5	23,486	$139,346
104	East Wenatchee city	35.4	14,114	$81,050
105	East Renton Highlands Cdp	41.3	12,241	$140,048
106	Des Moines city	37.5	32,545	$89,787
107	Covington city	37.4	20,957	$126,730
108	Cottage Lake Cdp	44.2	23,170	$197,331
109	Cheney city	23.9	12,830	$47,039
110	Centralia city	37.8	18,457	$52,387
111	Camas city	40.6	26,779	$140,053
112	Camano Cdp	55.2	17,535	$100,124
113	Burien city	39.8	51,331	$90,597
114	Bryn Mawr-Skyway Cdp	40	17,577	$90,258
115	Bremerton city	33	44,531	$74,399
116	Bothell West Cdp	38.4	21,014	$144,941
117	Bothell East Cdp	34.1	14,487	$189,519
118	Bothell city	38	48,610	$132,232
119	Bonney Lake city	35.4	22,776	$131,524
120	Birch Bay Cdp	42.1	11,103	$77,120
121	Bellingham city	34.5	92,367	$65,821
122	Bellevue city	38.3	151,199	$161,300
123	Battle Ground city	33.7	21,293	$100,185
124	Bainbridge Island city	49	24,607	$159,882
125	Auburn city	35.7	85,455	$95,367
126	Artondale Cdp	41.3	14,051	$156,908
127	Arlington city	37.1	20,599	$84,919
128	Anacortes city	49.5	17,837	$89,788
129	Alderwood Manor Cdp	38.3	10,168	$118,077
130	Airway Heights city	32.9	10,766	$64,659
131	Aberdeen city	36.9	17,040	$52,181

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pullman city is the #1 ranked city in Washington by median age, with a value of 22.8 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Washington has 131 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 Washington.