Youngest by median age in Illinois
Illinois counties and cities ranked by median age.
This page ranks the counties and cities of Illinois by median age — which have the lowest median age, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Champaign County leads at 30.9 yrs.
Among cities & places, Lane leads at 10.9 yrs.
Counties
Top 100.Cities & places
Top 100.| # | Name | Median age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lane | 10.9 yrs | |
| 2 | Kings | 13.5 yrs | |
| 3 | Serena | 15.4 yrs | |
| 4 | Westervelt | 15.4 yrs | |
| 5 | Kaskaskia | 15.9 yrs | |
| 6 | Merritt | 16.0 yrs | |
| 7 | Elsah | 20.6 yrs | |
| 8 | Paloma | 20.6 yrs | |
| 9 | New Salem | 23.5 yrs | |
| 10 | North Chicago | 23.6 yrs | |
| 11 | Mound Station | 23.9 yrs | |
| 12 | White Heath | 24.0 yrs | |
| 13 | Grand Tower | 24.1 yrs | |
| 14 | Eagarville | 24.7 yrs | |
| 15 | Carbondale | 24.9 yrs | |
| 16 | Normal | 25.2 yrs | |
| 17 | DeKalb | 25.4 yrs | |
| 18 | Elwin | 25.8 yrs | |
| 19 | West York | 25.9 yrs | |
| 20 | Buncombe | 26.2 yrs | |
| 21 | Scott AFB | 26.2 yrs | |
| 22 | Trilla | 26.5 yrs | |
| 23 | Henderson | 26.6 yrs | |
| 24 | Lorenzo | 26.6 yrs | |
| 25 | Tovey | 26.6 yrs | |
| 26 | Urbana | 26.7 yrs | |
| 27 | Phillipstown | 27.0 yrs | |
| 28 | Champaign | 27.1 yrs | |
| 29 | Lockport Heights | 27.1 yrs | |
| 30 | Cowden | 27.3 yrs | |
| 31 | Congerville | 27.4 yrs | |
| 32 | Willow Hill | 27.6 yrs | |
| 33 | Dixmoor | 27.7 yrs | |
| 34 | Macomb | 27.7 yrs | |
| 35 | Shirley | 27.7 yrs | |
| 36 | Kinderhook | 27.9 yrs | |
| 37 | Mount Erie | 27.9 yrs | |
| 38 | Burnt Prairie | 28.0 yrs | |
| 39 | Elliott | 28.0 yrs | |
| 40 | Little York | 28.2 yrs | |
| 41 | Joppa | 28.4 yrs | |
| 42 | La Clede | 28.5 yrs | |
| 43 | Ste. Marie | 28.5 yrs | |
| 44 | Bowen | 28.8 yrs | |
| 45 | Charleston | 28.8 yrs | |
| 46 | Bulpitt | 28.9 yrs | |
| 47 | Custer Park | 29.0 yrs | |
| 48 | El Dara | 29.0 yrs | |
| 49 | Industry | 29.0 yrs | |
| 50 | Brooklyn | 29.1 yrs | |
| 51 | Ludlow | 29.1 yrs | |
| 52 | Capron | 29.2 yrs | |
| 53 | Seymour | 29.3 yrs | |
| 54 | Thebes | 29.3 yrs | |
| 55 | Edgington | 29.5 yrs | |
| 56 | Loami | 29.5 yrs | |
| 57 | Rockdale | 29.6 yrs | |
| 58 | Round Lake Heights | 29.6 yrs | |
| 59 | Davis Junction | 29.8 yrs | |
| 60 | Old Ripley | 29.8 yrs | |
| 61 | Hartsburg | 30.0 yrs | |
| 62 | Hoyleton | 30.0 yrs | |
| 63 | Smithboro | 30.0 yrs | |
| 64 | Pleasant Hill | 30.1 yrs | |
| 65 | Troy Grove | 30.1 yrs | |
| 66 | West Brooklyn | 30.2 yrs | |
| 67 | Lerna | 30.3 yrs | |
| 68 | Creston | 30.4 yrs | |
| 69 | Harvard | 30.5 yrs | |
| 70 | Lisbon | 30.5 yrs | |
| 71 | Braceville | 30.7 yrs | |
| 72 | Percy | 30.7 yrs | |
| 73 | Stone Park | 30.7 yrs | |
| 74 | Jeisyville | 30.8 yrs | |
| 75 | Shipman | 30.8 yrs | |
| 76 | Symerton | 30.8 yrs | |
| 77 | Wilmington | 30.8 yrs | |
| 78 | Dieterich | 30.9 yrs | |
| 79 | Bannockburn | 31.0 yrs | |
| 80 | Calhoun | 31.1 yrs | |
| 81 | Addieville | 31.3 yrs | |
| 82 | Fairmont | 31.3 yrs | |
| 83 | Maeystown | 31.4 yrs | |
| 84 | McCook | 31.4 yrs | |
| 85 | Ashley | 31.5 yrs | |
| 86 | Kingston | 31.5 yrs | |
| 87 | Sigel | 31.5 yrs | |
| 88 | Campus | 31.6 yrs | |
| 89 | Chesterfield | 31.6 yrs | |
| 90 | Essex | 31.6 yrs | |
| 91 | Park City | 31.6 yrs | |
| 92 | Ridgewood | 31.6 yrs | |
| 93 | Shumway | 31.6 yrs | |
| 94 | Beardstown | 31.7 yrs | |
| 95 | Lawrence | 31.7 yrs | |
| 96 | Niantic | 31.7 yrs | |
| 97 | Astoria | 31.8 yrs | |
| 98 | Aviston | 31.8 yrs | |
| 99 | Coleta | 31.9 yrs | |
| 100 | Cortland | 31.9 yrs |
Nationwide
1Other rankings in Illinois
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- Most densely populated in Illinois
- Highest median household income in Illinois
- Highest median home value in Illinois
- Most affordable home values in Illinois
- Highest median gross rent in Illinois
- Cheapest median gross rent in Illinois
- Oldest by median age in Illinois
- Most college-educated in Illinois
- Highest poverty rate in Illinois
- Lowest poverty rate in Illinois
- Highest homeownership rate in Illinois
- Lowest homeownership rate in Illinois
- Longest commutes in Illinois
- Shortest commutes in Illinois
- Largest households in Illinois
- Newest housing in Illinois
- Oldest housing in Illinois
- Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in Illinois
- Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Illinois