Median age in National City, CA

Median age in National City, CA was 36.1 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5 from 2023. That is the 251st highest of 376 cities in 2024.

2024, years36.1

Change on 2023-0.5

Rank251st of 376Cities in California ranked

Series high36.82021

Series low362022

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Median age in National City, CA, 2021 to 2024

years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.

All 4 values

Period	years
2024	36.1
2023	36.6
2022	36
2021	36.8

Compared with California and United States

Place	2024
National City, CA	36.1
California	37.9
United States	38.9

Rankings

EU countries by median age 27 places
US states by median age 51 places
US cities by median age 3219 places
Cities in California by median age 376 places

Definition

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. Canada: on 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Median age, National City, CA, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median age, National City, CA, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/national-city-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Median age, National City, CA, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/national-city-ca.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median age, National City, CA, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/national-city-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Median age, National City, CA, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/national-city-ca. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the median age in National City, CA?

Median age in National City, CA was 36.1 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5 from 2023. That is the 251st highest of 376 cities in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest median age in National City, CA?

36.8 years in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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