Median age in New Bern, NC

Median age in New Bern, NC was 38.9 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.5 from 2023. That is the 36th highest of 93 cities in 2024.

2024, years38.9

Change on 2023-1.5

Rank36th of 93Cities in North Carolina ranked

Series high40.52021

Series low38.92024

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Median age in New Bern, NC, 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	38.9
2023	40.4
2022	40.4
2021	40.5

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2024
New Bern, NC	38.9
North Carolina	39.1
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 North Carolina by median age 93 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, New Bern, NC, 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, New Bern, NC, 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/new-bern-nc. 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, New Bern, NC, 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/new-bern-nc.

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, New Bern, NC, 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/new-bern-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_median_age_new_bern_2024,
  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, New Bern, NC, 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/new-bern-nc. 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 New Bern, NC?

Median age in New Bern, NC was 38.9 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.5 from 2023. That is the 36th highest of 93 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 New Bern, NC?

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

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