Cities in Illinois by median age

Burr Ridge, IL had the highest median age of 225 cities in 2022, at 56.7 years. North Chicago, IL had the lowest, at 23.5 years. The median was 39.4 years and the figure for Illinois was 38.7 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.7Burr Ridge, IL

Lowest23.5North Chicago, IL

Median39.4225 cities

Illinois38.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 years	Change on 2021
1	Burr Ridge, IL	56.7	+2.2
2	Westchester, IL	51.7	+2.4
3	Palos Heights, IL	51.5	+0.2
4	Godfrey, IL	50.5	-1.4
5	Crestwood, IL	49.6	+2.1
6	Northbrook, IL	49.4	+0.4
7	Huntley, IL	49.1	+0.8
8	Winfield, IL	48.2	-0.2
9	Highland Park, IL	48	-0.4
10	Fox Lake, IL	47.3	+1.1
11	Norridge, IL	47.2	+1
12	Niles, IL	47.1	+0.3
13	Orland Park, IL	46.6	+0.1
14	Glenview, IL	46.5	+0.5
15	Wilmette, IL	45.7	+0.1
16	Park Ridge, IL	45.1	+0.1
17	Darien, IL	45	+0.4
18	Lake Forest, IL	44.9	-1.5
19	Canton, IL	44.7	+0.7
20	Deerfield, IL	44.6	+0.3
20	Morton Grove, IL	44.6	-1.6
22	Lincolnwood, IL	44.3	-1.7
23	Lemont, IL	44.2	+0.2
24	Matteson, IL	43.8	+0.8
25	Kewanee, IL	43.5	+1.5
26	Freeport, IL	43.4	-0.1
27	East St. Louis, IL	43.3	+0.6
28	Bloomingdale, IL	43.2	+1.1
28	Campton Hills, IL	43.2	-0.2
30	McHenry, IL	43.1	+0.9
30	Mokena, IL	43.1	+0.3
32	Skokie, IL	43	0
32	Sterling, IL	43	+0.3
34	Arlington Heights, IL	42.8	-0.2
34	Highland, IL	42.8	+2.1
34	Winnetka, IL	42.8	+0.2
37	Downers Grove, IL	42.6	-0.2
37	Frankfort, IL	42.6	+0.7
37	Shorewood, IL	42.6	+0.2
37	South Holland, IL	42.6	+1.2
41	Des Plaines, IL	42.5	+0.2
41	Elk Grove Village, IL	42.5	+0.7
43	Barrington, IL	42.4	+1.6
43	La Grange, IL	42.4	+0.3
43	Libertyville, IL	42.4	+0.3
43	Mattoon, IL	42.4	-0.4
47	Hinsdale, IL	42.3	+0.5
47	Homer Glen, IL	42.3	-0.4
49	Forest Park, IL	42.2	-0.2
49	Palos Hills, IL	42.2	-4.5
49	Roselle, IL	42.2	+0.7
52	East Peoria, IL	42.1	+0.2
53	Western Springs, IL	42	-0.3
54	Morton, IL	41.9	+0.1
55	St. Charles, IL	41.8	-0.4
55	Wood Dale, IL	41.8	+1.3
57	Geneva, IL	41.7	+1
58	Buffalo Grove, IL	41.6	+0.4
58	Galesburg, IL	41.6	+0.4
58	Glen Ellyn, IL	41.6	+0.5
58	Herrin, IL	41.6	+0.5
58	La Grange Park, IL	41.6	+1
58	Tinley Park, IL	41.6	+0.4
64	Columbia, IL	41.5	+2.2
65	North Aurora, IL	41.4	+0.3
65	Pontiac, IL	41.4	+1.7
67	Dixon, IL	41.2	+0.1
67	Elmhurst, IL	41.2	+0.6
67	Lake Zurich, IL	41.2	+0.4
67	Mount Prospect, IL	41.2	+0.7
67	Pekin, IL	41.2	-0.3
72	Bartlett, IL	41.1	+0.3
72	Oak Lawn, IL	41.1	-0.2
72	Prospect Heights, IL	41.1	+1
75	Algonquin, IL	41	-1
76	Brookfield, IL	40.9	+0.7
76	Machesney Park, IL	40.9	+1.5
78	Marion, IL	40.8	+0.3
79	Centralia, IL	40.7	+0.1
79	Lansing, IL	40.7	+0.1
81	Shiloh, IL	40.6	+1.2
81	Vernon Hills, IL	40.6	+0.1
81	Westmont, IL	40.6	+0.5
84	Elmwood Park, IL	40.5	+0.6
84	Quincy, IL	40.5	+0.5
84	River Forest, IL	40.5	-0.1
87	Lincoln, IL	40.4	+1.3
88	Oak Park, IL	40.3	+0.4
89	Gurnee, IL	40.2	+0.2
90	Addison, IL	40.1	+2.2
90	Springfield, IL	40.1	+0.4
92	Fairview Heights, IL	40	-0.3
92	Waterloo, IL	40	-0.4
94	Collinsville, IL	39.9	+1.2
94	Crystal Lake, IL	39.9	+0.4
96	Oak Forest, IL	39.8	-1.3
97	Decatur, IL	39.7	-0.2
97	Lyons, IL	39.7	+1.8
97	Richton Park, IL	39.7	-2.2
97	Wheeling, IL	39.7	+0.6
101	Crest Hill, IL	39.6	0
101	Evergreen Park, IL	39.6	-0.6
101	Oswego, IL	39.6	+0.3
101	Ottawa, IL	39.6	-0.1
105	Alsip, IL	39.5	+0.3
105	Antioch, IL	39.5	-1.1
105	East Moline, IL	39.5	+0.9
105	Morris, IL	39.5	+1.7
105	Naperville, IL	39.5	+0.2
105	Northlake, IL	39.5	+1.8
105	Streator, IL	39.5	-1
112	Carol Stream, IL	39.4	-0.4
112	Palatine, IL	39.4	+1.2
114	Bridgeview, IL	39.2	+2.2
115	Belvidere, IL	39.1	+2.2
115	Dolton, IL	39.1	+1.6
115	Homewood, IL	39.1	-0.1
115	Worth, IL	39.1	-1.8
119	Cary, IL	39	0
119	Midlothian, IL	39	+1.5
119	Schaumburg, IL	39	+0.3
119	Streamwood, IL	39	+0.9
123	Batavia, IL	38.9	+0.4
123	Swansea, IL	38.9	-0.8
125	Glen Carbon, IL	38.8	-1.7
125	Granite City, IL	38.8	-0.2
125	Moline, IL	38.8	-0.5
128	Country Club Hills, IL	38.7	-2.1
128	Mount Vernon, IL	38.7	-0.3
130	Channahon, IL	38.6	+1.2
130	Danville, IL	38.6	+0.2
130	South Elgin, IL	38.6	0
133	Warrenville, IL	38.5	+0.7
134	Belleville, IL	38.4	+0.8
135	Alton, IL	38.3	+0.2
136	Mundelein, IL	38.2	+0.6
136	Rolling Meadows, IL	38.2	-0.7
136	Taylorville, IL	38.2	-1.9
139	Hoffman Estates, IL	38.1	+0.2
140	Lockport, IL	38	+1.2
140	Schiller Park, IL	38	-0.2
142	Bolingbrook, IL	37.9	+0.5
142	Sycamore, IL	37.9	+0.7
144	Jacksonville, IL	37.8	+0.4
144	Lindenhurst, IL	37.8	+0.1
146	Lombard, IL	37.7	-0.2
146	Plainfield, IL	37.7	+0.4
146	Woodridge, IL	37.7	-0.5
149	Burbank, IL	37.6	-0.9
149	Calumet City, IL	37.6	+0.7
149	Evanston, IL	37.6	+1
149	Grayslake, IL	37.6	-0.1
153	Rockford, IL	37.5	-0.1
154	Park Forest, IL	37.4	+0.4
154	Wheaton, IL	37.4	0
156	O'Fallon, IL	37.3	-0.3
157	Effingham, IL	37.1	+0.1
157	Mahomet, IL	37.1	0
157	Summit, IL	37.1	+2.6
160	Bensenville, IL	37	+1.1
160	Maywood, IL	37	-2.9
160	New Lenox, IL	37	+0.4
163	Pingree Grove, IL	36.9	-1
164	Wauconda, IL	36.8	+0.1
165	Lisle, IL	36.7	0
165	Washington, IL	36.7	-0.7
167	Blue Island, IL	36.6	-0.4
167	Loves Park, IL	36.6	-2.4
169	Bellwood, IL	36.5	-1.2
169	Franklin Park, IL	36.5	-1.8
171	Hickory Hills, IL	36.4	-0.4
172	Berwyn, IL	36.3	+0.5
172	Kankakee, IL	36.3	+0.4
172	Woodstock, IL	36.3	-0.6
175	Villa Park, IL	36.1	-0.9
176	Bradley, IL	36	0
177	Bloomington, IL	35.9	+0.5
177	Lake in the Hills, IL	35.9	0
179	Chicago Heights, IL	35.8	+0.2
179	Rantoul, IL	35.8	+0.8
179	Troy, IL	35.8	-2.1
179	West Chicago, IL	35.8	+0.6
183	Beach Park, IL	35.6	+0.5
183	Peoria, IL	35.6	0
185	Elgin, IL	35.5	+0.5
185	Harvey, IL	35.5	+0.3
185	Roscoe, IL	35.5	+0.1
188	Aurora, IL	35.4	+0.2
189	Chicago Ridge, IL	35.3	-0.4
189	Chicago, IL	35.3	+0.2
191	Romeoville, IL	35.1	-0.4
192	Glendale Heights, IL	35	0
192	Rock Island, IL	35	-0.4
194	Chatham, IL	34.8	-0.4
195	Hanover Park, IL	34.7	+0.5
196	Manhattan, IL	34.6	+0.7
196	Plano, IL	34.6	+3.1
196	Round Lake, IL	34.6	-2.4
196	Wood River, IL	34.6	-1.3
196	Yorkville, IL	34.6	+0.1
201	Melrose Park, IL	34.5	+0.6
201	Waukegan, IL	34.5	+0.3
203	Joliet, IL	34.3	+0.7
204	River Grove, IL	34.2	-1.2
205	Bourbonnais, IL	33.9	-0.4
206	Minooka, IL	33.7	+0.5
207	Cicero, IL	33.4	+0.5
208	Markham, IL	33.2	+1
208	Round Lake Beach, IL	33.2	0
210	Hazel Crest, IL	33	+0.6
211	Carpentersville, IL	32.8	+0.6
211	Riverdale, IL	32.8	+0.1
213	Zion, IL	32.3	-0.3
214	Montgomery, IL	31.7	+0.9
215	Justice, IL	31.1	-2.6
216	Edwardsville, IL	30.6	+1.9
217	Cahokia Heights, IL	30.3	n/a
218	Charleston, IL	29.4	+2.6
219	Macomb, IL	27.4	+0.6
220	Champaign, IL	27	+0.1
221	Urbana, IL	25.5	+0.3
222	Normal, IL	25.2	+0.1
223	DeKalb, IL	24.9	-0.2
224	Carbondale, IL	24.8	0
225	North Chicago, IL	23.5	-0.2

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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