# Cities in North Carolina by median age, 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `median_age`
- Unit: years
- 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.
- 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) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | years |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Pinehurst, NC | 60.6 |
| 2 | Hendersonville, NC | 53.2 |
| 3 | Tarboro, NC | 51.2 |
| 4 | Leland, NC | 47.3 |
| 5 | Archdale, NC | 46.1 |
| 6 | Mount Airy, NC | 46 |
| 6 | Waynesville, NC | 46 |
| 8 | Lenoir, NC | 45.7 |
| 9 | Mint Hill, NC | 45.1 |
| 10 | Smithfield, NC | 44.9 |
| 11 | Morehead City, NC | 44.2 |
| 12 | Cornelius, NC | 44 |
| 12 | Summerfield, NC | 44 |
| 14 | Weddington, NC | 43.3 |
| 15 | Kinston, NC | 42.9 |
| 16 | Reidsville, NC | 42 |
| 17 | Davidson, NC | 41.9 |
| 18 | Clemmons, NC | 41.8 |
| 19 | Lewisville, NC | 40.8 |
| 19 | Stallings, NC | 40.8 |
| 21 | Asheville, NC | 40.7 |
| 21 | Rocky Mount, NC | 40.7 |
| 23 | Rolesville, NC | 40.6 |
| 24 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 40.3 |
| 25 | Cary, NC | 40.2 |
| 26 | Burlington, NC | 40.1 |
| 26 | Harrisburg, NC | 40.1 |
| 26 | Huntersville, NC | 40.1 |
| 26 | Matthews, NC | 40.1 |
| 30 | Albemarle, NC | 39.5 |
| 30 | Wilson, NC | 39.5 |
| 32 | Belmont, NC | 39.4 |
| 33 | Kernersville, NC | 39.3 |
| 33 | Shelby, NC | 39.3 |
| 35 | Mount Holly, NC | 39 |
| 36 | New Bern, NC | 38.9 |
| 37 | Southern Pines, NC | 38.7 |
| 38 | Wake Forest, NC | 38.6 |
| 39 | Mebane, NC | 38.5 |
| 40 | Thomasville, NC | 38.3 |
| 40 | Zebulon, NC | 38.3 |
| 42 | Newton, NC | 38.2 |
| 43 | Wendell, NC | 38 |
| 44 | Graham, NC | 37.8 |
| 44 | Morganton, NC | 37.8 |
| 46 | Garner, NC | 37.7 |
| 46 | Henderson, NC | 37.7 |
| 46 | High Point, NC | 37.7 |
| 49 | Hickory, NC | 37.5 |
| 50 | Laurinburg, NC | 37.4 |
| 51 | Asheboro, NC | 37.3 |
| 52 | Kings Mountain, NC | 37.2 |
| 53 | Lincolnton, NC | 37.1 |
| 53 | Statesville, NC | 37.1 |
| 53 | Wilmington, NC | 37.1 |
| 56 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 37 |
| 57 | Kannapolis, NC | 36.9 |
| 58 | Eden, NC | 36.8 |
| 58 | Goldsboro, NC | 36.8 |
| 60 | Lexington, NC | 36.7 |
| 61 | Concord, NC | 36.5 |
| 61 | Elizabeth City, NC | 36.5 |
| 61 | Gastonia, NC | 36.5 |
| 61 | Holly Springs, NC | 36.5 |
| 61 | Salisbury, NC | 36.5 |
| 61 | Winterville, NC | 36.5 |
| 67 | Apex, NC | 36.4 |
| 68 | Indian Trail, NC | 36.2 |
| 68 | Waxhaw, NC | 36.2 |
| 70 | Winston-Salem, NC | 35.9 |
| 71 | Aberdeen, NC | 35.8 |
| 71 | Mooresville, NC | 35.8 |
| 73 | Monroe, NC | 35.5 |
| 74 | Morrisville, NC | 35.2 |
| 75 | Durham, NC | 35.1 |
| 76 | Raleigh, NC | 34.7 |
| 76 | Sanford, NC | 34.7 |
| 78 | Lumberton, NC | 34.6 |
| 79 | Charlotte, NC | 34.5 |
| 80 | Greensboro, NC | 34.3 |
| 81 | Hope Mills, NC | 34 |
| 82 | Knightdale, NC | 33.6 |
| 83 | Carrboro, NC | 33.4 |
| 83 | Pineville, NC | 33.4 |
| 85 | Clayton, NC | 33 |
| 86 | Fayetteville, NC | 30.6 |
| 87 | Greenville, NC | 27.3 |
| 88 | Spring Lake, NC | 26.1 |
| 89 | Chapel Hill, NC | 25.8 |
| 90 | Havelock, NC | 24.7 |
| 91 | Jacksonville, NC | 23.4 |
| 92 | Boone, NC | 21.3 |
| 93 | Elon, NC | 21.2 |