Cities in North Carolina by median age

Pinehurst, NC had the highest median age of 93 cities in 2021, at 58.7 years. Boone, NC had the lowest, at 20.9 years. The median was 37.7 years and the figure for North Carolina was 39 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.7Pinehurst, NC

Lowest20.9Boone, NC

Median37.793 cities

North Carolina39History

Top 40 cities, 2021

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	2021 years
1	Pinehurst, NC	58.7
2	Hendersonville, NC	51.9
3	Tarboro, NC	48
4	Waynesville, NC	47.6
5	Leland, NC	46.3
6	Mint Hill, NC	46.2
7	Archdale, NC	46.1
8	Shelby, NC	45.8
9	Summerfield, NC	45.6
10	Smithfield, NC	45.5
11	Mount Airy, NC	45.4
11	Reidsville, NC	45.4
13	Morehead City, NC	45.3
14	Kinston, NC	44.6
15	Newton, NC	44.1
16	Weddington, NC	43.9
17	Cornelius, NC	43.4
18	Lenoir, NC	42.6
19	Clemmons, NC	41.9
20	Kings Mountain, NC	41.4
21	Rocky Mount, NC	41
22	Lewisville, NC	40.7
23	New Bern, NC	40.5
24	Kernersville, NC	40.4
25	Asheville, NC	40.3
26	Eden, NC	40.2
26	Zebulon, NC	40.2
28	Albemarle, NC	39.6
29	Davidson, NC	39.5
29	Matthews, NC	39.5
31	Stallings, NC	39.4
31	Winterville, NC	39.4
33	Cary, NC	39.1
33	Huntersville, NC	39.1
35	Statesville, NC	38.9
36	Burlington, NC	38.8
36	Roanoke Rapids, NC	38.8
38	Wake Forest, NC	38.6
39	Hickory, NC	38.3
39	Lexington, NC	38.3
39	Southern Pines, NC	38.3
42	Laurinburg, NC	38.2
43	Rolesville, NC	38.1
43	Wilson, NC	38.1
45	Gastonia, NC	38
46	Graham, NC	37.9
47	Concord, NC	37.7
48	High Point, NC	37.6
48	Morganton, NC	37.6
50	Wendell, NC	37.5
51	Mount Holly, NC	37.4
51	Wilmington, NC	37.4
53	Kannapolis, NC	36.9
54	Garner, NC	36.8
55	Thomasville, NC	36.7
56	Fuquay-Varina, NC	36.6
57	Aberdeen, NC	36.4
57	Goldsboro, NC	36.4
59	Apex, NC	36.3
59	Waxhaw, NC	36.3
61	Knightdale, NC	36
62	Harrisburg, NC	35.9
62	Henderson, NC	35.9
62	Lumberton, NC	35.9
62	Monroe, NC	35.9
62	Mooresville, NC	35.9
62	Winston-Salem, NC	35.9
68	Mebane, NC	35.8
68	Salisbury, NC	35.8
70	Belmont, NC	35.7
71	Asheboro, NC	35.5
71	Holly Springs, NC	35.5
73	Indian Trail, NC	35.4
74	Lincolnton, NC	34.9
75	Durham, NC	34.6
76	Charlotte, NC	34.5
76	Greensboro, NC	34.5
76	Sanford, NC	34.5
79	Raleigh, NC	34.2
80	Morrisville, NC	34.1
81	Clayton, NC	33.9
82	Pineville, NC	33.6
83	Elizabeth City, NC	32.8
84	Carrboro, NC	32.6
85	Hope Mills, NC	31.7
86	Fayetteville, NC	30.3
87	Greenville, NC	26.8
88	Chapel Hill, NC	25
89	Spring Lake, NC	24.8
90	Havelock, NC	23.5
91	Jacksonville, NC	23.2
92	Elon, NC	21.9
93	Boone, NC	20.9

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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) (Cities in North Carolina by median age, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by median age, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/north-carolina-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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). Cities in North Carolina by median age, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/north-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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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), Cities in North Carolina by median age, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/north-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Pinehurst, NC, with 58.7 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Boone, NC, with 20.9 years in 2021.

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