Oldest Cities in Alabama by Median Age

The top 25 of 57 Alabama cities on GIS Map, ranked by highest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Foley	Baldwin	52.7 years	24,026
2	Gulf Shores	Baldwin	50.8 years	16,401
3	Orange Beach	Baldwin	50.6 years	8,407
4	Fairhope	Baldwin	48.2 years	24,190
5	Sheffield	Colbert	45.8 years	9,340
6	Demopolis	Marengo	45.1 years	6,908
7	Saraland	Mobile	43.7 years	16,404
8	Bessemer	Jefferson	43.3 years	25,400
9	Ozark	Dale	43.1 years	14,327
10	Mountain Brook	Jefferson	42.9 years	22,029
11	Anniston	Calhoun	42.8 years	21,271
12	Pell City	St. Clair	42 years	13,587
13	Alexander City	Tallapoosa	41.8 years	14,606
14	Vestavia Hills	Jefferson	41.7 years	38,616
15	Monroeville	Monroe	41.3 years	5,802
16	Scottsboro	Jackson	41.2 years	15,712
17	Athens	Limestone	40.9 years	29,002
18	Talladega	Talladega	40.9 years	14,760
19	Cullman	Cullman	40.8 years	19,319
20	Trussville	Jefferson	40.3 years	26,673
21	Dothan	Houston	40.2 years	71,514
22	Pelham	Shelby	40 years	24,827
23	Opelika	Lee	39.9 years	32,820
24	Decatur	Morgan	39.7 years	57,361
25	Alabaster	Shelby	39.6 years	33,917

Top Alabama Counties

Counties ranked by highest median age.

1. Coosa County50.1 years 2. Cherokee County47.5 years 3. Choctaw County47.4 years 4. Conecuh County46.7 years 5. Tallapoosa County45.6 years 6. Winston County45.4 years 7. Henry County44.8 years 8. Clay County44.7 years 9. Washington County44.6 years 10. Lamar County44.2 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Oldest Cities in Alabama by Median Age”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alabama/oldest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Oldest Cities in Alabama by Median Age

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