Oldest Cities in Kentucky by Median Age

The top 25 of 40 Kentucky cities on GIS Map, ranked by highest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Hazard	Perry	42.2 years	5,008
2	Middlesboro	Bell	42.1 years	9,123
3	Paducah	McCracken	41.5 years	26,845
4	Maysville	Mason	41 years	8,737
5	Ashland	Boyd	40.7 years	21,295
6	Pikeville	Pike	40.4 years	7,490
7	Winchester	Clark	40.1 years	19,213
8	London	Laurel	40 years	7,561
9	Henderson	Henderson	39.9 years	27,852
10	Somerset	Pulaski	39.8 years	12,216
11	Versailles	Woodford	39 years	10,492
12	Florence	Boone	38.9 years	32,803
13	Fort Thomas	Campbell	38.8 years	17,169
14	Madisonville	Hopkins	38.3 years	19,515
15	Bardstown	Nelson	38.1 years	13,804
16	Erlanger	Kenton	38 years	19,875
17	Danville	Boyle	37.8 years	17,327
18	Glasgow	Barren	37.8 years	15,197
19	Mount Sterling	Montgomery	37.8 years	7,551
20	Harrodsburg	Mercer	37.7 years	9,313
21	Louisville	Jefferson	37.7 years	631,818
22	Nicholasville	Jessamine	37.7 years	32,197
23	Corbin	Whitley/Knox	37.6 years	8,246
24	Covington	Kenton	37.6 years	41,110
25	Owensboro	Daviess	37.5 years	60,302

Top Kentucky Counties

Counties ranked by highest median age.

1. Owsley County47.7 years 2. Lyon County47.1 years 3. Menifee County46.2 years 4. Trigg County45.8 years 5. Edmonson County45.6 years 6. Livingston County45.6 years 7. Green County45.2 years 8. Hickman County45.2 years 9. Cumberland County45.1 years 10. Marshall County45.1 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 Kentucky by Median Age”, https://gismap.land/rankings/kentucky/oldest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Oldest Cities in Kentucky by Median Age

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