Oldest Cities in Michigan by Median Age

The top 25 of 46 Michigan cities on GIS Map, ranked by highest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Frankenmuth	Saginaw	53.6 years	5,157
2	Alpena	Alpena	46 years	10,154
3	Ludington	Mason	45.3 years	7,676
4	Manistee	Manistee	45 years	6,275
5	Livonia	Wayne	44.8 years	93,851
6	Escanaba	Delta	44.4 years	12,354
7	St. Clair Shores	Macomb	43.8 years	58,140
8	Iron Mountain	Dickinson	43.5 years	7,518
9	Traverse City	Grand Traverse	42.7 years	15,593
10	Farmington Hills	Oakland	42.6 years	83,515
11	Southfield	Oakland	42.3 years	76,236
12	Troy	Oakland	42 years	87,898
13	Sterling Heights	Macomb	41.7 years	133,573
14	Petoskey	Emmet	41 years	5,856
15	Rochester Hills	Oakland	41 years	77,089
16	Bay City	Bay	40.7 years	32,320
17	Cadillac	Wexford	40.7 years	10,445
18	Novi	Oakland	40 years	66,717
19	Midland	Midland	39.3 years	42,724
20	Port Huron	St. Clair	38.6 years	28,620
21	Portage	Kalamazoo	38.5 years	49,259
22	Warren	Macomb	38.3 years	137,928
23	Westland	Wayne	38.1 years	83,633
24	Battle Creek	Calhoun	38 years	52,374
25	Taylor	Wayne	37.9 years	62,081

Top Michigan Counties

Counties ranked by highest median age.

1. Alcona County60 years 2. Ontonagon County59.8 years 3. Roscommon County57.7 years 4. Keweenaw County57.1 years 5. Montmorency County56.9 years 6. Presque Isle County56.1 years 7. Leelanau County55.9 years 8. Iosco County53.5 years 9. Iron County53.1 years 10. Mackinac County53 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 Michigan by Median Age”, https://gismap.land/rankings/michigan/oldest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Oldest Cities in Michigan by Median Age

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