Oldest Cities in Minnesota by Median Age

The top 25 of 48 Minnesota cities on GIS Map, ranked by highest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Ely	St. Louis	52.1 years	3,240
2	International Falls	Koochiching	48.6 years	5,642
3	Hibbing	St. Louis	45.7 years	16,057
4	Edina	Hennepin	44.9 years	53,262
5	Albert Lea	Freeborn	44.3 years	18,330
6	Grand Rapids	Itasca	44.3 years	11,207
7	Fergus Falls	Otter Tail	43.3 years	14,181
8	Minnetonka	Hennepin	42.9 years	53,064
9	Stillwater	Washington	42.5 years	19,355
10	Red Wing	Goodhue	42 years	16,758
11	Inver Grove Heights	Dakota	41.6 years	35,906
12	Eden Prairie	Hennepin	41.3 years	63,051
13	Bloomington	Hennepin	41.1 years	88,665
14	Roseville	Ramsey	41.1 years	35,802
15	Maple Grove	Hennepin	40.9 years	71,173
16	Alexandria	Douglas	40.8 years	14,735
17	Owatonna	Steele	40.4 years	26,498
18	Plymouth	Hennepin	40.3 years	79,220
19	Maplewood	Ramsey	39.5 years	40,695
20	Richfield	Hennepin	39.4 years	36,642
21	Eagan	Dakota	39.3 years	68,000
22	New Ulm	Brown	39.3 years	14,056
23	Apple Valley	Dakota	39 years	55,679
24	Coon Rapids	Anoka	39 years	63,468
25	Faribault	Rice	38.7 years	24,631

Top Minnesota Counties

Counties ranked by highest median age.

1. Aitkin County56.9 years 2. Cook County53 years 3. Koochiching County51.6 years 4. Lake of the Woods County50.7 years 5. Cass County49.9 years 6. Lake County49.4 years 7. Hubbard County48.6 years 8. Kittson County47.8 years 9. Lac qui Parle County47.4 years 10. Big Stone County47 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 Minnesota by Median Age”, https://gismap.land/rankings/minnesota/oldest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Oldest Cities in Minnesota by Median Age

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