Youngest Cities in Minnesota

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

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Mankato	Blue Earth	26.5 years	45,473
2	Northfield	Rice	28.2 years	20,742
3	Bemidji	Beltrami	30 years	15,569
4	St. Cloud	Stearns	30.6 years	70,629
5	Moorhead	Clay	31.3 years	45,036
6	Winona	Winona	31.3 years	26,009
7	Minneapolis	Hennepin	33.4 years	427,246
8	Worthington	Nobles	33.5 years	13,780
9	St. Paul	Ramsey	33.7 years	307,284
10	Brainerd	Crow Wing	35.1 years	14,468
11	Brooklyn Park	Hennepin	35.2 years	83,876
12	Duluth	St. Louis	35.2 years	87,093
13	Willmar	Kandiyohi	35.5 years	21,378
14	Marshall	Lyon	35.9 years	13,896
15	St. Louis Park	Hennepin	36.1 years	49,594
16	Austin	Mower	36.2 years	26,358
17	Rochester	Olmsted	36.3 years	122,330
18	Cottage Grove	Washington	36.5 years	40,992
19	Shakopee	Scott	36.6 years	46,012
20	Burnsville	Dakota	36.7 years	64,463
21	Lakeville	Dakota	36.8 years	74,354
22	Blaine	Anoka	37.5 years	72,488
23	Woodbury	Washington	38 years	78,305
24	Faribault	Rice	38.7 years	24,631
25	Apple Valley	Dakota	39 years	55,679

Top Minnesota Counties

Counties ranked by lowest median age.

1. Blue Earth County31.6 years 2. Clay County33.7 years 3. Stevens County33.9 years 4. Stearns County35.1 years 5. Beltrami County35.3 years 6. Mahnomen County35.4 years 7. Nobles County35.7 years 8. Ramsey County36.1 years 9. Benton County36.2 years 10. Winona County36.4 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, “Youngest Cities in Minnesota”, https://gismap.land/rankings/minnesota/youngest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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