Oldest Cities in Missouri by Median Age

The top 25 of 44 Missouri cities on GIS Map, ranked by highest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Chesterfield	St. Louis	47.2 years	49,574
2	Wildwood	St. Louis	45.7 years	35,133
3	Ballwin	St. Louis	42.6 years	31,279
4	Gladstone	Clay	41.9 years	27,207
5	Kirkwood	St. Louis	41.8 years	29,363
6	Kennett	Dunklin	41.4 years	10,196
7	Raytown	Jackson	40.9 years	29,445
8	Webster Groves	St. Louis	40.3 years	23,712
9	Moberly	Randolph	39.4 years	13,526
10	Branson	Taney	39.3 years	12,817
11	Nevada	Vernon	39.1 years	7,925
12	Independence	Jackson	39 years	121,740
13	Jefferson City	Cole	38.9 years	42,488
14	Lee's Summit	Jackson	38.8 years	103,656
15	St. Charles	St. Charles	38.6 years	71,508
16	Farmington	St. Francois	38.5 years	18,282
17	Hannibal	Marion	38.5 years	16,771
18	Joplin	Jasper	38.5 years	52,593
19	O'Fallon	St. Charles	38.4 years	93,801
20	Sikeston	Scott	38.2 years	16,320
21	St. Joseph	Buchanan	38.1 years	71,236
22	Liberty	Clay	37.8 years	30,689
23	Florissant	St. Louis	37.6 years	51,773
24	Lebanon	Laclede	37.4 years	15,270
25	Nixa	Christian	37.3 years	24,836

Top Missouri Counties

Counties ranked by highest median age.

1. Hickory County55.2 years 2. Stone County54.6 years 3. Benton County54.5 years 4. Camden County53.2 years 5. Ozark County51.4 years 6. Wayne County48.6 years 7. Worth County48.5 years 8. Holt County47.4 years 9. Dade County47 years 10. Gasconade County46.8 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 Missouri by Median Age”, https://gismap.land/rankings/missouri/oldest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Oldest Cities in Missouri by Median Age

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