Oldest Cities in Nebraska by Median Age

The top 25 of 30 Nebraska cities on GIS Map, ranked by highest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Ogallala	Keith	47.1 years	4,777
2	Beatrice	Gage	41.9 years	12,225
3	Sidney	Cheyenne	41.9 years	6,419
4	McCook	Red Willow	41.2 years	7,314
5	Papillion	Sarpy	41.1 years	25,244
6	Alliance	Box Butte	40.8 years	8,075
7	Falls City	Richardson	40.4 years	4,077
8	North Platte	Lincoln	40.2 years	22,831
9	Scottsbluff	Scotts Bluff	38.8 years	14,376
10	Plattsmouth	Cass	38.4 years	6,731
11	York	York	38.1 years	8,141
12	Fremont	Dodge	37.5 years	27,567
13	Blair	Washington	37.4 years	7,914
14	Columbus	Platte	37.4 years	24,488
15	Hastings	Adams	37.3 years	25,008
16	Norfolk	Madison	37.3 years	26,054
17	Ralston	Douglas	37.3 years	6,472
18	Bellevue	Sarpy	36.3 years	64,510
19	Gering	Scotts Bluff	35.8 years	8,550
20	Omaha	Douglas	35.3 years	488,837
21	Grand Island	Hall	34.7 years	52,884
22	La Vista	Sarpy	33.5 years	16,563
23	Lincoln	Lancaster	33.4 years	294,856
24	Crete	Saline	33.2 years	7,527
25	Kearney	Buffalo	32.8 years	34,246

Top Nebraska Counties

Counties ranked by highest median age.

1. Blaine County57.5 years 2. Wheeler County54.3 years 3. Thomas County53.3 years 4. Boyd County52.2 years 5. Banner County51.5 years 6. Deuel County50.8 years 7. Nuckolls County50.6 years 8. Garden County49.9 years 9. Kimball County49.8 years 10. Rock County49.4 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, “Oldest Cities in Nebraska by Median Age”, https://gismap.land/rankings/nebraska/oldest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Oldest Cities in Nebraska by Median Age

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