Oldest Cities in Virginia by Median Age

The top 25 of 47 Virginia cities on GIS Map, ranked by highest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	McLean	Fairfax	46.6 years	49,627
2	Abingdon	Washington	46.4 years	8,330
3	Wytheville	Wythe	46.1 years	8,202
4	Bedford	Bedford	44.6 years	7,724
5	Bristol	Bristol	43.4 years	16,849
6	Galax	Galax	42.9 years	6,726
7	Ashburn	Loudoun	41.6 years	46,026
8	Falls Church	Falls Church	40.5 years	14,710
9	Danville	Danville	40.4 years	42,214
10	Warrenton	Fauquier	40.2 years	10,176
11	Reston	Fairfax	40.1 years	64,414
12	Salem	Salem	40 years	25,618
13	Staunton	Staunton	39.9 years	25,948
14	Suffolk	Suffolk	38.7 years	98,796
15	Pulaski	Pulaski	38.5 years	8,893
16	Roanoke	Roanoke	38.3 years	98,355
17	Waynesboro	Waynesboro	38.3 years	22,841
18	Colonial Heights	Colonial Heights	38.2 years	18,352
19	Chesapeake	Chesapeake	37.9 years	252,583
20	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach	37.9 years	456,349
21	Centreville	Fairfax	37.8 years	71,706
22	Alexandria	Alexandria	37.7 years	156,976
23	Front Royal	Warren	37.7 years	15,296
24	Hopewell	Hopewell	37.5 years	22,959
25	Gainesville	Prince William	37.2 years	18,196

Top Virginia Counties

Counties ranked by highest median age.

1. Northumberland County59.5 years 2. Lancaster County58.2 years 3. Highland County56.5 years 4. Middlesex County55.5 years 5. Mathews County55 years 6. Charles City County52.6 years 7. Northampton County52.5 years 8. Patrick County51.8 years 9. Nelson County51.3 years 10. Bath County50.9 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 Virginia by Median Age”, https://gismap.land/rankings/virginia/oldest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Oldest Cities in Virginia by Median Age

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