Youngest Cities in Virginia

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

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Blacksburg	Montgomery	21.9 years	45,446
2	Lexington	Lexington	22.6 years	7,525
3	Radford	Radford	23.3 years	16,726
4	Williamsburg	Williamsburg	23.7 years	15,798
5	Harrisonburg	Harrisonburg	25 years	51,392
6	Lynchburg	Lynchburg	28.6 years	79,497
7	Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg	32.1 years	28,873
8	Culpeper	Culpeper	32.5 years	20,794
9	Norfolk	Norfolk	32.7 years	233,596
10	Charlottesville	Charlottesville	33.1 years	45,437
11	Woodbridge	Prince William	33.8 years	43,945
12	Newport News	Newport News	34.4 years	184,216
13	Richmond	Richmond	34.7 years	229,359
14	Manassas	Manassas	34.8 years	42,976
15	Herndon	Fairfax	35.1 years	24,672
16	Sterling	Loudoun	35.3 years	32,411
17	Portsmouth	Portsmouth	35.9 years	97,190
18	Leesburg	Loudoun	36.1 years	49,171
19	Tysons	Fairfax	36.5 years	28,936
20	Fairfax	Fairfax	36.6 years	25,026
21	Hampton	Hampton	36.8 years	137,557
22	Winchester	Winchester	36.8 years	27,913
23	Gainesville	Prince William	37.2 years	18,196
24	Hopewell	Hopewell	37.5 years	22,959
25	Alexandria	Alexandria	37.7 years	156,976

Top Virginia Counties

Counties ranked by lowest median age.

1. Lexington city22.6 years 2. Radford city23.3 years 3. Williamsburg city23.7 years 4. Harrisonburg city25 years 5. Lynchburg city28.6 years 6. Montgomery County30.2 years 7. Fredericksburg city32.1 years 8. Prince Edward County32.6 years 9. Norfolk city32.7 years 10. Charlottesville city33.1 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 Virginia”, https://gismap.land/rankings/virginia/youngest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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