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So I decided to look up what percentage of a metros population consists of a specified age group. Only metros over 1 million are included. Maybe I could've used the median age stat, but I wanted to be more specific. So here we go...
17 and under
Salt Lake City, UT - 29
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA - 27.2
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX - 27.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX - 27.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX - 26
Memphis, TN-MS-AR - 25.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA - 25.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN - 25.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 25.4
Raleigh, NC - 25.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI - 25.2
Kansas City, MO-KS - 25.1
Oklahoma City, OK - 24.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC - 24.9
Austin-Round Rock, TX - 24.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN - 24.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI - 24.3
Columbus, OH - 24.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV - 24.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI - 24.1
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO - 24
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA - 24
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN - 23.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI - 23.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA - 23.5
Birmingham-Hoover, AL - 23.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV - 23.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI - 23.3 United States - 23.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA - 23.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN - 23.1
St. Louis, MO-IL - 23.1
Jacksonville, FL - 22.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA - 22.8
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC - 22.7
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA - 22.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL - 22.7
Richmond, VA - 22.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA - 22.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 22.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD - 22.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA - 22.3
Cleveland-Elyria, OH - 22.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA - 22.2
Rochester, NY - 21.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT - 21.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL - 20.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH - 20.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 20.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY - 20.7
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA - 20.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA - 20.6
Pittsburgh, PA - 19.4
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18 to 29
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC - 20
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA - 19.7
Austin-Round Rock, TX - 19.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA - 18.3
Oklahoma City, OK - 18.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA - 18
Salt Lake City, UT - 18
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL - 17.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX - 17.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH - 17.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI - 17.6
Columbus, OH - 17.5
Rochester, NY - 17.4
Providence-Warick, RI-MA - 17.2
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA - 17.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN - 17.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY - 17
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX - 17 United States - 16.8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD - 16.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA - 16.8
Richmond, VA - 16.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV - 16.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA - 16.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 16.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR - 16.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA - 16.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 16.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI - 16.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX - 16.6
Jacksonville, FL - 16.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI - 16.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT - 16.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV - 16.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA - 16.3
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO - 16.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA - 16.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA - 16.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI - 16.1
Raleigh, NC - 16.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN - 16
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN - 16
Birmingham-Hoover, AL - 15.9
St. Louis, MO-IL - 15.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL - 15.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA - 15.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC - 15.5
Pittsburgh, PA - 15.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN - 15.4
Kansas City, MO-KS - 15.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI - 15
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 14.8
Cleveland-Elyria, OH - 14.7
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30 to 44
Austin-Round Rock, TX - 24
Raleigh, NC - 22.9
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA - 22.8
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO - 22.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA - 22.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA - 22.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA - 22.1
Salt Lake City, UT - 22.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV - 22.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA - 22.3
Houston-The Woodslands-Sugar Land, TX - 21.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX - 21.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV - 21.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC - 21.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN - 21.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA - 21.3
Columbus, OH - 21
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA - 20.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI - 20.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN - 20.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI - 20.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL - 20.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 20.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA - 20.6
Kansas City, MO-KS - 20.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX - 20.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR - 20.3
Oklahoma City, OK - 20.1
Richmond, VA - 20
New Orleans-Metairie, LA - 20
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL - 19.9
Birmingham-Hoover, AL - 19.9
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN - 19.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH - 19.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA - 19.7
Jacksonville, FL - 19.6 United States - 19.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD - 19.4
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA - 19.4
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC - 19.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI - 19.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 19.1
St. Louis, MO-IL - 19.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN - 19
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI - 18.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI - 18.9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 18.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA - 18.5
Cleveland-Elyria, OH - 18.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT - 18.2
Pittsburgh, PA - 17.7
Rochester, NY - 17.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY - 17.3
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45 to 64
Pittsburgh, PA - 29.4
Cleveland-Elyria, OH - 28.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT - 28.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY - 28.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI - 28.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA - 28.2
Rochester, NY - 28.1
St. Louis, MO-IL - 27.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD - 27.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH - 27.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN - 27.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater - 27.5
Cincinnati, OH - 27.3
Richmond, VA - 27.3
Jacksonville, FL - 27.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 27.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA - 27.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA - 27
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI - 26.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI - 26.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL - 26.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA - 26.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA - 26.6
Birmingham-Hoover, AL - 26.5 United States - 26.3
Kansas City, MO-KS - 26.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV - 26.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI - 26.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA - 26.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN - 26
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA - 25.8
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC - 25.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN - 25.8
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO - 25.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI - 25.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA - 25.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA - 25.6
Columbus, OH - 25.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR - 25.6
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC - 25.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL - 25.4
Raleigh, NC - 25.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA - 25
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV - 24.9
Oklahoma City, OK - 24.5
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA - 24.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX - 24.4
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX - 24.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 23.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX - 23.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA - 23.5
Austin-Round Rock, TX - 23.2
Salt Lake City, UT - 21.3
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65 and over
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 18.4
Pittsburgh, PA - 18
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL - 16.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY - 16.4
Cleveland-Elyria, OH - 16.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA - 15.5
Rochester, NY - 15.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT - 15.4
St. Louis, MO-IL - 14.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI - 14.3
Birmingham-Hoover, AL - 14.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 14.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH - 14.1 United States - 14.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN - 14
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA - 13.9
Jacksonville, FL - 13.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA - 13.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD - 13.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 13.7
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI - 13.5
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA - 13.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL - 13.4
Richmond, VA - 13.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA - 13.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN - 13.3
Kansas City, MO-KS - 13
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA - 12.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV - 12.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI - 12.7
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC - 12.6
Oklahoma City, OK - 12.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI - 12.4
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA - 12.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN - 12.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA - 12.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC - 12
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA - 11.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA - 11.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI - 11.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX - 11.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN - 11.8
Columbus, OH - 11.7
Memphis, TN-MS-AR - 11.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA - 11.5
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO - 11.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV - 11
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA - 10.4
Raleigh, NC - 10.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX - 9.9
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX - 9.5
Salt Lake City, UT - 9.3
Austin-Round Rock, TX - 9.2
So what do you all think? What metros/cities do any of you perceive to be the oldest or youngest in terms of age? Do these places do a good or bad job catering to their prominent age groups? Feel free to share anything else regarding the age of a metros population.
All data comes from the 2013 ACS by the Census Bureau.
I found the high 18-29 percentage for areas like Buffalo and Rochester to be interesting considering the percentages for the other age groups. It may be due to the amount of colleges/college students in the area.
Yeah, Pittsburgh kind of surprised me. Maybe the city itself might have more younger people while the suburbs tend to be a little older. I'm not quite sure though.
Yeah, Pittsburgh kind of surprised me. Maybe the city itself might have more younger people while the suburbs tend to be a little older. I'm not quite sure though.
First thought - Pitt sure skews old for a city in the midst of a supposed hipster renaissance.
Though C-D is the first place I'd ever heard of it, and I've been involved in booking "hip" bands/artists for many years.
The city of Pittsburgh is young; The balance of Allegheny County is older but has stopped aging, and the six outlying metropolitan counties are aging rapidly. As is the case with many other demographic and socioeconomic trends, what's happening in the city of Pittsburgh (and Allegheny County to a lesser degree) is getting washed out in the metropolitan data at large.
17 and under: 24.2%
18 to 29: 16.4%
30 to 44: 21.7%
45 to 64: 24.9%
65 and over: 12.8%
Expected something like this:
17 and under: 15%
18 to 29: 25%
30 to 44: 25%
45 to 64: 20%
65 and over: 15%
This one surprised me as well. I wasn't expecting Las Vegas to have that many teens and children.
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