Youngest Cities in Illinois.

Cities in Illinois with the youngest populations by median age.

224 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Median Age	Population Growth
1	North Chicago	30,643	23.2	+10.7%
2	Carbondale	22,158	24.6	-2.2%
3	Normal	53,569	25.0	+0.5%
4	DeKalb	40,443	26.1	+0.3%
5	Urbana	39,341	26.1	+1.9%
6	Champaign	89,996	26.6	+3.3%
7	Macomb	14,894	27.6	-5.8%
8	Charleston	17,062	29.6	-0.8%
9	Cahokia Heights	17,106	30.3	-5.6%
10	Plano	12,203	31.6	+7.0%
11	Edwardsville	26,474	31.8	-1.4%
12	Minooka	12,891	32.1	+1.3%
13	Zion	24,600	32.3	-1.3%
14	Manhattan	11,026	32.8	+16.6%
15	Riverdale	10,340	32.8	-3.6%
16	Carpentersville	37,346	33.8	-2.4%
17	Round Lake Beach	27,079	33.8	-1.3%
18	Chicago Ridge	14,099	34.0	-2.9%
19	Markham	11,355	34.2	-3.3%
20	Cicero	82,797	34.4	-4.0%
21	Maywood	23,201	34.6	-0.8%
22	Bradley	15,325	34.7	-1.3%
23	Aurora	179,898	35.2	+0.5%
24	Chicago Heights	26,736	35.2	-3.5%
25	Troy	11,647	35.2	+4.1%
26	Hanover Park	36,732	35.3	-2.4%
27	Montgomery	21,515	35.3	+8.3%
28	Chatham	14,639	35.4	+1.3%
29	Peoria	112,169	35.5	-2.0%
30	Waukegan	89,076	35.5	-1.5%
31	Romeoville	41,152	35.5	+1.2%
32	Chicago	2,711,226	35.8	-0.6%
33	Joliet	150,445	35.8	+1.2%
34	Yorkville	23,617	35.8	+23.6%
35	Bourbonnais	18,078	35.8	-2.6%
36	Glendale Heights	32,808	36.1	-1.6%
37	Kankakee	23,996	36.1	-2.8%
38	Round Lake	18,628	36.1	-1.1%
39	Sycamore	18,559	36.1	+2.3%
40	Bloomington	78,907	36.2	+0.1%
41	West Chicago	25,395	36.3	-1.3%
42	River Grove	10,451	36.3	-1.9%
43	Roscoe	10,706	36.4	+0.2%
44	Lisle	23,407	36.5	-1.2%
45	Warrenville	14,718	36.5	+12.2%
46	Harvey	20,230	36.6	-2.3%
47	Wauconda	14,027	36.6	-0.7%
48	Rantoul	12,421	36.6	-3.1%
49	Justice	12,324	36.6	-2.6%
50	Elgin	114,934	36.7	+0.6%
51	Wheaton	53,557	36.8	+0.1%
52	Lake in the Hills	28,800	36.8	-1.4%
53	New Lenox	28,006	36.8	+6.1%
54	Antioch	14,859	36.8	+2.6%
55	Park Forest	21,156	36.9	-2.8%
56	Villa Park	22,345	37.0	-1.6%
57	Bolingbrook	74,096	37.2	+1.2%
58	Loves Park	23,502	37.2	+1.2%
59	Grayslake	20,929	37.2	-0.6%
60	Channahon	13,927	37.2	+8.2%
61	Melrose Park	24,549	37.3	-3.3%
62	Rock Island	36,151	37.4	-2.3%
63	Plainfield	46,708	37.5	+11.5%
64	Woodridge	33,941	37.5	-0.4%
65	Jacksonville	18,014	37.6	-2.9%
66	Lindenhurst	14,417	37.6	+2.8%
67	Streator	12,330	37.6	-2.4%
68	Rockford	147,521	37.7	-1.1%
69	Berwyn	55,595	37.8	-3.9%
70	O'Fallon	32,262	37.8	+0.7%
71	Moline	42,197	38.0	-1.4%
72	Alton	25,279	38.0	-2.6%
73	Pingree Grove	10,914	38.0	+21.1%
74	Mundelein	31,915	38.1	+3.5%
75	Blue Island	21,741	38.1	-3.3%
76	Hazel Crest	13,792	38.1	-3.4%
77	Summit	10,846	38.1	-3.6%
78	Washington	15,919	38.2	-1.2%
79	Franklin Park	18,197	38.3	-2.0%
80	Midlothian	13,948	38.3	-3.2%
81	Evanston	76,340	38.4	-2.2%
82	Lockport	26,409	38.5	+6.6%
83	Collinsville	24,031	38.5	-2.8%
84	Calumet City	35,100	38.6	-3.5%
85	Burbank	28,739	38.6	-3.0%
86	Oswego	36,375	38.7	+15.4%
87	Belvidere	24,752	38.7	+0.5%
88	Bellwood	18,256	38.7	-3.6%
89	Evergreen Park	19,420	38.8	-3.3%
90	Hickory Hills	14,526	38.8	-2.8%
91	East Moline	20,904	38.9	-4.2%
92	Mount Vernon	14,090	38.9	-2.9%
93	South Elgin	24,217	39.0	+7.5%
94	Belleville	41,370	39.1	-5.0%
95	Crest Hill	20,628	39.1	+1.2%
96	Alsip	18,583	39.1	-3.1%
97	Centralia	11,856	39.1	-2.3%
98	Decatur	69,815	39.2	-4.9%
99	Hoffman Estates	51,175	39.2	-3.2%
100	Lombard	43,619	39.2	-0.3%
101	Cary	17,923	39.2	+0.6%
102	Lincoln	13,281	39.2	-2.3%
103	Crystal Lake	40,579	39.3	+5.0%
104	Bridgeview	16,849	39.4	-2.9%
105	Worth	10,700	39.4	-2.5%
106	Rolling Meadows	24,027	39.5	-2.3%
107	Schaumburg	76,868	39.6	-1.9%
108	Effingham	12,342	39.6	+0.8%
109	Taylorville	10,646	39.6	0.0%
110	Quincy	39,109	39.7	-1.8%
111	Woodstock	26,147	39.7	+0.3%
112	Schiller Park	11,393	39.7	-3.4%
113	Danville	28,595	39.8	-3.6%
114	Glen Ellyn	28,390	39.8	-0.9%
115	Ottawa	18,447	39.8	-0.7%
116	Gages Lake	10,819	39.8	+5.4%
117	Wheeling	38,433	39.9	-2.0%
118	Bensenville	18,603	39.9	-1.5%
119	Streamwood	39,001	40.0	-3.3%
120	Forest Park	13,943	40.0	-3.5%
121	River Forest	11,992	40.0	-7.1%
122	Gurnee	30,510	40.1	-0.8%
123	Homewood	19,294	40.2	-3.5%
124	Morris	14,898	40.2	+3.3%
125	Oak Lawn	56,861	40.3	-3.2%
126	Oak Park	53,292	40.3	-3.6%
127	Machesney Park	22,630	40.3	-0.6%
128	Dolton	20,825	40.3	-3.5%
129	Lake Zurich	19,832	40.3	+0.2%
130	Wood River	10,279	40.3	-2.2%
131	Naperville	150,692	40.4	+2.4%
132	Carol Stream	39,460	40.4	-1.4%
133	Granite City	26,549	40.4	-2.7%
134	Country Club Hills	16,324	40.4	-3.3%
135	Glen Carbon	13,977	40.4	+0.2%
136	Oak Forest	26,805	40.5	-2.5%
137	Palatine	66,293	40.7	-3.0%
138	La Grange	15,998	40.7	-2.5%
139	Addison	35,489	40.8	+0.2%
140	Galesburg	29,481	40.8	-4.9%
141	Mattoon	16,586	40.8	-1.4%
142	Lyons	10,339	40.8	-3.5%
143	Springfield	113,330	41.0	-1.4%
144	Bartlett	40,501	41.0	-0.7%
145	Lansing	28,284	41.0	-3.5%
146	Fairview Heights	16,745	41.0	-3.4%
147	Shiloh	14,572	41.0	+3.5%
148	Mount Prospect	55,472	41.1	-2.6%
149	Herrin	12,226	41.2	-0.7%
150	Algonquin	30,067	41.4	+3.8%
151	Morton	16,595	41.4	+2.2%
152	St. Charles	32,854	41.5	+1.4%
153	Elmwood Park	23,868	41.5	-3.5%
154	North Aurora	18,696	41.5	+6.0%
155	Winnetka	12,484	41.5	-1.8%
156	Waterloo	11,129	41.5	+1.2%
157	Brookfield	19,331	41.6	-3.3%
158	Western Springs	13,446	41.6	-0.3%
159	Palos Hills	18,081	41.7	-2.7%
160	Hinsdale	17,175	41.7	+1.0%
161	Vernon Hills	26,876	41.8	-0.1%
162	Highland	10,262	41.8	0.0%
163	Pekin	31,781	41.9	-1.8%
164	South Holland	20,911	41.9	-3.3%
165	Dixon	14,910	41.9	-5.2%
166	Northlake	12,513	41.9	-3.2%
167	Elmhurst	45,671	42.0	+0.7%
168	Buffalo Grove	42,891	42.0	-0.9%
169	Batavia	27,151	42.0	+0.3%
170	Libertyville	20,525	42.1	+0.6%
171	Roselle	22,752	42.2	-0.7%
172	Frankfort	20,651	42.2	+5.2%
173	Marion	16,836	42.2	+1.8%
174	Des Plaines	59,156	42.3	-3.1%
175	Swansea	14,710	42.3	-0.1%
176	Wood Dale	13,933	42.3	-1.2%
177	Columbia	11,127	42.4	-1.4%
178	Arlington Heights	76,005	42.6	-1.9%
179	Homer Glen	24,529	42.6	+1.3%
180	East Peoria	22,324	42.6	-1.8%
181	Sterling	14,717	42.6	-3.2%
182	Freeport	23,505	42.8	-3.4%
183	Prospect Heights	15,618	42.8	-3.1%
184	Pontiac	11,294	42.8	-3.6%
185	Fox Lake	11,131	42.9	-1.1%
186	Skokie	66,219	43.2	-1.9%
187	Tinley Park	54,842	43.2	-1.6%
188	Westmont	23,724	43.2	-1.2%
189	Bloomingdale	22,457	43.2	+0.5%
190	Geneva	21,258	43.2	-1.1%
191	Downers Grove	50,054	43.6	+0.2%
192	Campton Hills	10,877	43.6	+0.2%
193	Lemont	17,820	43.7	+4.0%
194	Beach Park	14,115	43.7	-1.0%
195	McHenry	28,074	43.9	+6.8%
196	Barrington	11,077	43.9	-1.3%
197	La Grange Park	13,447	44.0	-2.1%
198	Shorewood	18,343	44.2	+2.0%
199	East St. Louis	17,999	44.3	-4.4%
200	Park Ridge	38,667	44.4	-3.0%
201	Darien	21,879	44.4	-0.1%
202	Deerfield	19,518	44.5	+2.5%
203	Matteson	18,645	44.5	-2.8%
204	Morton Grove	24,619	44.6	-2.8%
205	Richton Park	12,521	44.6	-2.4%
206	Elk Grove Village	31,987	44.8	-3.3%
207	Highland Park	30,398	45.0	+1.9%
208	Wilmette	27,503	45.3	-2.5%
209	Lincolnwood	13,112	45.6	-3.1%
210	Canton	13,144	45.9	-0.8%
211	Norridge	15,439	46.0	-3.0%
212	Lake Forest	19,416	46.1	+1.9%
213	Mokena	20,021	46.2	+0.1%
214	Orland Park	57,916	46.3	-1.3%
215	Kewanee	11,913	46.3	-3.1%
216	Glenview	47,752	46.5	-1.9%
217	Niles	30,064	48.2	-1.6%
218	Godfrey	17,712	48.4	-1.1%
219	Crestwood	10,579	49.2	-2.7%
220	Northbrook	34,585	49.6	-1.5%
221	Huntley	28,005	49.7	+5.0%
222	Palos Heights	12,152	50.2	-3.0%
223	Westchester	16,436	51.6	-3.5%
224	Burr Ridge	11,141	56.9	0.0%