Youngest Cities in North Carolina.

Cities in North Carolina with the youngest populations by median age.

96 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Median Age	Population Growth
1	Elon	11,032	21.2	+0.2%
2	Boone	20,032	21.3	+4.2%
3	Jacksonville	71,279	23.4	+0.1%
4	Havelock	17,691	24.7	+4.2%
5	Chapel Hill	61,607	25.8	+2.1%
6	Spring Lake	11,573	26.1	-3.7%
7	Greenville	92,857	27.3	+8.0%
8	Piney Green	14,078	30.1	+3.4%
9	Fayetteville	210,815	30.6	+0.3%
10	Anderson Creek	13,927	31.0	—
11	Spout Springs	11,242	32.0	—
12	Clayton	29,320	33.0	+24.0%
13	Carrboro	21,204	33.4	-1.5%
14	Pineville	11,055	33.4	+11.7%
15	Knightdale	20,214	33.6	+18.6%
16	Hope Mills	17,939	34.0	+2.5%
17	Greensboro	301,198	34.3	+3.2%
18	Charlotte	903,844	34.5	+10.3%
19	Lumberton	18,859	34.6	-1.8%
20	Raleigh	481,031	34.7	+8.2%
21	Sanford	31,478	34.7	+13.1%
22	Durham	291,467	35.1	+7.6%
23	Morrisville	31,422	35.2	+8.8%
24	Monroe	36,759	35.5	+23.1%
25	Mooresville	52,381	35.8	+11.0%
26	Winston-Salem	252,037	35.9	+3.1%
27	Indian Trail	42,036	36.2	+10.3%
28	Waxhaw	22,275	36.2	+12.6%
29	Apex	70,630	36.4	+24.9%
30	Concord	108,719	36.5	+8.8%
31	Gastonia	82,884	36.5	+8.2%
32	Holly Springs	45,248	36.5	+21.9%
33	Salisbury	35,825	36.5	+4.1%
34	Elizabeth City	18,871	36.5	+5.3%
35	Winterville	10,725	36.5	+4.9%
36	Lexington	19,690	36.7	+3.1%
37	Goldsboro	34,383	36.8	+2.3%
38	Eden	15,356	36.8	+0.6%
39	Kannapolis	57,890	36.9	+16.0%
40	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	37.0	+41.6%
41	Wilmington	120,805	37.1	+9.8%
42	Statesville	29,894	37.1	+13.0%
43	Lincolnton	11,783	37.1	+12.5%
44	Kings Mountain	12,039	37.2	+7.5%
45	Asheboro	27,580	37.3	+2.9%
46	Laurinburg	15,087	37.4	-2.6%
47	Hickory	44,258	37.5	+5.4%
48	High Point	116,245	37.7	+5.7%
49	Garner	34,473	37.7	+32.1%
50	Henderson	14,885	37.7	-0.9%
51	Graham	18,048	37.8	+17.3%
52	Morganton	17,646	37.8	+2.3%
53	Wendell	13,064	38.0	+100.1%
54	Newton	13,333	38.2	+5.3%
55	Thomasville	27,321	38.3	+2.4%
56	Mebane	19,538	38.5	+23.7%
57	Wake Forest	52,844	38.6	+21.1%
58	Southern Pines	16,420	38.7	+11.2%
59	Murraysville	16,339	38.7	+4.6%
60	New Bern	32,734	38.9	+10.9%
61	Mount Holly	18,208	39.0	+7.6%
62	Kernersville	27,830	39.3	+9.9%
63	Shelby	22,100	39.3	+6.5%
64	Belmont	15,546	39.4	+9.4%
65	Wilson	48,370	39.5	+2.3%
66	Albemarle	16,762	39.5	+8.0%
67	Huntersville	63,969	40.1	+11.6%
68	Burlington	59,610	40.1	+7.2%
69	Matthews	30,577	40.1	+11.4%
70	Harrisburg	19,633	40.1	+9.1%
71	Cary	179,306	40.2	+5.0%
72	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	40.3	-5.6%
73	Rolesville	10,766	40.6	+32.9%
74	Asheville	94,535	40.7	-1.3%
75	Rocky Mount	54,297	40.7	+1.3%
76	Stallings	16,886	40.8	+10.2%
77	Lewisville	13,828	40.8	+7.8%
78	Clemmons	21,871	41.8	+7.7%
79	Davidson	15,660	41.9	+10.0%
80	Reidsville	14,585	42.0	+0.7%
81	Myrtle Grove	12,637	42.7	—
82	Kinston	19,505	42.9	-0.5%
83	Weddington	13,805	43.3	+10.2%
84	Cornelius	32,783	44.0	+11.7%
85	Summerfield	11,116	44.0	+3.4%
86	Smithfield	12,116	44.9	+16.0%
87	Mint Hill	27,556	45.1	+11.4%
88	Lenoir	18,299	45.7	+0.1%
89	Mount Airy	10,633	46.0	+0.2%
90	Waynesville	10,502	46.0	+8.6%
91	Archdale	12,087	46.1	+3.1%
92	Leland	29,607	47.3	+52.9%
93	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,494	48.3	—
94	Tarboro	10,770	51.2	+2.5%
95	Hendersonville	15,408	53.2	+4.5%
96	Pinehurst	18,256	60.6	+6.2%