Every Ohio city ranked for median age, youth, seniors – new census estimates
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Indian Hill is Ohio’s oldest city, based on the median age of 52.4, more than 30 years older than Ohio’s youngest city, the college town of Oxford, according to new estimates released this month by the Census Bureau.
Indian Hill also ranks as the city in Ohio with the highest share of people with a college degree.
While Indian Hill has the oldest median age in the state, it is not among the 14 cities where at least one-fourth of the residents are 65 and older.
The cities with the largest shares of residents age 65 and up are Columbiana (31.1%), Beachwood (30.9%), St. Clairsville (29.4%), Brookville (29.3%), Centerville (29.1%), Huron (28.3%), and Lyndhurst (28.1%). All of these cities have increased this portion of the population since 2015.
The median age in Ohio is 39.5, meaning some cities also have to skew younger.
Ohio’s youngest cities, as would be expected, are all college towns: Miami University’s Oxford (21.3 median age) and Ohio University’s Athens (21.5), as well as towns carrying the same name as the college: Bowling Green (22.5), Oberlin (22.9), and Kent (24.1).
Another 50 Ohio cities have at least a quarter of their population age 18 and younger, with Springboro (30.3%), Pickerington (30.2%), and Trenton (30%) topping the list.
In Ohio, 22% of the population is age 18 or younger, matching the 22.1% of the U.S. population in the same age range.
See the chart below for the full ranking of cities based on median age. Not shown in the chart are smaller places of less than 5,000 people because of higher margins of error from the survey for smaller places. The latest five-year American Community Survey was taken from 2016 through 2020.
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| Ranking | City | 2020 Median age |
Percent Over 65 |
Percent Under 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Hill | 52.4 | 23.3% | 25.0% |
| 2 | Beachwood | 51.4 | 30.9% | 18.2% |
| 3 | Seven Hills | 51.1 | 25.5% | 14.5% |
| 4 | Columbiana | 50.4 | 31.1% | 17.6% |
| 5 | Brecksville | 50.2 | 22.9% | 18.9% |
| 6 | Centerville | 50.0 | 29.1% | 18.7% |
| 7 | St. Clairsville | 49.6 | 29.4% | 17.6% |
| 8 | Highland Heights | 49.5 | 25.2% | 20.3% |
| 9 | Independence | 49.5 | 23.2% | 18.3% |
| 10 | Kirtland | 48.6 | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| 11 | Munroe Falls | 48.6 | 27.5% | 17.4% |
| 12 | Vermilion | 48.5 | 24.5% | 19.0% |
| 13 | Huron | 48.4 | 28.3% | 20.9% |
| 14 | Ontario | 48.4 | 21.9% | 18.4% |
| 15 | New Franklin | 48.2 | 21.4% | 18.9% |
| 16 | Lyndhurst | 48.1 | 28.1% | 16.0% |
| 17 | Canfield | 47.8 | 26.5% | 17.2% |
| 18 | Cortland | 47.6 | 25.6% | 19.3% |
| 19 | Middleburg Heights | 47.5 | 24.3% | 17.3% |
| 20 | Mentor | 47.3 | 23.1% | 19.2% |
| 21 | Belpre | 47.3 | 24.0% | 16.9% |
| 22 | Pepper Pike | 47.0 | 23.4% | 23.9% |
| 23 | Clayton | 47.0 | 22.6% | 22.2% |
| 24 | Westlake | 47.0 | 22.5% | 20.4% |
| 25 | Oregon | 46.8 | 22.2% | 18.8% |
| 26 | Strongsville | 46.6 | 22.3% | 20.1% |
| 27 | Richmond Heights | 46.6 | 24.4% | 17.6% |
| 28 | Eaton | 46.5 | 23.2% | 21.1% |
| 29 | Tallmadge | 46.2 | 22.5% | 19.3% |
| 30 | Brookville | 46.0 | 29.3% | 21.5% |
| 31 | Broadview Heights | 46.0 | 17.8% | 19.5% |
| 32 | Norton | 45.5 | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| 33 | Canal Winchester | 45.3 | 22.6% | 20.5% |
| 34 | Port Clinton | 45.3 | 23.8% | 20.4% |
| 35 | Macedonia | 45.3 | 21.4% | 19.6% |
| 36 | Milford | 45.3 | 25.5% | 18.9% |
| 37 | Olmsted Falls | 45.1 | 19.8% | 20.2% |
| 38 | Montgomery | 45.0 | 22.9% | 26.4% |
| 39 | Bedford Heights | 44.9 | 21.5% | 14.1% |
| 40 | Shelby | 44.8 | 22.5% | 22.1% |
| 41 | Niles | 44.8 | 23.3% | 18.0% |
| 42 | Solon | 44.7 | 18.4% | 25.2% |
| 43 | Avon Lake | 44.7 | 20.0% | 24.5% |
| 44 | Rocky River | 44.7 | 23.7% | 23.1% |
| 45 | Greenville | 44.7 | 24.8% | 21.6% |
| 46 | Germantown | 44.6 | 18.7% | 24.3% |
| 47 | Aurora | 44.6 | 21.5% | 24.0% |
| 48 | North Olmsted | 44.6 | 19.6% | 20.8% |
| 49 | Englewood | 44.5 | 23.7% | 23.0% |
| 50 | Trotwood | 44.4 | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| 51 | Eastlake | 44.2 | 20.6% | 17.2% |
| 52 | Willoughby | 44.0 | 21.9% | 18.1% |
| 53 | Sheffield Lake | 44.0 | 18.9% | 17.1% |
| 54 | Hudson | 43.9 | 18.0% | 26.9% |
| 55 | Northwood | 43.8 | 18.1% | 21.2% |
| 56 | Hubbard | 43.8 | 21.5% | 20.7% |
| 57 | Mentor-on-the-Lake | 43.8 | 17.9% | 17.7% |
| 58 | Twinsburg | 43.6 | 17.0% | 23.9% |
| 59 | Brook Park | 43.5 | 20.7% | 19.2% |
| 60 | Canal Fulton | 43.4 | 18.8% | 17.6% |
| 61 | Amherst | 43.3 | 20.8% | 21.9% |
| 62 | Wickliffe | 43.3 | 20.3% | 19.0% |
| 63 | Brooklyn | 43.3 | 22.2% | 18.6% |
| 64 | Toronto | 43.2 | 17.9% | 23.5% |
| 65 | Parma | 43.0 | 19.9% | 17.7% |
| 66 | Bay Village | 42.9 | 18.2% | 27.1% |
| 67 | Mason | 42.9 | 13.1% | 27.0% |
| 68 | Clyde | 42.9 | 19.8% | 25.4% |
| 69 | Heath | 42.8 | 23.5% | 23.1% |
| 70 | Willoughby Hills | 42.8 | 18.0% | 15.0% |
| 71 | Bucyrus | 42.7 | 22.1% | 21.8% |
| 72 | North Royalton | 42.7 | 19.1% | 18.4% |
| 73 | Louisville | 42.5 | 19.6% | 21.9% |
| 74 | Sharonville | 42.5 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
| 75 | Deer Park | 42.4 | 18.4% | 16.6% |
| 76 | Salem | 42.3 | 18.4% | 18.8% |
| 77 | Fairlawn | 42.3 | 24.3% | 17.8% |
| 78 | Sylvania | 42.1 | 21.1% | 24.1% |
| 79 | Waterville | 42.0 | 20.2% | 24.6% |
| 80 | Green | 42.0 | 18.0% | 24.4% |
| 81 | Conneaut | 42.0 | 17.3% | 18.1% |
| 82 | North Canton | 41.9 | 23.6% | 17.1% |
| 83 | New Philadelphia | 41.8 | 21.1% | 21.2% |
| 84 | Reading | 41.7 | 15.9% | 18.2% |
| 85 | Barberton | 41.6 | 20.0% | 22.2% |
| 86 | Oakwood | 41.5 | 13.8% | 28.5% |
| 87 | Chillicothe | 41.4 | 20.6% | 21.1% |
| 88 | Euclid | 41.4 | 17.1% | 20.9% |
| 89 | Ironton | 41.3 | 22.7% | 22.8% |
| 90 | Maumee | 41.3 | 17.4% | 21.4% |
| 91 | Powell | 41.2 | 16.1% | 29.5% |
| 92 | Galion | 41.2 | 20.6% | 22.7% |
| 93 | Massillon | 41.2 | 20.3% | 21.3% |
| 94 | Hillsboro | 41.2 | 25.5% | 20.8% |
| 95 | Streetsboro | 41.2 | 15.9% | 19.1% |
| 96 | Maple Heights | 41.1 | 14.8% | 22.5% |
| 97 | Avon | 41.0 | 16.8% | 29.1% |
| 98 | Bryan | 41.0 | 19.9% | 21.4% |
| 99 | Groveport | 40.9 | 15.6% | 26.0% |
| 100 | Bedford | 40.9 | 17.9% | 21.2% |
| 101 | Martins Ferry | 40.9 | 20.2% | 21.1% |
| 102 | East Cleveland | 40.8 | 21.5% | 24.6% |
| 103 | Westerville | 40.8 | 20.3% | 22.1% |
| 104 | Willowick | 40.8 | 17.2% | 18.8% |
| 105 | Worthington | 40.7 | 21.7% | 24.9% |
| 106 | Beavercreek | 40.7 | 18.1% | 21.8% |
| 107 | Ashtabula | 40.6 | 18.3% | 23.3% |
| 108 | Bellbrook | 40.6 | 16.3% | 22.4% |
| 109 | Wapakoneta | 40.6 | 20.7% | 22.3% |
| 110 | Elyria | 40.5 | 17.1% | 21.5% |
| 111 | Warren | 40.5 | 18.1% | 20.5% |
| 112 | Napoleon | 40.4 | 17.5% | 25.5% |
| 113 | Shaker Heights | 40.4 | 19.0% | 25.4% |
| 114 | Mount Healthy | 40.4 | 19.1% | 22.1% |
| 115 | Campbell | 40.3 | 17.8% | 26.9% |
| 116 | Bellevue | 40.3 | 17.7% | 24.0% |
| 117 | Coshocton | 40.3 | 20.6% | 20.8% |
| 118 | Dover | 40.2 | 23.0% | 24.5% |
| 119 | Tipp City | 40.2 | 21.7% | 23.1% |
| 120 | North Ridgeville | 40.1 | 18.9% | 24.3% |
| 121 | Stow | 40.1 | 18.8% | 20.4% |
| 122 | Fairfield | 40.0 | 17.4% | 21.7% |
| 123 | Wyoming | 39.9 | 14.9% | 29.7% |
| 124 | Brunswick | 39.8 | 16.1% | 22.9% |
| 125 | Youngstown | 39.8 | 17.9% | 21.1% |
| 126 | Xenia | 39.7 | 19.5% | 22.3% |
| 127 | Parma Heights | 39.7 | 20.2% | 20.8% |
| 128 | Gahanna | 39.6 | 15.7% | 23.8% |
| 129 | London | 39.6 | 16.9% | 22.9% |
| 130 | Piqua | 39.6 | 15.0% | 22.7% |
| 131 | Defiance | 39.6 | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| 132 | Garfield Heights | 39.5 | 16.4% | 23.6% |
| 133 | Upper Arlington | 39.4 | 17.0% | 28.1% |
| 134 | Kenton | 39.4 | 20.0% | 23.9% |
| 135 | Geneva | 39.4 | 17.1% | 22.1% |
| 136 | Mayfield Heights | 39.4 | 22.7% | 19.7% |
| 137 | Ravenna | 39.4 | 16.8% | 18.1% |
| 138 | Dublin | 39.3 | 11.7% | 29.4% |
| 139 | Fairview Park | 39.3 | 19.2% | 19.5% |
| 140 | Norwalk | 39.2 | 19.5% | 23.8% |
| 141 | Lancaster | 39.2 | 17.4% | 22.3% |
| 142 | Van Wert | 39.1 | 18.8% | 25.9% |
| 143 | Lebanon | 39.1 | 16.4% | 25.3% |
| 144 | Kettering | 39.1 | 18.7% | 21.5% |
| 145 | Wadsworth | 39.1 | 18.4% | 20.4% |
| 146 | Miamisburg | 39.0 | 16.7% | 25.4% |
| 147 | Medina | 38.9 | 15.1% | 23.9% |
| 148 | Struthers | 38.9 | 17.8% | 21.0% |
| 149 | Blue Ash | 38.8 | 17.8% | 23.2% |
| 150 | Sidney | 38.8 | 16.6% | 23.2% |
| 151 | Springdale | 38.7 | 19.4% | 25.1% |
| 152 | Celina | 38.7 | 16.8% | 22.8% |
| 153 | Cuyahoga Falls | 38.5 | 16.6% | 19.9% |
| 154 | Marietta | 38.5 | 21.8% | 18.4% |
| 155 | Wooster | 38.5 | 20.2% | 17.6% |
| 156 | Middletown | 38.4 | 17.2% | 22.5% |
| 157 | Girard | 38.3 | 16.3% | 20.5% |
| 158 | Mansfield | 38.3 | 16.8% | 19.5% |
| 159 | Wauseon | 38.1 | 14.9% | 28.8% |
| 160 | Vandalia | 38.1 | 16.5% | 21.2% |
| 161 | Franklin | 38.1 | 13.8% | 19.6% |
| 162 | Lorain | 38.0 | 16.0% | 24.9% |
| 163 | Chardon | 38.0 | 16.5% | 22.6% |
| 164 | Steubenville | 38.0 | 19.8% | 17.2% |
| 165 | Grove City | 37.9 | 16.4% | 24.5% |
| 166 | Sandusky | 37.9 | 16.6% | 22.3% |
| 167 | Union | 37.8 | 18.3% | 26.3% |
| 168 | Circleville | 37.6 | 18.6% | 20.0% |
| 169 | Loveland | 37.5 | 15.9% | 26.3% |
| 170 | Huber Heights | 37.5 | 15.6% | 24.9% |
| 171 | Washington Court House | 37.4 | 17.4% | 24.7% |
| 172 | Pataskala | 37.4 | 12.8% | 24.7% |
| 173 | Newark | 37.3 | 15.8% | 22.6% |
| 174 | Findlay | 37.3 | 17.7% | 20.0% |
| 175 | Perrysburg | 37.2 | 14.4% | 26.8% |
| 176 | Wilmington | 37.2 | 18.1% | 22.2% |
| 177 | Marion | 37.2 | 13.9% | 20.3% |
| 178 | Fremont | 37.1 | 15.6% | 25.2% |
| 179 | Upper Sandusky | 37.1 | 19.6% | 23.2% |
| 180 | Orrville | 37.1 | 18.1% | 23.1% |
| 181 | Portsmouth | 37.1 | 17.9% | 22.4% |
| 182 | Springboro | 37.0 | 15.4% | 30.3% |
| 183 | Troy | 36.9 | 15.6% | 25.0% |
| 184 | Marysville | 36.9 | 10.7% | 21.4% |
| 185 | Rittman | 36.8 | 16.6% | 24.4% |
| 186 | Rossford | 36.8 | 14.5% | 19.6% |
| 187 | Hilliard | 36.7 | 10.5% | 26.4% |
| 188 | Grandview Heights | 36.7 | 11.5% | 19.5% |
| 189 | Zanesville | 36.6 | 17.4% | 23.4% |
| 190 | Delphos | 36.6 | 19.5% | 21.6% |
| 191 | Mount Vernon | 36.6 | 18.2% | 21.4% |
| 192 | South Euclid | 36.6 | 13.9% | 21.3% |
| 193 | Tiffin | 36.6 | 19.1% | 17.9% |
| 194 | Madeira | 36.5 | 14.4% | 28.9% |
| 195 | Delaware | 36.5 | 13.0% | 24.0% |
| 196 | Akron | 36.5 | 15.1% | 21.2% |
| 197 | Cleveland Heights | 36.5 | 19.4% | 20.4% |
| 198 | Pickerington | 36.3 | 10.1% | 30.2% |
| 199 | Urbana | 36.3 | 19.0% | 23.3% |
| 200 | Cleveland | 36.3 | 14.3% | 21.7% |
| 201 | East Liverpool | 36.2 | 16.0% | 26.2% |
| 202 | Reynoldsburg | 36.2 | 13.8% | 25.8% |
| 203 | Monroe | 36.1 | 15.0% | 27.4% |
| 204 | St. Marys | 36.1 | 14.1% | 25.5% |
| 205 | Willard | 36.1 | 19.4% | 23.6% |
| 206 | Riverside | 36.1 | 16.6% | 22.8% |
| 207 | Jackson | 36.1 | 13.7% | 20.8% |
| 208 | Berea | 36.1 | 17.4% | 17.8% |
| 209 | Fostoria | 36.0 | 16.2% | 27.0% |
| 210 | West Carrollton | 36.0 | 17.6% | 22.9% |
| 211 | Harrison | 35.9 | 13.5% | 27.9% |
| 212 | Alliance | 35.9 | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| 213 | Moraine | 35.7 | 14.3% | 27.4% |
| 214 | Hamilton | 35.7 | 14.9% | 23.1% |
| 215 | Warrensville Heights | 35.6 | 22.3% | 27.3% |
| 216 | Logan | 35.5 | 18.4% | 27.0% |
| 217 | Springfield | 35.4 | 17.1% | 24.5% |
| 218 | Toledo | 35.4 | 14.4% | 23.4% |
| 219 | Trenton | 35.3 | 11.8% | 30.0% |
| 220 | Bexley | 35.3 | 13.2% | 26.6% |
| 221 | Cheviot | 35.3 | 11.9% | 25.9% |
| 222 | Cambridge | 35.3 | 18.1% | 23.0% |
| 223 | Ashland | 35.2 | 19.0% | 21.6% |
| 224 | North College Hill | 35.1 | 11.1% | 27.5% |
| 225 | Uhrichsville | 35.1 | 14.2% | 23.4% |
| 226 | Canton | 34.9 | 14.0% | 24.7% |
| 227 | Whitehall | 34.4 | 10.5% | 25.6% |
| 228 | Fairborn | 34.4 | 14.5% | 18.9% |
| 229 | Forest Park | 34.3 | 14.7% | 25.2% |
| 230 | Lakewood | 34.0 | 13.4% | 16.7% |
| 231 | Lima | 33.5 | 13.6% | 24.9% |
| 232 | Dayton | 33.5 | 13.0% | 20.9% |
| 233 | Wellston | 33.3 | 19.4% | 27.7% |
| 234 | Bellefontaine | 33.2 | 15.7% | 26.1% |
| 235 | New Carlisle | 32.4 | 14.3% | 26.8% |
| 236 | Columbus | 32.4 | 10.4% | 22.3% |
| 237 | Cincinnati | 32.4 | 12.5% | 21.6% |
| 238 | Norwood | 31.6 | 12.1% | 16.6% |
| 239 | Painesville | 30.9 | 10.5% | 29.4% |
| 240 | Nelsonville | 30.5 | 9.4% | 16.1% |
| 241 | University Heights | 29.8 | 11.3% | 22.5% |
| 242 | Kent | 24.1 | 11.0% | 14.3% |
| 243 | Oberlin | 22.9 | 19.6% | 13.1% |
| 244 | Bowling Green | 22.5 | 9.1% | 13.9% |
| 245 | Athens | 21.5 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 246 | Oxford | 21.3 | 7.6% | 8.2% |
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