Why This is Important
The median age is used to indicate the age of the population in general. Communities with higher numbers of aging residents may face specific challenges of accessibility and affordability that may require enhanced services or physical infrastructure. Conversely, a community with a particularly low median age may require a greater concentration of child care and youth-focused services, as well as focused attention on recuirting employers and retaining young families.
About the Data
The age at the midpoint of the population. Half of the population is older than this age, and half is younger.
As with all measurements from the American Community Survey in the Neighborhood Compass, this data represents 5 years' worth of surveying. With each annual update, the 5-year period advances by dropping one year and incorporating the next. For this reason, annual releases of this measurement are not suitable for true time series comparison until no overlap exists among the survey periods.
Source: American Community Survey (ACS)
Additional Resources
| Resource | Learn More and Take Action |
|---|---|
| American Community Survey (ACS) | A primary source of neighborhood-level data for the whole country, provided by the US Census Bureau. |
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Data Distribution, 2021
Median Age
