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Median age in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points section.updated Oct 22, 2026
People · United States

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 38.9years +0.2 section.change_since ± 0.1 · margin of error
First value · 2021 38.4
vs section.levels.world +8.5 section.levels.world: 30.4 · 2023
Median age, 2021 – 2024 years · United States · section.levels.world
United States section.levels.world

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2021 – 2024

section.compare Median age · years
United States
38.9
section.levels.world
30.4 · 2023

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 38.9 · 2024
First value 38.4 · 2021
Highest 38.9 · 2024
Lowest 38.4 · 2021
Data points 4

By year

section.all_years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited States±Change section.levels.world
2024section.estimate 38.9 0.1 +0.2 —
2023section.estimate 38.7 0.1 +0.2 30.4
2022section.estimate 38.5 0.1 +0.1 30.1
2021section.estimate 38.4 0.1 29.8

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2021 – 2024

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The age that splits residents into two equal halves — a quick read on whether a place is young or ageing.

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Half the residents are younger and half are older than this age, from census or population estimates by age.