Median Age in Ashe County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Median Age
49.8 years +28.0% vs nat'l
Rank #237 of 3,222
93th percentile

How Ashe County Compares

Ashe County
49.8 years
North Carolina Average
49.8 years
Rank #11 of 100 in state
National
38.9 years
28.0% above

National Distribution

Where Ashe County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for median age.

21.4 years 86.2 years

■ Ashe County: 49.8 years

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#234 Issaquena County, MS 49.8 years
#235 Kimball County, NE 49.8 years
#236 Columbia County, NY 49.8 years
#237 Ashe County, NC 49.8 years
#238 Rockbridge County, VA 49.8 years
#239 Pend Oreille County, WA 49.8 years
#240 Amador County, CA 49.7 years
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Median Age in Ashe County, North Carolina

Ashe County, North Carolina has a median age of 49.8 years, which ranks #237 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.0% above the national value of 38.9 years.

Within North Carolina, Ashe County ranks #11 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 93th percentile nationally.

The median age of the total population. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.