Median Age in Story County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
26.9 years
Rank #3,205/3,222 · #99 in IA
1th
Story 26.9 years
IA 38.6 years -30.3%
US 38.9 years -30.8%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Story County's median age of 26.9 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Story County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,202 | Dewey County, SD | 27.7 years |
| #3,203 | Bennett County, SD | 27.4 years |
| #3,204 | Geary County, KS | 27.1 years |
| #3,205 | Story County, IA | 26.9 years |
| #3,206 | Brazos County, TX | 26.8 years |
| #3,207 | Whitman County, WA | 26.4 years |
| #3,208 | Cache County, UT | 26.2 years |
About Median Age
Story County, Iowa has a median age of 26.9 years, ranking #3,205 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.8% below the national value of 38.9 years. Within Iowa, it ranks #99 of 99. This places it in the 1th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.