Where are the Millennials?
A Study of Population Ages 20-34 in Metro Areas
June 2016
Graduation time has arrived once again and as we watch our college and high school
graduates move into the next chapter of their lives, we may ponder how this
generation will help shape the future of our economy. There are many reports on how
the workplace is changing and how the Millennials are different from those who have
entered the workforce before them. This report will focus on the geographical part of
the story - where are the Millennials?
Cyndi Dancy | email [email protected] | web www.garnereconomics.com
The Millennial generation, as defined by the Pew Research Center, are those born from 1981 through 1996
and were aged 18 through 33 in 2014. This was the last year of detailed data for all metropolitan statistical
areas from the US Census. This article
explores millennial aged population in
metro areas using data from the US
Census American Community Survey
using the closest match of age groups –
20 years through 34 years old.
Source: Pew Research Center
On a broader level, this age group is heavily concentrated in metro areas where 88 percent of those ages 2034 live within cities and counties designated as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). This aligns with the
national ratio of metro and non-metro population distribution with 86 percent of the total population living
within MSAs.
The areas with the highest percentage of population ages 20-34 in 2014 tended to be smaller MSAs ranging
from 82,700 to just under 240,000 in total population. These areas have a large college or military presence
within the metro areas which account for the population swell of this age group. Listed below are the top
ten metro areas with the highest percent of this younger age group compared to the total population along
with a map of this data.
Top Metro Areas with Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
2014 Total
Population
Population
Ages 20-34
Manhattan, KS
98,091
34,724
Jacksonville, NC
187,589
65,093
College Station-Bryan, TX
239,953
81,584
Lawrence, KS
116,585
39,522
Ames, IA
94,073
30,668
Bloomington, IN
164,308
52,414
Ithaca, NY
104,691
33,292
Morgantown, WV
137,251
42,548
Hinesville, GA
82,768
25,327
Columbia, MO
172,717
52,679
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2014, Garner Economics
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
% of Population
Ages 20-34
35.4%
34.7%
34.0%
33.9%
32.6%
31.9%
31.8%
31.0%
30.6%
30.5%
Page 1
Metro Areas with Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
A main campus location of a major university or military base with a large amount of active military
personnel can affect the population of an area greatly. To illustrate this, the following table contains the top
ten metro areas in terms of percentage of population ages 20-34 years along with a university or military
base. The table also contains a high-level view of the combined enrollment and active military personnel
derived from those institutions and installations as compared to the total population.
Top Metro Areas with University or Military Population as Percent of Total Population
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Major/Main University Campus or Military
Installation within MSA
School Enrollment &
Military Personnel as
% of Total Population
Manhattan, KS
Kansas State University/ Fort Riley (Army)
42%
College Station-Bryan, TX
Texas A&M/ Fort Hood (Army)
42%
Ames, IA
Iowa State University
38%
Bloomington, IN
Indiana University
30%
Jacksonville, NC
Camp Lejeune, New River Air Station (Marine Corps)
26%
Lawrence, KS
University of Kansas
24%
Morgantown, WV
West Virginia University
21%
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University
21%
Columbia, MO
University of Missouri
20%
Hinesville, GA
Fort Stewart (Army)
19%
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 2014, University and Military Installation Web Sites, Garner Economics
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
Page 2
Taking an alternate view of where the Millennials are located, the greatest density of this age group is
found, quite logically, in the largest metropolitan areas. Below is a table with metro areas of population
ages 20-34 years of one million or more. As a percentage of the total population, these areas are within a
few percentage points of the United States (20.6 percent of the population), but collectively, these eleven
MSAs contain about 30 percent of the Millennial age group.
Metro Areas with Population Ages 20-34 above One Million
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
20,092,883
4,279,784
% of
Population
Ages 20-34
21.3%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
13,262,220
3,023,786
22.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
9,553,810
2,015,854
21.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
6,954,003
1,488,157
21.4%
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
6,490,180
1,434,330
22.1%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
6,032,744
1,327,204
22.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
6,051,170
1,258,643
20.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
5,929,819
1,180,034
19.9%
Metropolitan Statistical Area
2014 Total
Population
Population
Ages 20-34
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
5,611,829
1,161,649
20.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
4,732,161
1,026,879
21.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
4,594,060
1,001,505
21.8%
318,857,056
65,684,554
20.6%
United States
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 2014, Garner Economics
Density of Population Ages 20-34 in Metro Areas
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
Page 3
Whether by sheer volume or by a larger than average proportion of Millennials, these metro areas have an
opportunity to capture the valued education and advanced skills that college graduates and military training
bring. Most of the larger metro areas have the infrastructure to attract and retain this population group
with a sense of place built-in. The youngest Millennials – age 18 in 2014 – are now entering the workforce,
enrolling in community college, colleges and universities. They are now the largest living generation and
will be the majority of the labor force and entrepreneurial activity fueling our economic future.
Summing it up…
•
•
•
•
•
The Millennial generation born 1981 - 1996 were aged 18 through 33 in 2014
More Millennials live in Metro Areas than Non-Metro Areas
Top locations with a higher percentage of population aged 20-34 tended to have a
large university or military installation within the metro area
Population density of Millennials is in larger metro areas following the pattern of
overall population density
Eleven top metro areas have approximately 30 percent of the nation’s population ages 20-34
Want to see how your MSA ranks? The list below shows the percentage of population within the 20-34
year-old age group studied as well as breaking out the 20-24 year-old and 25-34 year-old age brackets for all
of the metro areas in the US. These are ranked by percent of population age 20-34.
US Metro Areas with Ranked by Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
Shaded from Green (Highest Percent) to Red (Lowest Percentage)
Geography
Abilene, TX
Akron, OH
Albany, GA
Albany, OR
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Albuquerque, NM
Alexandria, LA
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Altoona, PA
Amarillo, TX
Ames, IA
Anchorage, AK
Ann Arbor, MI
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
Appleton, WI
Asheville, NC
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
Austin-Round Rock, TX
Bakersfield, CA
2014 Total
Population
166,900
703,825
152,596
119,356
880,167
905,213
154,872
829,835
125,955
261,752
94,073
398,892
356,874
115,916
231,497
442,316
197,268
5,611,829
275,209
154,255
583,010
1,943,299
874,589
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
Total
Population
Ages 20-34
40,390
142,173
31,130
21,603
179,554
191,000
30,355
150,200
21,916
57,847
30,668
98,925
95,285
22,488
43,984
77,848
51,092
1,161,649
51,189
45,351
120,100
483,881
202,030
% Ages
20 to 24
% Ages
25-34
% Ages
20-34
2014
Rank
9.4%
7.8%
7.6%
5.5%
8.0%
6.9%
6.6%
6.4%
6.3%
7.4%
18.8%
8.6%
12.7%
6.7%
6.0%
5.9%
12.9%
6.7%
6.6%
14.7%
6.9%
7.4%
8.1%
14.8%
12.4%
12.8%
12.6%
12.4%
14.2%
13.0%
11.7%
11.1%
14.7%
13.8%
16.2%
14.0%
12.7%
13.0%
11.7%
13.0%
14.0%
12.0%
14.7%
13.7%
17.5%
15.0%
24.2%
20.2%
20.4%
18.1%
20.4%
21.1%
19.6%
18.1%
17.4%
22.1%
32.6%
24.8%
26.7%
19.4%
19.0%
17.6%
25.9%
20.7%
18.6%
29.4%
20.6%
24.9%
23.1%
54
209
191
316
192
156
244
313
347
102
5
47
30
254
268
338
37
174
290
14
178
46
76
Page 4
US Metro Areas with Ranked by Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
Shaded from Green (Highest Percent) to Red (Lowest Percentage)
Geography
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Bangor, ME
Barnstable Town, MA
Baton Rouge, LA
Battle Creek, MI
Bay City, MI
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Beckley, WV
Bellingham, WA
Bend-Redmond, OR
Billings, MT
Binghamton, NY
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
Bismarck, ND
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
Bloomington, IL
Bloomington, IN
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
Boise City, ID
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Boulder, CO
Bowling Green, KY
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Brunswick, GA
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
Burlington, NC
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
California-Lexington Park, MD
Canton-Massillon, OH
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
Carbondale-Marion, IL
Carson City, NV
Casper, WY
Cedar Rapids, IA
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Charleston, WV
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Charlottesville, VA
Chattanooga, TN-GA
Cheyenne, WY
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
2014 Total
Population
2,785,874
153,414
214,914
825,478
134,878
106,179
403,958
123,373
208,351
170,388
167,521
247,219
1,143,772
126,526
181,249
188,917
164,308
85,763
666,144
4,732,161
313,333
165,928
254,183
945,438
420,392
112,663
1,136,360
155,792
215,824
110,382
403,923
679,513
97,612
126,685
54,522
81,624
263,885
152,892
238,680
223,371
727,689
2,380,314
227,738
543,153
96,389
9,553,810
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
Total
Population
Ages 20-34
593,391
31,757
29,658
194,813
24,952
19,218
81,600
21,220
50,213
30,329
33,337
49,691
226,467
27,456
50,387
47,607
52,414
17,667
131,897
1,026,879
75,200
37,168
54,395
167,343
82,397
20,167
229,545
28,822
49,640
23,622
71,898
107,363
20,694
31,418
10,087
18,610
51,721
26,603
70,411
40,430
166,641
476,063
50,330
105,372
21,109
2,015,854
% Ages
20 to 24
6.8%
7.8%
5.3%
8.9%
6.7%
5.6%
6.6%
5.0%
11.6%
5.2%
6.2%
8.7%
6.3%
7.2%
14.8%
12.3%
17.8%
9.5%
6.3%
7.2%
10.9%
9.1%
8.2%
6.1%
7.4%
5.5%
7.1%
6.6%
9.4%
6.8%
6.5%
5.3%
9.5%
11.0%
6.7%
7.5%
6.5%
6.2%
15.0%
5.8%
7.2%
6.4%
8.4%
6.4%
6.8%
6.8%
% Ages
25-34
14.5%
12.9%
8.5%
14.7%
11.8%
12.5%
13.6%
12.2%
12.5%
12.6%
13.7%
11.4%
13.5%
14.5%
13.0%
12.9%
14.1%
11.1%
13.5%
14.5%
13.1%
13.3%
13.2%
11.6%
12.2%
12.4%
13.1%
11.9%
13.6%
14.6%
11.3%
10.5%
11.7%
13.8%
11.8%
15.3%
13.1%
11.2%
14.5%
12.3%
15.7%
13.6%
13.7%
13.0%
15.1%
14.3%
% Ages
20-34
21.3%
20.7%
13.8%
23.6%
18.5%
18.1%
20.2%
17.2%
24.1%
17.8%
19.9%
20.1%
19.8%
21.7%
27.8%
25.2%
31.9%
20.6%
19.8%
21.7%
24.0%
22.4%
21.4%
17.7%
19.6%
17.9%
20.2%
18.5%
23.0%
21.4%
17.8%
15.8%
21.2%
24.8%
18.5%
22.8%
19.6%
17.4%
29.5%
18.1%
22.9%
20.0%
22.1%
19.4%
21.9%
21.1%
2014
Rank
142
176
374
63
295
314
204
352
57
331
226
212
234
121
21
42
6
179
235
125
58
93
135
336
242
325
205
296
78
136
332
368
147
48
297
80
243
348
13
317
79
221
101
255
110
162
Page 5
US Metro Areas with Ranked by Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
Shaded from Green (Highest Percent) to Red (Lowest Percentage)
Geography
Chico, CA
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
Clarksville, TN-KY
Cleveland, TN
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
Coeur d'Alene, ID
College Station-Bryan, TX
Colorado Springs, CO
Columbia, MO
Columbia, SC
Columbus, GA-AL
Columbus, IN
Columbus, OH
Corpus Christi, TX
Corvallis, OR
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
Cumberland, MD-WV
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Dalton, GA
Danville, IL
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
Dayton, OH
Decatur, AL
Decatur, IL
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Dothan, AL
Dover, DE
Dubuque, IA
Duluth, MN-WI
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
East Stroudsburg, PA
Eau Claire, WI
El Centro, CA
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
Elmira, NY
El Paso, TX
Erie, PA
Eugene, OR
Evansville, IN-KY
Fairbanks, AK
Fargo, ND-MN
2014 Total
Population
224,241
2,149,971
279,593
118,959
2,063,598
147,326
239,953
686,908
172,717
800,752
312,731
80,217
1,994,536
443,480
86,316
258,042
100,530
6,954,003
142,952
79,728
200,111
382,382
800,836
153,084
108,350
609,939
2,754,258
611,549
4,296,611
148,095
171,987
96,370
280,218
542,710
166,314
165,024
179,091
151,491
201,971
87,770
836,444
278,443
358,337
315,162
99,357
228,291
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
Total
Population
Ages 20-34
54,491
432,144
76,329
22,245
383,829
26,519
81,584
160,050
52,679
178,568
75,681
16,043
436,803
94,018
25,377
56,769
20,307
1,488,157
28,019
15,148
33,419
70,741
159,366
28,627
20,261
102,470
611,445
130,260
807,763
26,953
34,913
19,370
56,884
125,366
29,105
38,286
40,654
31,813
38,173
16,764
190,709
56,802
78,834
62,087
29,807
64,150
% Ages
20 to 24
11.5%
6.8%
9.6%
7.0%
6.4%
5.9%
18.9%
8.3%
15.7%
8.6%
8.3%
6.1%
6.7%
7.4%
16.8%
7.5%
8.6%
6.7%
7.4%
6.2%
4.9%
5.9%
7.1%
6.0%
7.4%
6.2%
6.3%
6.4%
6.6%
6.0%
7.5%
6.8%
8.1%
8.2%
7.6%
10.1%
8.9%
7.6%
6.0%
6.8%
8.6%
7.5%
9.6%
6.7%
12.7%
11.8%
% Ages
25-34
12.8%
13.3%
17.7%
11.7%
12.2%
12.1%
15.1%
15.0%
14.8%
13.7%
15.9%
13.9%
15.2%
13.8%
12.6%
14.5%
11.6%
14.7%
12.2%
12.8%
11.8%
12.6%
12.8%
12.7%
11.3%
10.6%
15.9%
14.9%
12.2%
12.2%
12.8%
13.3%
12.2%
14.9%
9.9%
13.1%
13.8%
13.4%
12.9%
12.3%
14.2%
12.9%
12.4%
13.0%
17.3%
16.3%
% Ages
20-34
24.3%
20.1%
27.3%
18.7%
18.6%
18.0%
34.0%
23.3%
30.5%
22.3%
24.2%
20.0%
21.9%
21.2%
29.4%
22.0%
20.2%
21.4%
19.6%
19.0%
16.7%
18.5%
19.9%
18.7%
18.7%
16.8%
22.2%
21.3%
18.8%
18.2%
20.3%
20.1%
20.3%
23.1%
17.5%
23.2%
22.7%
21.0%
18.9%
19.1%
22.8%
20.4%
22.0%
19.7%
30.0%
28.1%
2014
Rank
52
215
25
282
291
321
3
72
10
94
55
224
109
148
15
105
210
137
245
269
362
294
227
283
284
361
99
143
277
308
197
216
198
75
342
73
83
165
273
267
81
188
106
236
12
19
Page 6
US Metro Areas with Ranked by Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
Shaded from Green (Highest Percent) to Red (Lowest Percentage)
Geography
Farmington, NM
Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
Flagstaff, AZ
Flint, MI
Florence, SC
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
Fond du Lac, WI
Fort Collins, CO
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Fort Wayne, IN
Fresno, CA
Gadsden, AL
Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, GA
Gettysburg, PA
Glens Falls, NY
Goldsboro, NC
Grand Forks, ND-MN
Grand Island, NE
Grand Junction, CO
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Grants Pass, OR
Great Falls, MT
Greeley, CO
Green Bay, WI
Greensboro-High Point, NC
Greenville, NC
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
Hammond, LA
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Harrisonburg, VA
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
Hattiesburg, MS
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
Hinesville, GA
Homosassa Springs, FL
Hot Springs, AR
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
Huntsville, AL
2014 Total
Population
123,785
377,939
503,046
137,682
412,895
207,030
147,639
101,759
324,122
279,592
427,183
965,974
103,531
272,994
190,761
101,714
127,345
124,456
101,842
84,467
148,255
1,027,703
83,599
82,344
277,670
314,531
746,593
175,354
862,463
386,144
260,070
127,049
150,269
560,849
130,649
1,214,295
149,312
362,896
203,022
82,768
139,377
97,322
211,348
6,490,180
363,325
441,086
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
Total
Population
Ages 20-34
25,252
98,264
113,688
36,761
75,147
38,094
29,528
18,622
81,679
51,725
84,155
222,174
18,636
79,168
38,343
17,698
23,431
25,513
27,803
15,373
29,799
219,928
13,376
18,280
59,977
61,334
149,319
48,398
173,355
76,457
49,153
28,713
38,018
109,926
33,969
235,573
36,134
62,781
36,950
25,327
16,168
16,934
46,497
1,434,330
66,125
89,540
% Ages
20 to 24
6.4%
9.2%
8.3%
13.1%
6.7%
6.5%
8.0%
6.4%
11.1%
6.8%
6.6%
8.1%
6.8%
15.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.8%
8.2%
12.9%
5.4%
7.3%
7.7%
6.1%
8.1%
6.9%
6.2%
7.3%
13.9%
7.5%
6.7%
6.4%
8.4%
9.3%
6.5%
13.3%
7.1%
8.8%
6.3%
5.8%
11.8%
3.8%
6.8%
7.0%
7.0%
6.3%
6.7%
% Ages
25-34
14.0%
16.8%
14.3%
13.6%
11.5%
11.9%
12.0%
11.9%
14.1%
11.7%
13.1%
14.9%
11.2%
14.0%
13.1%
10.5%
11.6%
12.3%
14.4%
12.8%
12.8%
13.7%
9.9%
14.1%
14.7%
13.3%
12.7%
13.7%
12.6%
13.1%
12.5%
14.2%
16.0%
13.1%
12.7%
12.3%
15.4%
11.0%
12.4%
18.8%
7.8%
10.6%
15.0%
15.1%
11.9%
13.6%
% Ages
20-34
20.4%
26.0%
22.6%
26.7%
18.2%
18.4%
20.0%
18.3%
25.2%
18.5%
19.7%
23.0%
18.0%
29.0%
20.1%
17.4%
18.4%
20.5%
27.3%
18.2%
20.1%
21.4%
16.0%
22.2%
21.6%
19.5%
20.0%
27.6%
20.1%
19.8%
18.9%
22.6%
25.3%
19.6%
26.0%
19.4%
24.2%
17.3%
18.2%
30.6%
11.6%
17.4%
22.0%
22.1%
18.2%
20.3%
2014
Rank
193
36
86
31
309
300
222
302
43
298
237
77
322
17
217
345
301
181
24
304
218
140
367
95
127
251
223
22
219
231
274
87
41
246
35
259
56
351
310
9
379
349
107
104
311
201
Page 7
US Metro Areas with Ranked by Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
Shaded from Green (Highest Percent) to Red (Lowest Percentage)
Geography
Idaho Falls, ID
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
Iowa City, IA
Ithaca, NY
Jackson, MI
Jackson, MS
Jackson, TN
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, NC
Janesville-Beloit, WI
Jefferson City, MO
Johnson City, TN
Johnstown, PA
Jonesboro, AR
Joplin, MO
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
Kankakee, IL
Kansas City, MO-KS
Kennewick-Richland, WA
Killeen-Temple, TX
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
Kingston, NY
Knoxville, TN
Kokomo, IN
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
Lafayette, LA
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
Lake Charles, LA
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
Lancaster, PA
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
Laredo, TX
Las Cruces, NM
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
Lawrence, KS
Lawton, OK
Lebanon, PA
Lewiston, ID-WA
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Lima, OH
Lincoln, NE
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
Logan, UT-ID
2014 Total
Population
138,403
1,972,241
164,357
104,691
159,741
576,246
130,225
1,419,127
187,589
161,188
150,131
201,750
137,732
126,764
176,141
163,108
334,017
111,375
2,070,221
274,295
425,239
308,590
180,445
857,385
82,982
136,749
484,974
211,515
204,059
203,361
634,638
533,320
470,458
266,673
213,676
2,069,681
116,585
131,395
136,359
62,196
107,440
494,189
105,040
320,227
727,777
130,934
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
Total
Population
Ages 20-34
26,297
404,309
46,349
33,292
29,552
121,588
26,566
299,436
65,093
30,303
30,477
39,140
22,864
27,635
35,228
29,523
79,496
21,495
416,114
57,876
113,114
49,992
35,006
167,190
14,107
31,999
107,664
61,551
43,873
28,674
118,043
102,397
112,439
57,335
50,641
444,981
39,522
31,009
23,726
11,942
20,199
114,158
19,748
81,658
156,472
35,614
% Ages
20 to 24
5.8%
6.4%
13.3%
17.6%
6.6%
7.1%
7.7%
6.8%
17.2%
6.5%
7.0%
6.5%
6.3%
7.8%
7.1%
5.0%
10.9%
7.4%
6.0%
7.0%
9.4%
5.6%
7.5%
7.5%
5.9%
10.7%
7.3%
16.0%
7.3%
5.0%
6.3%
6.5%
11.4%
8.1%
10.6%
6.7%
19.5%
8.4%
6.4%
5.5%
6.2%
9.2%
7.0%
11.3%
7.2%
13.0%
% Ages
25-34
13.2%
14.1%
14.9%
14.2%
11.9%
14.0%
12.7%
14.3%
17.5%
12.3%
13.3%
12.9%
10.3%
14.0%
12.9%
13.1%
12.9%
11.9%
14.1%
14.1%
17.2%
10.6%
11.9%
12.0%
11.1%
12.7%
14.9%
13.1%
14.2%
9.1%
12.3%
12.7%
12.5%
13.4%
13.1%
14.8%
14.4%
15.2%
11.0%
13.7%
12.6%
13.9%
11.8%
14.2%
14.3%
14.2%
% Ages
20-34
19.0%
20.5%
28.2%
31.8%
18.5%
21.1%
20.4%
21.1%
34.7%
18.8%
20.3%
19.4%
16.6%
21.8%
20.0%
18.1%
23.8%
19.3%
20.1%
21.1%
26.6%
16.2%
19.4%
19.5%
17.0%
23.4%
22.2%
29.1%
21.5%
14.1%
18.6%
19.2%
23.9%
21.5%
23.7%
21.5%
33.9%
23.6%
17.4%
19.2%
18.8%
23.1%
18.8%
25.5%
21.5%
27.2%
2014
Rank
270
182
18
7
299
157
189
153
2
279
199
256
363
118
225
318
61
261
220
152
32
365
257
252
359
71
98
16
130
373
292
263
60
131
62
129
4
64
346
264
280
74
278
38
132
26
Page 8
US Metro Areas with Ranked by Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
Shaded from Green (Highest Percent) to Red (Lowest Percentage)
Geography
Longview, TX
Longview, WA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
Lubbock, TX
Lynchburg, VA
Macon, GA
Madera, CA
Madison, WI
Manchester-Nashua, NH
Manhattan, KS
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
Mansfield, OH
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Medford, OR
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Merced, CA
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach,
FL
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Midland, MI
Midland, TX
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Missoula, MT
Mobile, AL
Modesto, CA
Monroe, LA
Monroe, MI
Montgomery, AL
Morgantown, WV
Morristown, TN
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
Muncie, IN
Muskegon, MI
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach,
SC-NC
Napa, CA
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN
New Bern, NC
New Haven-Milford, CT
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
217,481
102,133
13,262,220
1,265,210
305,262
257,570
233,212
154,548
633,787
405,184
98,091
98,478
121,942
831,073
210,287
1,344,121
266,353
Total
Population
Ages 20-34
42,626
17,260
3,023,786
249,246
83,031
53,059
46,409
31,373
153,376
76,985
34,724
26,983
21,828
175,356
37,641
280,921
59,130
5,929,819
2014 Total
Population
% Ages
20 to 24
% Ages
25-34
% Ages
20-34
2014
Rank
7.2%
6.1%
7.6%
6.3%
12.6%
9.3%
7.1%
7.0%
9.3%
6.2%
18.6%
12.6%
6.0%
7.9%
6.0%
7.1%
8.3%
12.4%
10.8%
15.2%
13.4%
14.6%
11.3%
12.8%
13.3%
14.9%
12.8%
16.8%
14.8%
11.9%
13.2%
11.9%
13.8%
13.9%
19.6%
16.9%
22.8%
19.7%
27.2%
20.6%
19.9%
20.3%
24.2%
19.0%
35.4%
27.4%
17.9%
21.1%
17.9%
20.9%
22.2%
249
360
82
238
27
180
228
196
53
271
1
23
326
158
327
171
96
1,180,034
6.5%
13.4%
19.9%
229
111,444
83,427
163,470
1,572,245
3,495,176
112,684
415,123
531,997
178,864
149,824
374,430
137,251
115,713
120,365
117,074
172,344
21,954
15,267
40,377
322,310
737,482
30,312
84,270
113,315
37,740
25,620
80,877
42,548
19,903
21,305
29,737
32,573
6.3%
6.5%
7.8%
6.6%
6.3%
12.1%
7.1%
7.3%
7.2%
6.0%
8.0%
14.5%
5.5%
5.8%
14.1%
6.8%
13.4%
11.8%
16.9%
13.9%
14.8%
14.8%
13.2%
14.0%
13.9%
11.1%
13.6%
16.5%
11.7%
11.9%
11.3%
12.1%
19.7%
18.3%
24.7%
20.5%
21.1%
26.9%
20.3%
21.3%
21.1%
17.1%
21.6%
31.0%
17.2%
17.7%
25.4%
18.9%
239
303
49
185
159
28
202
144
154
355
126
8
353
337
40
272
417,668
71,839
5.5%
11.7%
17.2%
354
141,667
348,777
27,483
51,270
6.9%
5.0%
12.5%
9.7%
19.4%
14.7%
258
372
1,792,468
390,758
7.0%
14.8%
21.8%
114
127,886
861,277
1,251,849
20,092,883
155,233
28,007
173,978
272,903
4,279,784
27,011
8.9%
7.1%
6.8%
6.8%
6.0%
13.0%
13.1%
15.0%
14.5%
11.4%
21.9%
20.2%
21.8%
21.3%
17.4%
111
211
115
145
350
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
Page 9
US Metro Areas with Ranked by Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
Shaded from Green (Highest Percent) to Red (Lowest Percentage)
Geography
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
Norwich-New London, CT
Ocala, FL
Ocean City, NJ
Odessa, TX
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
Oklahoma City, OK
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
Owensboro, KY
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Panama City, FL
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
Peoria, IL
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJDE-MD
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Pine Bluff, AR
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsfield, MA
Pocatello, ID
Portland-South Portland, ME
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Port St. Lucie, FL
Prescott, AZ
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Provo-Orem, UT
Pueblo, CO
Punta Gorda, FL
Racine, WI
Raleigh, NC
Rapid City, SD
Reading, PA
Redding, CA
Reno, NV
Richmond, VA
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Roanoke, VA
Rochester, MN
Rochester, NY
Rockford, IL
Rocky Mount, NC
748,708
273,676
339,167
95,344
153,904
631,146
1,336,767
265,851
904,491
2,321,418
169,511
116,170
846,178
556,885
192,406
92,684
474,081
379,520
Total
Population
Ages 20-34
103,322
55,283
51,553
14,969
38,476
133,172
303,446
55,829
191,752
515,355
37,123
21,724
170,928
90,215
39,443
15,849
105,246
71,350
6,051,170
4,489,109
95,127
2,355,968
128,715
83,347
523,552
2,347,127
444,420
218,844
1,609,367
572,798
161,875
168,474
195,163
1,242,974
143,867
413,691
179,804
444,487
1,260,668
4,441,890
312,837
212,778
1,083,393
342,411
149,290
2014 Total
Population
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
% Ages
20 to 24
% Ages
25-34
% Ages
20-34
2014
Rank
4.8%
7.7%
5.6%
6.1%
8.7%
6.7%
7.8%
6.3%
6.3%
7.5%
8.8%
6.1%
7.2%
5.5%
6.5%
5.7%
8.3%
6.3%
9.0%
12.5%
9.6%
9.6%
16.3%
14.4%
14.9%
14.7%
14.9%
14.7%
13.1%
12.6%
13.0%
10.7%
14.0%
11.4%
13.9%
12.5%
13.8%
20.2%
15.2%
15.7%
25.0%
21.1%
22.7%
21.0%
21.2%
22.2%
21.9%
18.7%
20.2%
16.2%
20.5%
17.1%
22.2%
18.8%
375
206
371
369
44
163
84
164
149
100
112
285
207
366
186
356
97
275
1,258,643
6.9%
13.9%
20.8%
173
942,713
18,835
452,346
22,525
19,503
94,763
492,897
67,996
29,763
326,702
153,510
31,728
18,532
35,520
253,567
29,780
77,360
32,005
95,120
264,740
968,332
55,059
40,853
221,012
60,949
24,633
6.9%
7.1%
6.2%
6.7%
8.0%
5.9%
6.1%
5.1%
4.9%
7.5%
12.3%
7.3%
4.2%
6.2%
6.5%
7.2%
6.8%
5.7%
7.1%
6.8%
7.9%
5.8%
5.5%
7.5%
6.1%
5.5%
14.1%
12.7%
13.0%
10.8%
15.4%
12.2%
14.9%
10.2%
8.7%
12.8%
14.5%
12.3%
6.8%
12.0%
13.9%
13.5%
11.9%
12.1%
14.3%
14.2%
13.9%
11.8%
13.7%
12.9%
11.7%
11.0%
21.0%
19.8%
19.2%
17.5%
23.4%
18.1%
21.0%
15.3%
13.6%
20.3%
26.8%
19.6%
11.0%
18.2%
20.4%
20.7%
18.7%
17.8%
21.4%
21.0%
21.8%
17.6%
19.2%
20.4%
17.8%
16.5%
166
232
265
343
70
319
167
370
376
203
29
247
380
305
194
175
289
329
138
169
116
339
266
195
333
364
Page 10
US Metro Areas with Ranked by Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
Shaded from Green (Highest Percent) to Red (Lowest Percentage)
Geography
Rome, GA
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
Saginaw, MI
St. Cloud, MN
St. George, UT
St. Joseph, MO-KS
St. Louis, MO-IL
Salem, OR
Salinas, CA
Salisbury, MD-DE
Salt Lake City, UT
San Angelo, TX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo
Grande, CA
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
Savannah, GA
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
Sebring, FL
Sheboygan, WI
Sherman-Denison, TX
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
Sioux Falls, SD
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
Spartanburg, SC
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
Springfield, IL
Springfield, MA
Springfield, MO
Springfield, OH
State College, PA
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
Stockton-Lodi, CA
Sumter, SC
Syracuse, NY
Tallahassee, FL
96,063
2,244,397
195,012
192,418
151,948
127,671
2,805,856
404,026
431,344
389,922
1,153,340
118,296
2,326,665
3,263,431
4,594,060
1,952,872
Total
Population
Ages 20-34
18,828
475,812
36,467
45,218
29,782
27,194
558,365
82,017
97,484
70,966
271,035
30,165
509,540
799,541
1,001,505
419,867
279,083
271,804
148,164
440,668
500,292
372,708
559,679
3,671,478
144,755
98,236
115,290
123,534
445,142
127,448
169,058
248,252
319,226
321,418
542,073
211,311
629,100
450,619
136,554
158,742
119,766
715,597
107,919
661,478
374,890
2014 Total
Population
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
% Ages
20 to 24
% Ages
25-34
% Ages
20-34
2014
Rank
7.6%
7.3%
7.3%
10.0%
6.8%
7.6%
6.5%
7.5%
7.8%
7.4%
7.2%
10.2%
7.3%
8.3%
6.1%
6.4%
12.0%
13.9%
11.4%
13.5%
12.8%
13.7%
13.4%
12.8%
14.8%
10.8%
16.3%
15.3%
14.6%
16.2%
15.7%
15.1%
19.6%
21.2%
18.7%
23.5%
19.6%
21.3%
19.9%
20.3%
22.6%
18.2%
23.5%
25.5%
21.9%
24.5%
21.8%
21.5%
250
150
286
67
248
141
230
200
89
306
68
39
113
50
117
133
62,794
11.0%
11.5%
22.5%
92
61,156
25,336
107,082
98,558
87,586
104,660
833,426
18,673
13,360
20,752
22,360
93,925
24,725
30,430
53,374
63,207
63,319
113,835
39,726
137,144
97,784
24,034
47,940
21,797
149,560
21,692
132,957
105,344
10.3%
5.7%
10.9%
6.4%
8.2%
6.6%
6.7%
4.4%
4.4%
5.4%
6.0%
6.9%
6.2%
6.7%
6.3%
7.5%
7.3%
7.4%
6.5%
9.6%
8.8%
6.1%
16.5%
5.7%
7.4%
8.2%
7.6%
14.1%
12.2%
11.4%
13.4%
13.3%
15.3%
12.1%
16.0%
8.5%
9.2%
12.6%
12.1%
14.2%
13.2%
11.3%
15.2%
12.3%
12.4%
13.6%
12.3%
12.2%
12.9%
11.5%
13.7%
12.5%
13.5%
11.9%
12.5%
14.0%
22.5%
17.1%
24.3%
19.7%
23.5%
18.7%
22.7%
12.9%
13.6%
18.0%
18.1%
21.1%
19.4%
18.0%
21.5%
19.8%
19.7%
21.0%
18.8%
21.8%
21.7%
17.6%
30.2%
18.2%
20.9%
20.1%
20.1%
28.1%
91
357
51
240
69
287
85
378
377
323
315
160
253
324
134
233
241
168
276
119
122
340
11
312
172
213
214
20
Page 11
US Metro Areas with Ranked by Population Ages 20-34 as a Percent of Total Population
Shaded from Green (Highest Percent) to Red (Lowest Percentage)
Geography
2014 Total
Population
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2,915,582
Terre Haute, IN
171,555
Texarkana, TX-AR
147,740
The Villages, FL
114,350
Toledo, OH
607,456
Topeka, KS
233,758
Trenton, NJ
371,537
Tucson, AZ
1,004,516
Tulsa, OK
970,391
Tuscaloosa, AL
235,954
Tyler, TX
218,842
Urban Honolulu, HI
991,788
Utica-Rome, NY
296,615
Valdosta, GA
143,140
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
431,131
Victoria, TX
99,536
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
157,389
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA1,717,387
NC
Visalia-Porterville, CA
458,198
Waco, TX
261,958
Walla Walla, WA
63,706
Warner Robins, GA
186,675
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA6,032,744
MD-WV
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
169,993
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
119,103
Wausau, WI
135,780
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
125,467
Wenatchee, WA
114,392
Wheeling, WV-OH
145,205
Wichita, KS
641,225
Wichita Falls, TX
151,536
Williamsport, PA
116,508
Wilmington, NC
272,548
Winchester, VA-WV
134,221
Winston-Salem, NC
655,015
Worcester, MA-CT
930,473
Yakima, WA
247,687
York-Hanover, PA
440,755
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
553,263
Yuba City, CA
169,813
Yuma, AZ
203,247
United States
318,857,056
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 2014, Garner Economics
Garner Economics LLC | Millennial Population
Total
Population
Ages 20-34
545,214
37,227
27,480
8,919
128,781
41,843
76,165
214,966
196,019
58,989
45,081
237,037
55,764
38,075
93,555
20,405
34,311
% Ages
20 to 24
% Ages
25-34
% Ages
20-34
2014
Rank
6.0%
9.1%
6.7%
2.0%
8.2%
5.1%
7.9%
9.2%
6.7%
11.4%
7.5%
8.2%
6.9%
12.6%
7.5%
6.7%
7.3%
12.7%
12.6%
11.9%
5.8%
13.0%
12.8%
12.6%
12.2%
13.5%
13.6%
13.1%
15.7%
11.9%
14.0%
14.2%
13.8%
14.5%
18.7%
21.7%
18.6%
7.8%
21.2%
17.9%
20.5%
21.4%
20.2%
25.0%
20.6%
23.9%
18.8%
26.6%
21.7%
20.5%
21.8%
288
123
293
381
151
328
183
139
208
45
177
59
281
33
124
184
120
405,303
8.5%
15.1%
23.6%
66
98,971
59,203
13,442
39,388
7.7%
10.0%
9.2%
6.9%
13.9%
12.6%
11.9%
14.2%
21.6%
22.6%
21.1%
21.1%
128
88
161
155
1,327,204
6.5%
15.5%
22.0%
108
38,418
31,086
24,169
22,082
20,362
25,411
131,451
35,762
22,486
58,053
24,428
118,558
179,581
50,528
78,454
94,608
35,491
44,918
65,684,554
9.2%
10.6%
5.6%
6.3%
7.1%
5.9%
6.7%
10.0%
6.7%
8.0%
5.9%
6.5%
7.1%
7.7%
6.1%
6.3%
6.7%
8.4%
7.1%
13.4%
15.5%
12.2%
11.3%
10.7%
11.6%
13.8%
13.6%
12.6%
13.3%
12.3%
11.6%
12.2%
12.7%
11.7%
10.8%
14.2%
13.7%
13.5%
22.6%
26.1%
17.8%
17.6%
17.8%
17.5%
20.5%
23.6%
19.3%
21.3%
18.2%
18.1%
19.3%
20.4%
17.8%
17.1%
20.9%
22.1%
20.6%
90
34
334
341
330
344
187
65
262
146
307
320
260
190
335
358
170
103
--
Page 12