Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Percent Population 65 years and over, 2000 in Alphabetic Order [When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places] City in alphabetic order Percent Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene city, TX 12.0 77 Akron city, OH 13.5 45 Albuquerque city, NM 12.0 77 Alexandria city, VA 9.0 178 Allentown city, PA 15.1 19 Amarillo city, TX 12.6 64 Anaheim city, CA 8.2 194 Anchorage city, AK 5.5 232 Ann Arbor city, MI 7.9 200 Arlington city, TX 6.1 222 Arvada city, CO 10.7 129 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 8.0 199 Atlanta city, GA 9.7 162 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 10.9 123 Aurora city, CO 7.4 205 Aurora city, IL 6.3 220 Austin city, TX 6.7 216 Bakersfield city, CA 8.8 183 Baltimore city, MD 13.2 54 Baton Rouge city, LA 11.4 101 Beaumont city, TX 13.4 47 Bellevue city, WA 13.4 47 Berkeley city, CA 10.2 151 Birmingham city, AL 13.5 45 Boise City city, ID 10.0 157 Boston city, MA 10.4 139 Bridgeport city, CT 11.5 99 Brownsville city, TX 9.5 168 Buffalo city, NY 13.4 47 Burbank city, CA 12.8 61 Cambridge city, MA 9.2 174 Cape Coral city, FL 19.6 2 Carrollton city, TX 5.2 236 Cedar Rapids city, IA 13.1 56 Chandler city, AZ 5.8 227 Charlotte city, NC 8.8 183 Chattanooga city, TN 15.2 17 Chesapeake city, VA 9.0 178 Chicago city, IL 10.3 146 Chula Vista city, CA 11.0 115 Cincinnati city, OH 12.3 71 Clarksville city, TN 7.3 207 Clearwater city, FL 21.5 1 Cleveland city, OH 12.5 65 Colorado Springs city, CO 9.6 165 Columbia city, SC 10.3 146 Columbus city (balance), GA 11.7 90 Columbus city, OH 8.9 182 Concord city, CA 10.7 129 Coral Springs city, FL 6.0 225 Corona city, CA 5.8 227 Corpus Christi city, TX 11.1 110 Costa Mesa city, CA 8.4 187 Dallas city, TX 8.6 185 Daly City city, CA 12.0 77 Dayton city, OH 12.0 77 Denver city, CO 11.3 105 Des Moines city, IA 12.4 68 Detroit city, MI 10.4 139 Downey city, CA 11.0 115 Durham city, NC 9.3 171 El Monte city, CA 6.9 215 El Paso city, TX 10.7 129 Elizabeth city, NJ 10.0 157 Erie city, PA 15.4 15 Escondido city, CA 11.0 115 Eugene city, OR 12.1 74 Evansville city, IN 16.2 13 Fayetteville city, NC 11.0 115 Flint city, MI 10.5 135 Fontana city, CA 4.7 238 Fort Collins city, CO 7.9 200 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 15.3 16 Fort Wayne city, IN 12.5 65 Fort Worth city, TX 9.6 165 Fremont city, CA 8.3 190 Fresno city, CA 9.3 171 Fullerton city, CA 11.3 105 Garden Grove city, CA 9.5 168 Garland city, TX 7.1 210 Gary city, IN 12.8 61 Gilbert town, AZ 3.8 239 Glendale city, AZ 7.4 205 Glendale city, CA 13.9 35 Grand Prairie city, TX 6.4 218 Grand Rapids city, MI 11.6 94 Green Bay city, WI 11.8 86 Greensboro city, NC 11.9 82 Hampton city, VA 10.3 146 Hartford city, CT 9.5 168 Hayward city, CA 10.2 151 Henderson city, NV 10.1 155 Hialeah city, FL 16.6 10 Hollywood city, FL 17.3 5 Honolulu CDP, HI 17.8 3 Houston city, TX 8.4 187 Huntington Beach city, CA 10.4 139 Huntsville city, AL 13.4 47 Independence city, MO 15.5 14 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 11.0 115 Inglewood city, CA 7.1 210 Irvine city, CA 7.2 208 Irving city, TX 6.1 222 Jackson city, MS 10.9 123 Jacksonville city, FL 10.3 146 Jersey City city, NJ 9.8 161 Joliet city, IL 11.0 115 Kansas City city, KS 11.6 94 Kansas City city, MO 11.7 90 Knoxville city, TN 14.4 26 Lafayette city, LA 11.2 108 Lakewood city, CO 12.1 74 Lancaster city, CA 8.6 185 Lansing city, MI 9.7 162 Laredo city, TX 7.8 203 Las Vegas city, NV 11.6 94 Lexington-Fayette, KY 10.0 157 Lincoln city, NE 10.4 139 Little Rock city, AR 11.6 94 Livonia city, MI 16.9 8 Long Beach city, CA 9.1 176 Los Angeles city, CA 9.7 162 Louisville city, KY 14.6 25 Lowell city, MA 10.8 128 Lubbock city, TX 11.1 110 Madison city, WI 9.2 174 Manchester city, NH 12.9 58 McAllen city, TX 10.4 139 Memphis city, TN 10.9 123 Mesa city, AZ 13.3 52 Mesquite city, TX 7.1 210 Miami city, FL 17.0 7 Milwaukee city, WI 10.9 123 Minneapolis city, MN 9.1 176 Mobile city, AL 13.7 40 Modesto city, CA 11.1 110 Montgomery city, AL 11.8 86 Moreno Valley city, CA 5.5 232 Naperville city, IL 6.2 221 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 11.0 115 New Haven city, CT 10.2 151 New Orleans city, LA 11.7 90 New York city, NY 11.7 90 Newark city, NJ 9.3 171 Newport News city, VA 10.1 155 Norfolk city, VA 10.9 123 North Las Vegas city, NV 5.8 227 Norwalk city, CA 9.0 178 Oakland city, CA 10.5 135 Oceanside city, CA 13.6 44 Oklahoma City city, OK 11.5 99 Omaha city, NE 11.8 86 Ontario city, CA 5.9 226 Orange city, CA 9.6 165 Orlando city, FL 11.3 105 Overland Park city, KS 11.4 101 Oxnard city, CA 8.1 197 Palmdale city, CA 5.6 231 Pasadena city, CA 12.1 74 Pasadena city, TX 7.9 200 Paterson city, NJ 8.3 190 Pembroke Pines city, FL 15.2 17 Peoria city, AZ 14.4 26 Peoria city, IL 14.2 29 Philadelphia city, PA 14.1 30 Phoenix city, AZ 8.1 197 Pittsburgh city, PA 16.4 12 Plano city, TX 4.9 237 Pomona city, CA 6.4 218 Portland city, OR 11.6 94 Portsmouth city, VA 13.8 38 Providence city, RI 10.5 135 Provo city, UT 5.7 230 Pueblo city, CO 16.6 10 Raleigh city, NC 8.3 190 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 6.1 222 Reno city, NV 11.4 101 Richmond city, VA 13.2 54 Riverside city, CA 9.0 178 Rochester city, NY 10.0 157 Rockford city, IL 14.1 30 Sacramento city, CA 11.4 101 Salem city, OR 12.4 68 Salinas city, CA 7.1 210 Salt Lake City city, UT 11.0 115 San Antonio city, TX 10.4 139 San Bernardino city, CA 8.2 194 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 12.8 61 San Diego city, CA 10.5 135 San Francisco city, CA 13.7 40 San Jose city, CA 8.3 190 Santa Ana city, CA 5.5 232 Santa Clara city, CA 10.6 133 Santa Clarita city, CA 7.1 210 Santa Rosa city, CA 13.9 35 Savannah city, GA 13.3 52 Scottsdale city, AZ 16.7 9 Seattle city, WA 12.0 77 Shreveport city, LA 13.9 35 Simi Valley city, CA 7.6 204 Sioux Falls city, SD 11.1 110 South Bend city, IN 14.8 24 Spokane city, WA 14.0 34 Springfield city, IL 14.4 26 Springfield city, MA 12.4 68 Springfield city, MO 14.9 23 St. Louis city, MO 13.7 40 St. Paul city, MN 10.3 146 St. Petersburg city, FL 17.4 4 Stamford city, CT 13.8 38 Sterling Heights city, MI 11.8 86 Stockton city, CA 10.2 151 Sunnyvale city, CA 10.6 133 Syracuse city, NY 12.9 58 Tacoma city, WA 11.9 82 Tallahassee city, FL 8.2 194 Tampa city, FL 12.5 65 Tempe city, AZ 7.2 208 Thousand Oaks city, CA 11.1 110 Toledo city, OH 13.1 56 Topeka city, KS 15.1 19 Torrance city, CA 14.1 30 Tucson city, AZ 11.9 82 Tulsa city, OK 12.9 58 Vallejo city, CA 11.2 108 Vancouver city, WA 10.7 129 Virginia Beach city, VA 8.4 187 Waco city, TX 13.4 47 Warren city, MI 17.3 5 Washington city, DC 12.2 73 Waterbury city, CT 15.0 21 West Covina city, CA 10.4 139 West Valley City city, UT 5.4 235 Westminster city, CO 6.5 217 Wichita city, KS 11.9 82 Wichita Falls city, TX 12.3 71 Winston-Salem city, NC 13.7 40 Worcester city, MA 14.1 30 Yonkers city, NY 15.0 21 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-2.