Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Percent Population 65 years and over, 2000 in Rank 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 rank order Percent Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Clearwater city, FL 21.5 1 Cape Coral city, FL 19.6 2 Honolulu CDP, HI 17.8 3 St. Petersburg city, FL 17.4 4 Hollywood city, FL 17.3 5 Warren city, MI 17.3 5 Miami city, FL 17.0 7 Livonia city, MI 16.9 8 Scottsdale city, AZ 16.7 9 Pueblo city, CO 16.6 10 Hialeah city, FL 16.6 10 Pittsburgh city, PA 16.4 12 Evansville city, IN 16.2 13 Independence city, MO 15.5 14 Erie city, PA 15.4 15 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 15.3 16 Pembroke Pines city, FL 15.2 17 Chattanooga city, TN 15.2 17 Topeka city, KS 15.1 19 Allentown city, PA 15.1 19 Waterbury city, CT 15.0 21 Yonkers city, NY 15.0 21 Springfield city, MO 14.9 23 South Bend city, IN 14.8 24 Louisville city, KY 14.6 25 Peoria city, AZ 14.4 26 Springfield city, IL 14.4 26 Knoxville city, TN 14.4 26 Peoria city, IL 14.2 29 Torrance city, CA 14.1 30 Rockford city, IL 14.1 30 Worcester city, MA 14.1 30 Philadelphia city, PA 14.1 30 Spokane city, WA 14.0 34 Glendale city, CA 13.9 35 Santa Rosa city, CA 13.9 35 Shreveport city, LA 13.9 35 Stamford city, CT 13.8 38 Portsmouth city, VA 13.8 38 Mobile city, AL 13.7 40 San Francisco city, CA 13.7 40 St. Louis city, MO 13.7 40 Winston-Salem city, NC 13.7 40 Oceanside city, CA 13.6 44 Birmingham city, AL 13.5 45 Akron city, OH 13.5 45 Huntsville city, AL 13.4 47 Buffalo city, NY 13.4 47 Beaumont city, TX 13.4 47 Waco city, TX 13.4 47 Bellevue city, WA 13.4 47 Mesa city, AZ 13.3 52 Savannah city, GA 13.3 52 Baltimore city, MD 13.2 54 Richmond city, VA 13.2 54 Cedar Rapids city, IA 13.1 56 Toledo city, OH 13.1 56 Manchester city, NH 12.9 58 Syracuse city, NY 12.9 58 Tulsa city, OK 12.9 58 Burbank city, CA 12.8 61 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 12.8 61 Gary city, IN 12.8 61 Amarillo city, TX 12.6 64 Tampa city, FL 12.5 65 Fort Wayne city, IN 12.5 65 Cleveland city, OH 12.5 65 Des Moines city, IA 12.4 68 Springfield city, MA 12.4 68 Salem city, OR 12.4 68 Cincinnati city, OH 12.3 71 Wichita Falls city, TX 12.3 71 Washington city, DC 12.2 73 Pasadena city, CA 12.1 74 Lakewood city, CO 12.1 74 Eugene city, OR 12.1 74 Daly City city, CA 12.0 77 Albuquerque city, NM 12.0 77 Dayton city, OH 12.0 77 Abilene city, TX 12.0 77 Seattle city, WA 12.0 77 Tucson city, AZ 11.9 82 Wichita city, KS 11.9 82 Greensboro city, NC 11.9 82 Tacoma city, WA 11.9 82 Montgomery city, AL 11.8 86 Sterling Heights city, MI 11.8 86 Omaha city, NE 11.8 86 Green Bay city, WI 11.8 86 Columbus city (balance), GA 11.7 90 New Orleans city, LA 11.7 90 Kansas City city, MO 11.7 90 New York city, NY 11.7 90 Little Rock city, AR 11.6 94 Kansas City city, KS 11.6 94 Grand Rapids city, MI 11.6 94 Las Vegas city, NV 11.6 94 Portland city, OR 11.6 94 Bridgeport city, CT 11.5 99 Oklahoma City city, OK 11.5 99 Sacramento city, CA 11.4 101 Overland Park city, KS 11.4 101 Baton Rouge city, LA 11.4 101 Reno city, NV 11.4 101 Fullerton city, CA 11.3 105 Denver city, CO 11.3 105 Orlando city, FL 11.3 105 Vallejo city, CA 11.2 108 Lafayette city, LA 11.2 108 Modesto city, CA 11.1 110 Thousand Oaks city, CA 11.1 110 Sioux Falls city, SD 11.1 110 Corpus Christi city, TX 11.1 110 Lubbock city, TX 11.1 110 Chula Vista city, CA 11.0 115 Downey city, CA 11.0 115 Escondido city, CA 11.0 115 Joliet city, IL 11.0 115 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 11.0 115 Fayetteville city, NC 11.0 115 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 11.0 115 Salt Lake City city, UT 11.0 115 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 10.9 123 Jackson city, MS 10.9 123 Memphis city, TN 10.9 123 Norfolk city, VA 10.9 123 Milwaukee city, WI 10.9 123 Lowell city, MA 10.8 128 Concord city, CA 10.7 129 Arvada city, CO 10.7 129 El Paso city, TX 10.7 129 Vancouver city, WA 10.7 129 Santa Clara city, CA 10.6 133 Sunnyvale city, CA 10.6 133 Oakland city, CA 10.5 135 San Diego city, CA 10.5 135 Flint city, MI 10.5 135 Providence city, RI 10.5 135 Huntington Beach city, CA 10.4 139 West Covina city, CA 10.4 139 Boston city, MA 10.4 139 Detroit city, MI 10.4 139 Lincoln city, NE 10.4 139 McAllen city, TX 10.4 139 San Antonio city, TX 10.4 139 Jacksonville city, FL 10.3 146 Chicago city, IL 10.3 146 St. Paul city, MN 10.3 146 Columbia city, SC 10.3 146 Hampton city, VA 10.3 146 Berkeley city, CA 10.2 151 Hayward city, CA 10.2 151 Stockton city, CA 10.2 151 New Haven city, CT 10.2 151 Henderson city, NV 10.1 155 Newport News city, VA 10.1 155 Boise City city, ID 10.0 157 Lexington-Fayette, KY 10.0 157 Elizabeth city, NJ 10.0 157 Rochester city, NY 10.0 157 Jersey City city, NJ 9.8 161 Los Angeles city, CA 9.7 162 Atlanta city, GA 9.7 162 Lansing city, MI 9.7 162 Orange city, CA 9.6 165 Colorado Springs city, CO 9.6 165 Fort Worth city, TX 9.6 165 Garden Grove city, CA 9.5 168 Hartford city, CT 9.5 168 Brownsville city, TX 9.5 168 Fresno city, CA 9.3 171 Newark city, NJ 9.3 171 Durham city, NC 9.3 171 Cambridge city, MA 9.2 174 Madison city, WI 9.2 174 Long Beach city, CA 9.1 176 Minneapolis city, MN 9.1 176 Norwalk city, CA 9.0 178 Riverside city, CA 9.0 178 Alexandria city, VA 9.0 178 Chesapeake city, VA 9.0 178 Columbus city, OH 8.9 182 Bakersfield city, CA 8.8 183 Charlotte city, NC 8.8 183 Lancaster city, CA 8.6 185 Dallas city, TX 8.6 185 Costa Mesa city, CA 8.4 187 Houston city, TX 8.4 187 Virginia Beach city, VA 8.4 187 Fremont city, CA 8.3 190 San Jose city, CA 8.3 190 Paterson city, NJ 8.3 190 Raleigh city, NC 8.3 190 Anaheim city, CA 8.2 194 San Bernardino city, CA 8.2 194 Tallahassee city, FL 8.2 194 Phoenix city, AZ 8.1 197 Oxnard city, CA 8.1 197 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 8.0 199 Fort Collins city, CO 7.9 200 Ann Arbor city, MI 7.9 200 Pasadena city, TX 7.9 200 Laredo city, TX 7.8 203 Simi Valley city, CA 7.6 204 Glendale city, AZ 7.4 205 Aurora city, CO 7.4 205 Clarksville city, TN 7.3 207 Tempe city, AZ 7.2 208 Irvine city, CA 7.2 208 Inglewood city, CA 7.1 210 Salinas city, CA 7.1 210 Santa Clarita city, CA 7.1 210 Garland city, TX 7.1 210 Mesquite city, TX 7.1 210 El Monte city, CA 6.9 215 Austin city, TX 6.7 216 Westminster city, CO 6.5 217 Pomona city, CA 6.4 218 Grand Prairie city, TX 6.4 218 Aurora city, IL 6.3 220 Naperville city, IL 6.2 221 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 6.1 222 Arlington city, TX 6.1 222 Irving city, TX 6.1 222 Coral Springs city, FL 6.0 225 Ontario city, CA 5.9 226 Chandler city, AZ 5.8 227 Corona city, CA 5.8 227 North Las Vegas city, NV 5.8 227 Provo city, UT 5.7 230 Palmdale city, CA 5.6 231 Anchorage city, AK 5.5 232 Moreno Valley city, CA 5.5 232 Santa Ana city, CA 5.5 232 West Valley City city, UT 5.4 235 Carrollton city, TX 5.2 236 Plano city, TX 4.9 237 Fontana city, CA 4.7 238 Gilbert town, AZ 3.8 239 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-2.