# Whats the average age of us dopers **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 19, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846 "2005-11-19T21:57:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/61 "2005-11-21T15:01:17Z")
I’m 29. I’ll be 30 on the 30th, but I’m not going around saying I’m 30 yet. ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/62 "2005-11-21T15:33:02Z")
63 (as of 11/25) I’m not the oldest doper but I think I’m the oldest female. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/63 "2005-11-21T22:49:44Z")
> [@OldBroad](#): > > 63 (as of 11/25) I’m not the oldest doper but I think I’m the oldest female. Happy Birthday **OldBroad**!!! Not everyday you can make that statement and live 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![moonstarssun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/64 "2005-11-21T22:53:03Z")
I’m 35, but I predict that will change next summer. ---
**Author:** ![shimmery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@shimmery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shimmery)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/65 "2005-11-22T02:15:14Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/66 "2005-11-22T06:01:47Z")
I’m 35 and having one of the best years of my life so far! Older really can be better. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/67 "2005-11-22T10:24:02Z")
I turned 60 last month. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![dbuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@dbuzman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbuzman)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/68 "2005-11-22T12:48:30Z")
I’m only 39. Will be 40 on Jan 12. Still feel like a kid though. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/69 "2005-11-22T13:09:12Z")
> [@Nic2004](#): > > 49 here. Will turn the big **Five-O** in May of '06. Whooo whoo! I’ll beat you to it by two months. ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/70 "2005-11-22T18:12:40Z")
Hard to believe that with this group of people, there hasn’t been an update after every post. Here are the statistics. Number of posters who indicated ages: 61 Arithmetic Mean: 37.4 Median: 37 Mode: 25 with five dopers ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/71 "2005-11-22T18:32:52Z")
One of the things I like about the SDMB are the perspectives that different generations bring to discussions. I’m 24. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/72 "2005-11-22T18:53:57Z")
Just turned 41. ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/73 "2005-11-22T18:58:54Z")
39 here. Average, in other words. ---
**Author:** ![MrsMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MrsMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrsMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/74 "2005-11-22T19:06:47Z")
I’m 30. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/75 "2005-11-22T19:42:36Z")
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**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/76 "2005-11-22T19:50:33Z")
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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/77 "2005-11-22T19:53:42Z")
19 for about 2 months now. Joined a month after 17th birthday, FWIW. 18th year sucked, but 19th is starting to look pretty decent. ---
**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/78 "2005-11-22T20:12:57Z")
31 Here. ---
**Author:** ![Mint\_Julep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/79 "2005-11-22T20:21:23Z")
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/80 "2005-11-22T20:25:11Z")
50 in a couple of days. My God, I’m old. But I’m playing a guy half my age at racquetball tonight. Beating him, usually, too. That takes a bit of the sting out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846.md?page=5)