Census: Quad Cities follows national aging trend

The Quad Cities got a bit older and a bit smaller in the year after the 2020 Census, according to a batch of new federal data released recently.

Following a national trend, the Quad Cities median age crept upward from 40.2 years to 40.4 years in the 12-month period from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021.

That may not seem like a big…