McGuire AFB vs Medford Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of McGuire AFB and Medford Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

McGuire AFB and Medford Lakes are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McGuire AFB has the higher population (4,491 vs 4,267 in Medford Lakes). Medford Lakes has the higher median household income ($151,190 vs $79,423 in McGuire AFB). Since 2019, Medford Lakes's population has grown faster (+7.1% vs -12.2%).

Population, income & housing

	McGuire AFB	Medford Lakes
Population	4,491	4,267
Median age	24.4 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$79,423	$151,190
Median home value	—	$368,200
Median gross rent	$2,426	$2,136
Housing units	1,497	1,516
Homeownership rate	2.2%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	59.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGuire AFB	Medford Lakes
Population	5,113 → 4,491 (-12.2%)	3,984 → 4,267 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$71,827 → $79,423 (+10.6%)	$110,792 → $151,190 (+36.5%)
Median home value	—	$297,700 → $368,200 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,014 → $2,426 (+20.5%)	$1,858 → $2,136 (+15.0%)

McGuire AFB

Population

5,1134,491

Median household income

$71,827$79,423

Median gross rent

$2,014$2,426

Medford Lakes

Population

3,9844,267

Median household income

$110,792$151,190

Median home value

$297,700$368,200

Median gross rent

$1,858$2,136

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McGuire AFB	Medford Lakes
Under 5	13.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	23.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	14.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	23.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	14.3%	9.2%
45 to 54	7.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	2.0%	16.9%
65 to 74	0.6%	11.3%
75 and over	1.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGuire AFB	Medford Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	60.6%	89.8%
Black or African American	10.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGuire AFB	Medford Lakes
No high school diploma	0.7%	0.6%
High school graduate	14.4%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	28.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGuire AFB	Medford Lakes
Drove alone	76.9%	82.0%
Carpooled	12.1%	0.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	15.3%
Other means	4.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGuire AFB	Medford Lakes
1-unit, detached	14.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	75.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McGuire AFB	Medford Lakes
Poverty rate	2.9%	1.3%
Average household size	3.14	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	17	33
Median year structure built	2004	1961