Copiague vs Medford

A side-by-side comparison of Copiague and Medford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Medford has the higher population (25,681 vs 23,332 in Copiague). Medford has the higher median household income ($128,631 vs $121,098 in Copiague). Copiague has the higher median home value ($463,300 vs $444,500 in Medford).

Population, income & housing

	Copiague	Medford
Population	23,332	25,681
Median age	37.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$121,098	$128,631
Median home value	$463,300	$444,500
Median gross rent	$2,003	$2,404
Housing units	7,472	8,325
Homeownership rate	78.6%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Copiague	Medford
Population	23,561 → 23,332 (-1.0%)	24,406 → 25,681 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$82,258 → $121,098 (+47.2%)	$95,603 → $128,631 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$328,600 → $463,300 (+41.0%)	$324,800 → $444,500 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,643 → $2,003 (+21.9%)	$2,057 → $2,404 (+16.9%)

Copiague

Population

23,56123,332

Median household income

$82,258$121,098

Median home value

$328,600$463,300

Median gross rent

$1,643$2,003

Medford

Population

24,40625,681

Median household income

$95,603$128,631

Median home value

$324,800$444,500

Median gross rent

$2,057$2,404

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Copiague	Medford
Under 5	7.4%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	9.9%
75 and over	4.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Copiague	Medford
White (non-Hispanic)	43.8%	57.0%
Black or African American	6.8%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	2.8%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	44.0%	29.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Copiague	Medford
No high school diploma	14.3%	10.4%
High school graduate	29.9%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Copiague	Medford
Drove alone	68.7%	73.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.6%
Public transit	7.2%	6.4%
Walked	2.7%	0.1%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	8.5%
Other means	2.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Copiague	Medford
1-unit, detached	76.6%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Copiague	Medford
Poverty rate	8.1%	5.6%
Average household size	3.32	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1963	1975