Lindenhurst vs Medford

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

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

Lindenhurst has the higher population (27,106 vs 25,681 in Medford). Lindenhurst has the higher median household income ($129,033 vs $128,631 in Medford). Lindenhurst has the higher median home value ($484,800 vs $444,500 in Medford).

Population, income & housing

	Lindenhurst	Medford
Population	27,106	25,681
Median age	39.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$129,033	$128,631
Median home value	$484,800	$444,500
Median gross rent	$2,099	$2,404
Housing units	9,069	8,325
Homeownership rate	85.2%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lindenhurst	Medford
Population	26,979 → 27,106 (+0.5%)	24,406 → 25,681 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$97,253 → $129,033 (+32.7%)	$95,603 → $128,631 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$367,000 → $484,800 (+32.1%)	$324,800 → $444,500 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,678 → $2,099 (+25.1%)	$2,057 → $2,404 (+16.9%)

Lindenhurst

Population

26,97927,106

Median household income

$97,253$129,033

Median home value

$367,000$484,800

Median gross rent

$1,678$2,099

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)

	Lindenhurst	Medford
Under 5	6.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	15.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.9%
75 and over	5.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lindenhurst	Medford
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	57.0%
Black or African American	3.9%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	2.4%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	29.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lindenhurst	Medford
No high school diploma	8.3%	10.4%
High school graduate	32.4%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lindenhurst	Medford
Drove alone	74.1%	73.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	11.6%
Public transit	6.2%	6.4%
Walked	0.7%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	8.5%
Other means	2.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lindenhurst	Medford
1-unit, detached	81.2%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	3.7%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Lindenhurst	Medford
Poverty rate	5.1%	5.6%
Average household size	3.19	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1957	1975