Medford vs Smithtown

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

Medford and Smithtown 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 24,940 in Smithtown). Smithtown has the higher median household income ($148,852 vs $128,631 in Medford). Smithtown has the higher median home value ($661,400 vs $444,500 in Medford).

Population, income & housing

	Medford	Smithtown
Population	25,681	24,940
Median age	39.6 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$128,631	$148,852
Median home value	$444,500	$661,400
Median gross rent	$2,404	$1,851
Housing units	8,325	8,414
Homeownership rate	90.4%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	50.2%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medford	Smithtown
Population	24,406 → 25,681 (+5.2%)	26,260 → 24,940 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$95,603 → $128,631 (+34.5%)	$137,347 → $148,852 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$324,800 → $444,500 (+36.9%)	$535,300 → $661,400 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,057 → $2,404 (+16.9%)	$1,497 → $1,851 (+23.6%)

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

Smithtown

Population

26,26024,940

Median household income

$137,347$148,852

Median home value

$535,300$661,400

Median gross rent

$1,497$1,851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medford	Smithtown
Under 5	4.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.6%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	8.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	17.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	17.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.1%
75 and over	8.1%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medford	Smithtown
White (non-Hispanic)	57.0%	80.0%
Black or African American	7.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medford	Smithtown
No high school diploma	10.4%	5.6%
High school graduate	29.1%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	22.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medford	Smithtown
Drove alone	73.0%	74.7%
Carpooled	11.6%	4.5%
Public transit	6.4%	3.6%
Walked	0.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	16.5%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medford	Smithtown
1-unit, detached	79.6%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.6%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Medford	Smithtown
Poverty rate	5.6%	3.9%
Average household size	3.14	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1975	1967