Medford vs West Islip

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

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

West Islip has the higher population (26,559 vs 25,681 in Medford). West Islip has the higher median household income ($171,045 vs $128,631 in Medford). West Islip has the higher median home value ($592,700 vs $444,500 in Medford).

Population, income & housing

	Medford	West Islip
Population	25,681	26,559
Median age	39.6 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$128,631	$171,045
Median home value	$444,500	$592,700
Median gross rent	$2,404	$2,613
Housing units	8,325	8,650
Homeownership rate	90.4%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	50.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medford	West Islip
Population	24,406 → 25,681 (+5.2%)	26,844 → 26,559 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$95,603 → $128,631 (+34.5%)	$125,779 → $171,045 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$324,800 → $444,500 (+36.9%)	$426,700 → $592,700 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,057 → $2,404 (+16.9%)	$2,017 → $2,613 (+29.5%)

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

West Islip

Population

26,84426,559

Median household income

$125,779$171,045

Median home value

$426,700$592,700

Median gross rent

$2,017$2,613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medford	West Islip
Under 5	4.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.6%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.4%
75 and over	8.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medford	West Islip
White (non-Hispanic)	57.0%	81.1%
Black or African American	7.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medford	West Islip
No high school diploma	10.4%	3.7%
High school graduate	29.1%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	23.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medford	West Islip
Drove alone	73.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	11.6%	5.9%
Public transit	6.4%	5.5%
Walked	0.1%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	12.3%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medford	West Islip
1-unit, detached	79.6%	96.2%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Medford	West Islip
Poverty rate	5.6%	2.7%
Average household size	3.14	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	1975	1960