Medford vs Wakita

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

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

Medford has the higher population (1,014 vs 290 in Wakita). Medford has the higher median household income ($61,477 vs $35,795 in Wakita). Medford has the higher median home value ($65,600 vs $31,700 in Wakita).

Population, income & housing

	Medford	Wakita
Population	1,014	290
Median age	39.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,477	$35,795
Median home value	$65,600	$31,700
Median gross rent	$814	$611
Housing units	466	158
Homeownership rate	68.3%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medford	Wakita
Population	1,009 → 1,014 (+0.5%)	296 → 290 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $61,477 (+32.9%)	$36,250 → $35,795 (-1.3%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $65,600 (-1.2%)	$47,200 → $31,700 (-32.8%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $814 (+8.5%)	$592 → $611 (+3.2%)

Medford

Population

1,0091,014

Median household income

$46,250$61,477

Median home value

$66,400$65,600

Median gross rent

$750$814

Wakita

Population

296290

Median household income

$36,250$35,795

Median home value

$47,200$31,700

Median gross rent

$592$611

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medford	Wakita
Under 5	7.9%	9.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	24.1%
18 to 24	10.2%	5.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	8.6%
35 to 44	15.7%	17.6%
45 to 54	9.4%	7.6%
55 to 64	6.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	9.7%
75 and over	11.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medford	Wakita
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	77.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.6%	3.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medford	Wakita
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	35.2%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medford	Wakita
Drove alone	72.3%	94.6%
Carpooled	13.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	2.7%
Other means	6.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medford	Wakita
1-unit, detached	89.5%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Medford	Wakita
Poverty rate	18.8%	13.3%
Average household size	2.54	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1967	1958