Central Point vs Medford

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

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

Medford has the higher population (85,794 vs 19,183 in Central Point). Central Point has the higher median household income ($80,450 vs $70,497 in Medford). Medford has the higher median home value ($387,000 vs $357,700 in Central Point).

Population, income & housing

	Central Point	Medford
Population	19,183	85,794
Median age	39.3 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,450	$70,497
Median home value	$357,700	$387,000
Median gross rent	$1,268	$1,321
Housing units	7,830	36,436
Homeownership rate	65.1%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Point	Medford
Population	18,376 → 19,183 (+4.4%)	81,145 → 85,794 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$57,432 → $80,450 (+40.1%)	$50,116 → $70,497 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$260,600 → $357,700 (+37.3%)	$265,400 → $387,000 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $1,268 (+21.0%)	$972 → $1,321 (+35.9%)

Central Point

Population

18,37619,183

Median household income

$57,432$80,450

Median home value

$260,600$357,700

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,268

Medford

Population

81,14585,794

Median household income

$50,116$70,497

Median home value

$265,400$387,000

Median gross rent

$972$1,321

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Point	Medford
Under 5	5.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.8%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.8%
35 to 44	15.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.3%	10.8%
75 and over	8.6%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Point	Medford
White (non-Hispanic)	73.0%	74.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	1.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Point	Medford
No high school diploma	10.3%	8.8%
High school graduate	24.9%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Point	Medford
Drove alone	76.0%	75.9%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.7%
Walked	0.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.2%	10.0%
Other means	3.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Point	Medford
1-unit, detached	67.2%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	8.2%
20 or more units	5.7%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Central Point	Medford
Poverty rate	8.6%	12.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1996	1982