Medford vs Talent

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

Medford and Talent 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 6,271 in Talent). Medford has the higher median household income ($70,497 vs $53,843 in Talent). Medford has the higher median home value ($387,000 vs $365,500 in Talent).

Population, income & housing

	Medford	Talent
Population	85,794	6,271
Median age	39.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,497	$53,843
Median home value	$387,000	$365,500
Median gross rent	$1,321	$1,441
Housing units	36,436	3,208
Homeownership rate	55.3%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	42.7%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medford	Talent
Population	81,145 → 85,794 (+5.7%)	6,503 → 6,271 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$50,116 → $70,497 (+40.7%)	$40,385 → $53,843 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$265,400 → $387,000 (+45.8%)	$218,500 → $365,500 (+67.3%)
Median gross rent	$972 → $1,321 (+35.9%)	$927 → $1,441 (+55.4%)

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

Talent

Population

6,5036,271

Median household income

$40,385$53,843

Median home value

$218,500$365,500

Median gross rent

$927$1,441

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medford	Talent
Under 5	5.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	17.7%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	14.7%
25 to 34	14.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	13.2%
75 and over	8.3%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medford	Talent
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	76.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.1%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medford	Talent
No high school diploma	8.8%	2.2%
High school graduate	27.1%	13.7%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medford	Talent
Drove alone	75.9%	69.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.2%
Public transit	0.7%	3.4%
Walked	2.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.8%	1.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	11.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medford	Talent
1-unit, detached	63.9%	55.7%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	4.1%
20 or more units	8.9%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Medford	Talent
Poverty rate	12.5%	15.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1982	1993