Medford vs White City

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

Medford and White City 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 10,913 in White City). Medford has the higher median household income ($70,497 vs $65,370 in White City). Medford has the higher median home value ($387,000 vs $273,700 in White City).

Population, income & housing

	Medford	White City
Population	85,794	10,913
Median age	39.1 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,497	$65,370
Median home value	$387,000	$273,700
Median gross rent	$1,321	$1,128
Housing units	36,436	3,347
Homeownership rate	55.3%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medford	White City
Population	81,145 → 85,794 (+5.7%)	9,890 → 10,913 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$50,116 → $70,497 (+40.7%)	$44,724 → $65,370 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$265,400 → $387,000 (+45.8%)	$160,100 → $273,700 (+71.0%)
Median gross rent	$972 → $1,321 (+35.9%)	$1,037 → $1,128 (+8.8%)

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

White City

Population

9,89010,913

Median household income

$44,724$65,370

Median home value

$160,100$273,700

Median gross rent

$1,037$1,128

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medford	White City
Under 5	5.1%	10.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	14.8%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.5%	9.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.9%
75 and over	8.3%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medford	White City
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	52.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	41.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medford	White City
No high school diploma	8.8%	21.9%
High school graduate	27.1%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medford	White City
Drove alone	75.9%	75.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	14.7%
Public transit	0.7%	1.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	5.6%
Other means	1.2%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medford	White City
1-unit, detached	63.9%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.9%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	34.0%

Poverty & households

	Medford	White City
Poverty rate	12.5%	21.4%
Average household size	2.42	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1982	1986