Medford vs Westboro

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

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

Medford has the higher population (4,331 vs 204 in Westboro). Medford has the higher median household income ($53,173 vs $46,000 in Westboro). Medford has the higher median home value ($175,300 vs $95,000 in Westboro).

Population, income & housing

	Medford	Westboro
Population	4,331	204
Median age	44.9 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,173	$46,000
Median home value	$175,300	$95,000
Median gross rent	$809	$571
Housing units	2,080	76
Homeownership rate	52.9%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medford	Westboro
Population	4,292 → 4,331 (+0.9%)	175 → 204 (+16.6%)
Median household income	$41,146 → $53,173 (+29.2%)	$38,250 → $46,000 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$111,100 → $175,300 (+57.8%)	$68,700 → $95,000 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $809 (+22.4%)	$625 → $571 (-8.6%)

Medford

Population

4,2924,331

Median household income

$41,146$53,173

Median home value

$111,100$175,300

Median gross rent

$661$809

Westboro

Population

175204

Median household income

$38,250$46,000

Median home value

$68,700$95,000

Median gross rent

$625$571

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medford	Westboro
Under 5	3.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	22.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	1.5%
25 to 34	10.0%	16.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	16.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	16.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.9%	7.8%
75 and over	12.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medford	Westboro
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medford	Westboro
No high school diploma	6.6%	9.7%
High school graduate	41.0%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medford	Westboro
Drove alone	71.6%	99.0%
Carpooled	16.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medford	Westboro
1-unit, detached	55.7%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	21.4%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	9.2%
20 or more units	6.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Medford	Westboro
Poverty rate	8.1%	18.7%
Average household size	2.10	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	14	18
Median year structure built	1971	1953