Medford

Population: 59,062
Median household income: $118,089
Median home value: $715,500

Located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Medford is a community with a population of 59,062. The median household income of $118,089 is below the Middlesex County median ($126,779).

From 2019 to 2023, Medford's population grew 2.5% from 57,637 to 59,062, while its median home value rose 42.9% from $500,800 to $715,500.

50.1% of workers drive to work alone. 32.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,062
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $118,089
Median home value: $715,500
Median gross rent: $2,477
Housing units: 25,879
Homeownership rate: 53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

57,63759,062

Median household income

$96,455$118,089

Median home value

$500,800$715,500

Median gross rent

$1,817$2,477

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	57,637	$96,455	$500,800	$1,817
2020	58,290	$101,168	$551,900	$2,003
2021	60,708	$107,853	$588,100	$2,116
2022	61,748	$114,863	$669,600	$2,305
2023	59,062	$118,089	$715,500	$2,477

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3422.4%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,210	3.7%
5 to 17	5,539	9.4%
18 to 24	7,487	12.7%
25 to 34	13,207	22.4%
35 to 44	7,549	12.8%
45 to 54	6,759	11.4%
55 to 64	7,003	11.9%
65 to 74	5,442	9.2%
75 and over	3,866	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,539	66.9%
Black or African American	3,708	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.0%
Asian	7,065	12.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	975	1.7%
Two or more races	2,507	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,243	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate18.5%

Some college or associate's16.6%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree27.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,206	7.3%
High school graduate	8,101	18.5%
Some college or associate's	7,280	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	13,282	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11,957	27.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone50.1%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit14.1%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home22.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,232	50.1%
Carpooled	2,127	6.2%
Public transit	4,858	14.1%
Walked	1,495	4.4%
Bicycle	641	1.9%
Worked from home	7,619	22.2%
Other means	394	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,400	12.7%
15 to 29 min	9,621	36.0%
30 to 44 min	7,586	28.4%
45 to 59 min	3,627	13.6%
60+ min	2,513	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 8.2% (4,656 of 56,861)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,580	55.3%
Nonfamily households	10,992	44.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,572	94.9%
Vacant	1,307	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,038	53.1%
Renter-occupied	11,534	46.9%

1-unit, detached32.3%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units34.5%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units21.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,362	32.3%
1-unit, attached	1,863	7.2%
2 to 4 units	8,940	34.5%
5 to 19 units	1,171	4.5%
20 or more units	5,529	21.4%
Mobile home & other	14	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2539835
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.56 sq mi
Center point: 42.4238, -71.1092