Medford

Population: 85,794
Median household income: $70,497
Median home value: $387,000

Medford is a community in Jackson County, Oregon, home to 85,794 residents. The median household income of $70,497 is in line with the Jackson County median ($71,443).

Between 2019 and 2023, Medford's population grew 5.7% from 81,145 to 85,794, while its median home value rose 45.8% from $265,400 to $387,000.

75.9% of workers drive to work alone. 63.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85,794
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $70,497
Median home value: $387,000
Median gross rent: $1,321
Housing units: 36,436
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

81,14585,794

Median household income

$50,116$70,497

Median home value

$265,400$387,000

Median gross rent

$972$1,321

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	81,145	$50,116	$265,400	$972
2020	82,098	$52,243	$278,100	$1,052
2021	84,894	$57,424	$307,200	$1,113
2022	85,539	$65,647	$355,600	$1,214
2023	85,794	$70,497	$387,000	$1,321

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,371	5.1%
5 to 17	15,143	17.7%
18 to 24	6,244	7.3%
25 to 34	12,737	14.8%
35 to 44	11,334	13.2%
45 to 54	9,745	11.4%
55 to 64	9,828	11.5%
65 to 74	9,299	10.8%
75 and over	7,093	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	64,109	74.7%
Black or African American	806	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	264	0.3%
Asian	1,106	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	50	0.1%
Some other race	358	0.4%
Two or more races	5,050	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,051	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,272	8.8%
High school graduate	16,259	27.1%
Some college or associate's	20,811	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	11,481	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6,213	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,895	75.9%
Carpooled	3,582	9.4%
Public transit	284	0.7%
Walked	770	2.0%
Bicycle	288	0.8%
Worked from home	3,801	10.0%
Other means	464	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,126	47.0%
15 to 29 min	13,785	40.2%
30 to 44 min	2,866	8.4%
45 to 59 min	505	1.5%
60+ min	1,001	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 12.5% (10,601 of 84,542)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,231	61.5%
Nonfamily households	13,279	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,510	94.7%
Vacant	1,926	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,079	55.3%
Renter-occupied	15,431	44.7%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,279	63.9%
1-unit, attached	1,626	4.5%
2 to 4 units	4,175	11.5%
5 to 19 units	2,997	8.2%
20 or more units	3,235	8.9%
Mobile home & other	1,124	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4147000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.3360, -122.8518