Medford

Population & Demographics

Medford, OR

Medford is home to 86,315 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 36,330 resident workers commute each day.

OregonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
86,315
people
Population

86,315 residents

Median age 38.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Medford population & demographics

Who lives in Medford — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
86,315
Median age
38.9yrs
Median household income
$73,230
Median home value
$417,100
Median gross rent
$1,376/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
30.1%
Poverty rate
13.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Medford

How Medford breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White72.1%
Hispanic or Latino18.0%
Two or more races6.7%
Asian1.3%
Black1.0%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Medford

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Medford.

Medford at a glance
Employed Residents
36,330
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
55.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Ashland
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Medford proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Medford commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

85 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Medford

36,330 commutes, one dot at a time

Medford

Where 36,330 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Medford, by worker count.

1Medford0.0 mi20,029
2Ashland12.6 mi1,763
3Grants Pass25.2 mi1,466
4Central Point4.0 mi1,381
5Portland220.8 mi734
6Salem179.6 mi422
7Phoenix4.6 mi422
8Eugene119.9 mi409

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Medford.

1Medford0.0 mi20,029
2Central Point4.0 mi3,999
3Grants Pass25.2 mi2,054
4Ashland12.6 mi1,831
5White City7.0 mi1,801
6Eagle Point10.0 mi1,780
7Talent7.4 mi824
8Phoenix4.6 mi714

Top industries

The sectors that employ Medford’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance27.5%
RTRetail Trade15.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.2%
COConstruction4.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.6%
MFManufacturing4.1%
PAPublic Administration4.1%
EDEducational Services4.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Medford

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps18%
8 Gbps14%
See all internet providers in Medford

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