Medford

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  4. Medford Employment Information
  5. Medford Family Information
  6. Medford Education Information
  7. Medford Business Information
  8. Medford Public Benefits Information
  9. Medford Criminal Information
  10. Medford Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Medford Zip Codes


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Medford Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 88,021
  • Land Area (2000): 419.939 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.676 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 38.1186 (3.4) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 72.9186 (22.7) / 90.5186 (32.5)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 4,611
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 725
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 19 inches
Medford Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 57,751 2002 65,002 2005 68,979
2000 61,839 2003 65,352 2006 Not Available
2001 64,104 2004 67,293 2007 71,969

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Houses (2000): 36,046
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 1,641
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 4,020
Medford Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 78,199 88.70%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 388 0.44%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 9,570 10.86%

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Medford Employment Information Back to top
Medford Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 24,384 22,876 1,509 6.19% 62
1991 24,929 23,036 1,893 7.59% 76
1992 25,729 23,729 2,000 7.77% 78
1993 26,464 24,408 2,056 7.77% 78
1994 27,319 25,575 1,745 6.39% 64
1995 27,636 25,902 1,734 6.28% 63
1996 28,560 26,437 2,123 7.43% 74
1997 29,163 27,155 2,008 6.89% 69
1998 29,704 27,692 2,012 6.77% 68
1999 30,155 28,322 1,833 6.08% 61
2000 31,659 29,878 1,781 5.62% 56
2001 32,310 30,186 2,124 6.57% 66
2002 32,796 30,348 2,448 7.46% 75
2003 33,866 31,257 2,609 7.70% 77
2004 34,475 32,011 2,463 7.15% 72
2005 35,684 33,562 2,123 5.95% 60
2006 36,266 34,260 2,005 5.53% 55
2007 36,727 34,726 2,002 5.45% 55
2008 37,132 34,516 2,616 7.04% 70
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 36,933 34,207 2,726 7.38% 74
Feb 2008 36,659 33,933 2,726 7.44% 74
Mar 2008 37,032 34,186 2,846 7.69% 77
Apr 2008 37,057 34,512 2,545 6.87% 69
May 2008 36,960 34,532 2,428 6.57% 66
Jun 2008 37,279 34,810 2,469 6.62% 66
Jul 2008 36,814 34,280 2,534 6.88% 69
Aug 2008 37,478 34,692 2,786 7.43% 74
Sep 2008 37,979 35,496 2,483 6.54% 65
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Medford Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 2,543 12.44%
2. Health Care 1,273 6.23%
3. Wood Manufacturing 1,135 5.55%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 1,117 5.46%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 1,012 4.95%
6. Educational Services 761 3.72%
7. Repair and Maintenance 736 3.60%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 719 3.52%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 687 3.36%
10. Public Administration 672 3.29%
11. Truck Transportation 649 3.17%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 620 3.03%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 485 2.37%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 456 2.23%
15. Finance and Insurance 448 2.19%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 392 1.92%
17. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 318 1.56%
18. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 317 1.55%
19. Department and Other General Stores 301 1.47%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 287 1.40%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 3,342 17.97%
2. Educational Services 1,906 10.25%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,567 8.43%
4. Social Assistance 790 4.25%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 759 4.08%
6. Finance and Insurance 748 4.02%
7. Public Administration 653 3.51%
8. Department and Other General Stores 583 3.14%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 569 3.06%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 559 3.01%
11. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 547 2.94%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 466 2.51%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 414 2.23%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 381 2.05%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 359 1.93%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 301 1.62%
17. Construction 264 1.42%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 219 1.18%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 214 1.15%
20. Printing and Related Manufacturing 206 1.11%

Medford Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 1,272 6.22%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 1,071 5.24%
3. Other Production Occupations 1,049 5.13%
4. Other Management Occupations 1,003 4.91%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 980 4.79%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 842 4.12%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 772 3.78%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 758 3.71%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 712 3.48%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 690 3.37%
11. Top Executives 538 2.63%
12. Other Construction Trades 468 2.29%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 420 2.05%
14. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 387 1.89%
15. Construction Laborers 384 1.88%
16. Carpenters 360 1.76%
17. Business Operations Specialists 347 1.70%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 322 1.57%
19. Agricultural Workers 305 1.49%
20. Other Material Moving Workers 295 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 1,067 5.74%
2. Secretaries and Admins 978 5.26%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 966 5.20%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 792 4.26%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 772 4.15%
6. Other Management Occupations 684 3.68%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 669 3.60%
8. Registered Nurses 650 3.50%
9. Cashiers 627 3.37%
10. Child Care Workers 626 3.37%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 624 3.36%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 503 2.71%
13. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 444 2.39%
14. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 438 2.36%
15. Other Production Occupations 424 2.28%
16. Customer Service Representatives 415 2.23%
17. Other Personal Care, Not child care 410 2.21%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 410 2.21%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 396 2.13%
20. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 383 2.06%

Medford Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 34,169 49.85%
15-35 hours 9,282 13.54%
1-14 hours 2,116 3.09%
No regular hours 22,978 33.52%

Medford Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,254 3.42%
5 AM-5:29 AM 644 1.75%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,512 4.12%
6 AM-6:29 AM 2,444 6.66%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 4,016 10.94%
7 AM-7:29 AM 5,098 13.89%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 6,756 18.40%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3,889 10.59%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,918 5.22%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 2,391 6.51%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 1,156 3.15%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 607 1.65%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,723 7.42%
4 PM-11:59 PM 2,304 6.28%

Medford Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,553 4.23%
5-9 6,371 17.35%
10-14 10,243 27.90%
15-19 8,558 23.31%
20-24 5,322 14.50%
25-29 1,147 3.12%
30-34 1,708 4.65%
35-39 133 0.36%
40-44 352 0.96%
45-59 394 1.07%
60-89 420 1.14%
At least 90 511 1.39%

Medford Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 66 0.18% 33,128 90.24%
30-44 43 0.12% 2,150 5.86%
45-59 0 0.00% 394 1.07%
At least 60 63 0.17% 868 2.36%

Medford Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 288 0.75%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 4,434 11.57%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 30,329 79.11%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 32 0.08%
Color 4 Box Other 353 0.92%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 172 0.45%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,104 2.88%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 1,626 4.24%

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Medford Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 34,465 (86,062 people)
Families (2000): 23,603 (70,137 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 8,784
People at same address in 1995: 37,711
Medford Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 3,253 9.44%
$10,000-$14,999 2,382 6.91%
$15,000-$19,999 2,869 8.32%
$20,000-$24,999 2,771 8.04%
$25,000-$29,999 2,502 7.26%
$30,000-$34,999 2,455 7.12%
$35,000-$39,999 2,313 6.71%
$40,000-$44,999 2,048 5.94%
$45,000-$49,999 1,672 4.85%
$50,000-$59,999 3,094 8.98%
$60,000-$74,999 3,327 9.65%
$75,000-$99,999 2,882 8.36%
$100,000-$124,999 1,094 3.17%
$125,000-$149,999 528 1.53%
$150,000-$199,999 566 1.64%
$200,000 or more 709 2.06%

Medford Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 8,861 25.80%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 10,831 31.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 1,750 5.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 4,940 14.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 277 0.81%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 4,294 12.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 83 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,969 5.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 50 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 744 2.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 18 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 515 1.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 11 0.03%

Medford Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 25,952 26.96%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 13,437 13.96%
Public Assistance 1,557 1.62%
Retirement 6,778 7.04%
Self Employment 5,513 5.73%
Social Security 11,271 11.71%
Supplemental Security 1,375 1.43%
Wage / Salary 24,556 25.51%
Other 5,808 6.03%

Medford Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 11,009 58.51%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 7,808 41.49%

Medford Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,856 11.52%
Color 1 Box Married 20,946 62.57%
Color 2 Box Never Married 7,721 23.07%
Color 3 Box Widowed 951 2.84%

Medford Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 5,199 14.31%
Color 1 Box Married 20,208 55.62%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,514 17.93%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,410 12.14%

Medford Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Medford Education Information Back to top
Medford Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 3,336 5.04%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 8,843 13.37%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 20,842 31.52%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 17,663 26.71%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 3,436 5.20%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 8,212 12.42%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,797 5.74%

Medford Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 852 0.97% 510 0.58% 1,362 1.55%
Kindergarten 913 1.04% 115 0.13% 1,028 1.17%
Grades 1-4 4,572 5.19% 626 0.71% 5,198 5.91%
Grades 5-8 4,359 4.95% 521 0.59% 4,880 5.54%
Grades 9-12 4,225 4.80% 519 0.59% 4,744 5.39%
Undergrad college 2,623 2.98% 299 0.34% 2,922 3.32%
Graduate or professional school 365 0.41% 51 0.06% 416 0.47%
Total 17,909 20.35% 2,641 3.00% 20,550 23.35%

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Medford Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $582,136,000
Retail sales (2002): $1,462,101,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $165,102,000
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Medford Public Benefits Information Back to top
Medford Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 75,450 87.41%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 10,863 12.59%

Medford Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Medford Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 204
Medford Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 2.511 0.329 0.000 0.675 3.515 0.935 7.896 51.376 3.394 63.601
2000 2.442 0.437 0.000 0.485 3.364 0.809 6.711 51.392 3.137 62.048
2001 2.293 0.296 0.000 0.499 3.089 0.858 6.723 45.879 2.543 56.003
2002 2.938 0.369 0.000 0.600 3.908 0.585 7.738 53.598 2.969 64.890
2003 3.535 0.444 0.061 0.536 4.575 0.796 7.406 53.464 3.933 64.803
2004 3.403 0.312 0.000 0.565 4.280 0.698 8.188 48.623 3.819 60.630
2005 3.523 0.406 0.014 0.768 4.712 0.536 8.060 50.088 4.045 62.193
2006 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2007 2.654 0.417 0.000 0.611 3.682 0.736 5.725 36.988 2.723 45.436

Medford Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 48 92
2005 54 95
2006 53 98
2007 52 103

Medford Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 3,876
2000 4,045
2001 3,788
2002 4,472

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Medford Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Medford Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 11,894 13.51%
10-19 Years 12,200 13.86%
20-29 Years 10,048 11.42%
30-39 Years 11,551 13.12%
40-49 Years 13,408 15.23%
50-59 Years 10,846 12.32%
60-69 Years 6,980 7.93%
70-79 Years 6,632 7.53%
80-89 Years 3,773 4.29%
90+ Years 689 0.78%

Medford Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 42,887 48.72%
Color 1 Box Female 45,134 51.28%

Medford Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 76,522 86.94%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 7,352 8.35%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,810 2.06%
Color 2 Box Asian 866 0.98%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 866 0.98%
Color 1 Box African-American 383 0.44%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 171 0.19%
Color 6 Box Other Race 51 0.06%

Medford Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 17,133 21.90%
2. English 12,533 16.02%
3. Irish 11,206 14.32%
4. United States Or American 6,065 7.75%
5. Italian 3,763 4.81%
6. French Non-Basque 3,301 4.22%
7. Norwegian 2,828 3.61%
8. Scottish 2,614 3.34%
9. Dutch 2,549 3.26%
10. Swedish 2,487 3.18%

Medford Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 75,151 91.38%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 5,539 6.74%
3. German 354 0.43%
4. Tagalog 175 0.21%
5. Chinese 139 0.17%
6. French 120 0.15%
7. Italian 88 0.11%
8. Japanese 77 0.09%
9. Other Pacific Island 72 0.09%
10. Russian 69 0.08%

Medford Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 83,203 94.38%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,897 2.15%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,057 3.47%

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Medford Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Medford Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
97501 97504