CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Medford

New York · 21,274 residents · 10.8 sq mi

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Medford is home to 21,274 people in New York. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $929 a month at the median. Households here earn about 52% more than in New York as a whole. The median household earns $50,190, about 67% above the national median. The poverty rate is 3.4%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,274

−3%vs 2000

vs 21,985 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

30.9

−11%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,550)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,560)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(2,038)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.4%(1,990)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,505)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(3,530)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.8%(3,786)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.4%(2,635)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(1,328)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.2%(904)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(379)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(69)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$50,190

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,153 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,618

−31%vs 2000

vs $22,579 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$138,300

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $144,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$929

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $917 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.3% in 2000

11.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.5%(18,144)

Black3.7%(812)

Hispanic / Latino10.8%(2,373)

Asian1.4%(301)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(19,639)

Black3.7%(786)

Hispanic / Latino7.9%(1,684)

Asian1.9%(413)

Other2%(436)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American14.8%(3,665)

Ecuadorian11.9%(2,960)

Central American4.7%(1,162)

Puerto Rican4.5%(1,127)

Salvadoran2.5%(613)

Colombian2.2%(541)

Dominican1.8%(438)

Mexican1.8%(434)

Honduran1.1%(281)

Guatemalan1%(251)

Peruvian0.6%(150)

Cuban0.5%(122)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.2%(41)

Venezuelan0.1%(14)

Panamanian0%(12)

Costa Rican0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino1%(238)

Asian Indian0.6%(160)

Chinese0.6%(156)

Pakistani0.4%(108)

Bangladeshi0.4%(92)

Korean0%(9)

Japanese0%(7)

Ancestry

Italian17%(4,225)

Irish16.7%(4,139)

German14%(3,465)

American2.9%(709)

Russian2.3%(564)

West Indian2.2%(557)

English2.2%(549)

Polish2%(502)

Welsh1.5%(366)

Scottish1.1%(270)

Haitian1%(255)

Jamaican0.9%(229)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

French0.8%(186)

Czech0.6%(158)

Hungarian0.5%(135)

Arab0.5%(119)

Dutch0.4%(110)

Moroccan0.4%(100)

Norwegian0.3%(84)

Swedish0.3%(83)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(77)

Greek0.3%(73)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(73)

Ukrainian0.3%(65)

French Canadian0.2%(54)

Croatian0.2%(51)

Portuguese0.2%(50)

Turkish0.2%(46)

Serbian0.2%(44)

Lithuanian0.2%(41)

Austrian0.1%(34)

Romanian0.1%(21)

Subsaharan African0.1%(21)

Guyanese0.1%(20)

Lebanese0.1%(19)

Canadian0%(9)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest South American population · Largest German population · Largest Ecuadorian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 23.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.2%(3,573)

Married54.3%(5,510)

Widowed2.7%(278)

Divorced7.8%(795)

Women 15+

Never married31.4%(3,208)

Married50.9%(5,198)

Widowed8.1%(828)

Divorced9.6%(975)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.3%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 69.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 79.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.1%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.1%(155)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.7%(199)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.6%(205)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.9%(93)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 670 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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