With 5,770 people, Medina is a city in New York. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $107,200. The foreign-born share is 2%. Households here earn about 31% less than in New York as a whole. 57% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,231, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Medina
What changed most since 1990
Population6,686 → 5,770(−14%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share7.2% → 2.3%(−4.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Medina's population equals 15% of Orleans County's. Its number of households without a car equals 25% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 22% of the county's.
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)39.3%(223)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.1%(148)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(154)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 568 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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Over time
Medina, decade by decade
Medina population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,686
$58,101
$116,403
9.6%
27.1
2000
6,415
$55,196
$107,842
14.0%
31.4
2010
6,065
$56,998
$98,542
15.7%
34.1
2020
6,047
$54,704
$99,145
18.5%
42.6
2024
5,770
$59,231
$107,200
20.2%
21.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
