What is the population of Medford, Massachusetts?

The population of Medford, Massachusetts is 54,553.

What is the median household income in Medford, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Medford, Massachusetts is $118,220, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Medford, Massachusetts is $382,550, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Medford, Massachusetts is 4.4%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A

Education A+

Metric	Medford	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	54,553	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	6298.7	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.47%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	37.5	40.0	37.1
Households	24,594	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Medford

Group	Share

Medford has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric	Medford	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$118,220	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.85%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Medford	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$382,550	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$2,475	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	53.0%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Medford	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	30.3	25.7	22.5
Work from home	22.2%	16.7%	13.4%

Medford has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Medford	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.8%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.45	2.54

Medford has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Medford	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.5	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	8.9%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	10.5%	13.9%	19.0%