Medford is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 63,436 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Medford is the seventh largest community in Oregon.

Medford is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Medford is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Medford who work in sales jobs (15.05%), office and administrative support jobs (14.21%), and management occupations (8.72%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Medford spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.64 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Medford Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Medford who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.12% of adults in Medford have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Medford in 2000 was $20,170, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,680 for a family of four.

The people who call Medford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Medford is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Medford include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Medford is English. Some people also speak Spanish.