2024 population: 221,331 ( 1,932 from 2020)
Land area: 2783.2 square miles
Population density: 79.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	171,318	77.40%	4.0%
Black:	1,905	0.86%	11.5%
Indian:	2,002	0.90%	1.0%
Asian:	4,372	1.98%	10.8%
2+ races:	7,294	3.30%	8.8%
Hispanic:	34,440	15.56%	13.2%

Total non-White:	50,013	22.60%	11.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,847	9.9
Deaths:	11,788	13.2
Net Migration:	521	0.6
Net Immigration:	491	0.5

Change in White population:	-7,147	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,215	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
223,263
178,465	79.93%
1,709	0.77%
2,022	0.91%
3,947	1.77%
6,706	3.00%
30,414	13.62%
44,798	20.07%

2010
203,206
170,023	83.67%
1,227	0.60%
1,874	0.92%
2,866	1.41%
5,242	2.58%
21,745	10.70%
33,183	16.33%

2000
181,269
160,795	88.71%
674	0.37%
1,782	0.98%
1,874	1.03%
3,820	2.11%
12,126	6.69%
20,474	11.29%

1990
146,389
136,561	93.29%
223	0.15%
2,298	1.57%
1,413	0.97%
n/a
5,894	4.03%
9,828	6.71%

1980
132,456
125,544	94.78%
180	0.14%
1,595	1.20%
1,085	0.82%
n/a
3,998	3.02%
6,912	5.22%

1970
94,533
92,057	97.38%
51	0.05%
426	0.45%
315	0.33%
n/a
1,571	1.66%
2,476	2.62%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
21,343	10.5
21,299	10.5
17,838	8.8
-141	-0.1

8,442	4.2
11,615	5.7

Number	Rate
2000's
20,549	11.3
18,127	10.0
16,640	9.2
1,815	1.0

9,228	5.1
12,709	7.0

Number	Rate
1990's
20,649	14.1
16,257	11.1
24,455	16.7
2,008	1.4

24,234	16.6
10,646	7.3

Number	Rate
1980's
19,407	14.7
12,324	9.3
6,782	5.1
n/a

11,017	8.3
2,916	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
30,991	32.8
n/a

33,487	35.4
4,436	4.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Medford, OR Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.3
45,367	20.5%
175,964	79.5%
50,066	22.6%

89,876
2.43

56,354	62.7%
43,452	77.1%
4,703	8.3%
33,522	37.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
44,312	21.8%
158,894	78.2%
35,834	17.6%

83,076
2.40

53,460	64.4%
40,231	75.3%
5,401	10.1%
29,616	35.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
44,124	24.3%
137,145	75.7%
28,999	16.0%

71,575
2.48

48,758	68.1%
38,886	79.8%
4,894	10.0%
22,817	31.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.7
36,660	25.0%
109,729	75.0%
23,700	16.2%

57,400
2.49

40,559	70.7%
33,915	83.6%
3,559	8.8%
16,841	29.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
36,972	27.9%
95,484	72.1%
16,707	12.6%

49,031
2.62

36,215	73.9%
31,073	85.8%
3,048	8.4%
12,816	26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Medford, OR Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,379	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,386	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,304	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,875	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,558	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,441	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,419	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,015	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,810	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,567	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,848	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,011	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,955	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,840	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,256	7.0%
$200,000 or more	6,212	6.9%

Median Household Income	67,690
Per Capita Income	36,538

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	100

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,922	5.5%
Public Assistance	3,412	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16,166	18.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	77,084	68.2%
Unemployed	4,700	4.2%
In Armed Forces	63	0.1%

Total Labor Force	81,847	72.4%
Not in Labor Force	31,224	27.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,390	27,328	55.7%
Non-Profit	4,430	7,575	36.9%
Self-Employed	7,488	5,666	56.9%

Local Government	2,671	3,908	40.6%
State Government	1,201	2,443	33.0%
Federal Government	1,023	948	51.9%

Total Private + Self	41,878	32,994	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,325	14,874	38.5%
Total	51,203	47,868	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	12.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,589	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,391	22.6%
Professional, Technical	21,739	21.9%
Service Occupations	18,725	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,492	1.5%
All others	20,751	20.9%

White Collar		60.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,032	18.2%
Retail trade	14,948	15.1%
Accommodation and food services	8,367	8.4%
Manufacturing	7,713	7.8%
Educational services	6,842	6.9%
Construction	5,937	6.0%
Other services	5,336	5.4%
Public administration	4,184	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,035	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,934	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	3,924	4.0%
Finance and insurance	3,207	3.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,954	3.0%
Wholesale trade	2,405	2.4%
Information	2,383	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,234	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,074	2.1%
Utilities	448	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	125	0.1%
Management	113	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	25,224	11.33%
Puerto Rican	818	0.37%
Cuban	209	0.09%
Dominican	75	0.03%

Total Central American	1,520	0.68%
Costa Rican	372	0.17%
Guatemalan	415	0.19%
Honduran	134	0.06%
Nicaraguan	48	0.02%
Panamanian	46	0.02%
Salvadoran	505	0.23%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	589	0.26%
Argentinean	54	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	33	0.01%
Colombian	146	0.07%
Ecuadorian	16	0.01%
Paraguayan	113	0.05%
Peruvian	117	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	110	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,763	1.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	799	0.36%
Chinese	509	0.23%
Korean	310	0.14%
Japanese	282	0.13%
Vietnamese	218	0.10%
Thai	143	0.06%
Indian	66	0.03%
Indonesian	26	0.01%
Cambodian	13	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	190,112	90.0%
Spanish	16,037	7.6%
Other Indo-European	934	0.4%
Other Asian	863	0.4%
German, other Germanic	851	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	570	0.3%
Tagalog	410	0.2%
Other	388	0.2%
Chinese	350	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	35,199	15.8%
English	33,629	15.1%
Irish	27,631	12.4%
Italian	9,600	4.3%
American	8,679	3.9%
Norwegian	7,183	3.2%
European	6,330	2.8%
French	6,214	2.8%
Scottish	5,710	2.6%
Swedish	4,247	1.9%
Polish	3,754	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	3,399	1.5%
Dutch	2,981	1.3%
British	2,502	1.1%
Welsh	2,269	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	215,975	97.0%
Not a citizen	6,629	3.0%

Native	209,912	94.3%
Foreign-born	12,692	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,085	2.6%	10,295	6.4%	41,202	25.7%	56,432	35.3%	29,349	18.3%	18,645	11.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,085	2.6%
9-12 Years	10,295	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	41,202	25.7%
Some College	56,432	35.3%
Bach. Degree	29,349	18.3%
Grad Degree	18,645	11.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	146,726	137,214	9,512	6.5%
1991	149,458	137,812	11,646	7.8%
1992	154,544	141,904	12,640	8.2%
1993	159,556	146,366	13,190	8.3%
1994	164,940	154,100	10,840	6.6%
1995	166,024	155,326	10,698	6.4%
1996	171,712	158,368	13,344	7.8%
1997	174,996	162,354	12,642	7.2%
1998	178,604	165,856	12,748	7.1%
1999	180,642	169,020	11,622	6.4%

2000	181,298	170,998	10,300	5.7%
2001	183,484	171,514	11,970	6.5%
2002	186,674	172,886	13,788	7.4%
2003	193,370	178,694	14,676	7.6%
2004	196,406	182,276	14,130	7.2%
2005	197,790	185,534	12,256	6.2%
2006	199,520	188,072	11,448	5.7%
2007	201,800	190,400	11,400	5.6%
2008	202,786	187,434	15,352	7.6%
2009	203,616	178,548	25,068	12.3%

2010	202,736	177,276	25,460	12.6%
2011	201,198	177,382	23,816	11.8%
2012	197,890	175,962	21,928	11.1%
2013	193,246	174,650	18,596	9.6%
2014	194,440	178,398	16,042	8.3%
2015	196,140	183,160	12,980	6.6%
2016	202,280	190,856	11,424	5.6%
2017	205,666	196,076	9,590	4.7%
2018	207,552	197,952	9,600	4.6%
2019	208,010	199,126	8,884	4.3%

2020	210,294	193,874	16,420	7.8%
2021	214,354	202,624	11,730	5.5%
2022	213,682	203,688	9,994	4.7%
2023	210,804	201,656	9,148	4.3%
2024	212,284	201,918	10,366	4.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	96,286
Median Value	$369,500

Occupied	89,876	93.3%
Vacant	6,410	6.7%

Owned	58,451	65.0%
Rented	31,425	35.0%
Median Rent	$1,208

Single-Family Units	66,330	68.9%
Detached	61,232	63.6%
Attached	5,098	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,659	11.1%
Mobile Homes	10,563	11.0%

Medford, OR Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Medford, OR Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Medford, OR Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Medford, OR Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Medford, OR Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Medford, OR Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Medford, OR Metro Area