Medford is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 85,556 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Medford is the eighth largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities, Medford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Medford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Medford is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Medford who work in sales jobs (13.65%), office and administrative support (12.12%), and management occupations (9.40%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.30% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Medford is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.54 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The percentage of people in Medford who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.40% of adults in Medford have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Medford in 2022 was $33,822, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,288 for a family of four. However, Medford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Medford is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Medford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Medford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Medford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.63% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Medford include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Medford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
