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Medford Demographics

A Portrait of Medford

Nearly one in four Medford residents was born outside the United States, and three in ten speak a language other than English at home. The city packs almost 60,000 people into about eight square miles between the Mystic River and the Middlesex Fells, which makes it one of the denser cities in the state. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.

Key Figures

59,659Population (2020)
8.1Land area (sq mi)
$130kMedian household income
23.3%Foreign-born

Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).

Population & Households

  • Under 18: 12.7%
  • Population (2020 Census): 59,659
  • Land area: about 8.1 sq mi
  • Households: 24,339
  • Persons per household: 2.3
  • Foreign-born: 23.3% of residents
  • Age 65 and over: 15.2%

Race & Ethnicity

  • White: 67.9%
  • Asian: 13.1%
  • Black or African American: 6.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race): 8.7%
  • Two or more races: 8.1%
  • Speak a language other than English at home: 29.1%

Economy & Housing

  • Median household income: $129,540
  • Poverty rate: 7.6%
  • Median home value: $755,500
  • Median gross rent: $2,509
  • Homeownership: 54.1% of units
  • In the labor force: 72.2%

Registered Voters

Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by city through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Medford’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.

  • Total registered: 43,029
  • Unenrolled (no party): 26,397 (61.3%)
  • Democrats: 14,259 (33.1%)
  • Republicans: 2,046 (4.8%)
  • Political designations: 327 (0.8%)

Sources

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Massachusetts Demographics

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Updated as of September 13, 2026.

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