Medford, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Medford. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Medford, Massachusetts main profile, Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts small towns, Massachusetts forum, All US cities. Total population: 55,578 (All urban) Houses: 22,687 (22,067 occupied: 12,944 owner occupied, 9,123 renter occupied) % of renters here: 41% State: 38% Housing density: 2787 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $342,737. Median contract rent in 2009: $1,093 (lower quartile is $723, upper quartile is $1,372) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,153 Median gross rent in Medford, MA in 2009: $1,252 Housing units in Medford with a mortgage: 5,265 (415 second mortgage, 817 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,371 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $102,453 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $44,951 Median monthly housing costs: $1,427 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Medford, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Medford, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: apartment/condo/home---I need a place to Rent  (11 replies) Houses with space/rural areas between Newton and Medford?  (31 replies) Moving to Medford, MA... 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Size of nonfamily households: 6,334 1-person, 1,610 2-persons, 377 3-persons, 153 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons. 7,300 married couples with children. 1,919 single-parent households (257 men, 1,662 women). 78.8% of residents of Medford speak English at home. 2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well). 15.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 9,037 (16.2%) (48.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Medford, MA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 1 $20,000 to $24,999: 3 $25,000 to $29,999: 7 $30,000 to $34,999: 12 $35,000 to $39,999: 7 $40,000 to $49,999: 6 $50,000 to $59,999: 6 $60,000 to $69,999: 9 $70,000 to $79,999: 7 $80,000 to $89,999: 4 $90,000 to $99,999: 9 $100,000 to $124,999: 11 $125,000 to $149,999: 18 $150,000 to $174,999: 54 $175,000 to $199,999: 154 $200,000 to $249,999: 631 $250,000 to $299,999: 1274 $300,000 to $399,999: 3466 $400,000 to $499,999: 3029 $500,000 to $749,999: 3684 $750,000 to $999,999: 365 $1,000,000 or more: 143

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Medford: Less than $100: 20 people $100 to $149: 83 $150 to $199: 68 $200 to $249: 404 $250 to $299: 144 $300 to $349: 105 $350 to $399: 87 $400 to $449: 130 $450 to $499: 57 $500 to $549: 74 $550 to $599: 99 $600 to $649: 106 $650 to $699: 197 $700 to $749: 160 $750 to $799: 70 $800 to $899: 414 $900 to $999: 422 $1,000 to $1,249: 1,418 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,610 $1,500 to $1,999: 2,019 $2,000 or more: 456 No cash rent: 281

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.2%
Number of people working at home: 537 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 504 5 to 9 minutes: 2247 10 to 14 minutes: 2842 15 to 19 minutes: 3648 20 to 24 minutes: 4356 25 to 29 minutes: 1665 30 to 34 minutes: 5512 35 to 39 minutes: 977 40 to 44 minutes: 1449 45 to 59 minutes: 2900 60 to 89 minutes: 1353 90 or more minutes: 426

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,542 (65%) Carpooled: 2,679 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 2,429 (9%) Streetcar or trolley car: 46 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2,328 (8%) Railroad: 288 (1%) Ferryboat: 20 (0%) Taxi: 19 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 148 (1%) Walked: 1,276 (4%) Other means: 97 (0%) Worked at home: 537 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1589 $10,000 to $14,999: 1187 $15,000 to $19,999: 1331 $20,000 to $24,999: 964 $25,000 to $29,999: 1122 $30,000 to $34,999: 1076 $35,000 to $39,999: 1130 $40,000 to $44,999: 1030 $45,000 to $49,999: 928 $50,000 to $59,999: 2436 $60,000 to $74,999: 2498 $75,000 to $99,999: 3109 $100,000 to $124,999: 1961 $125,000 to $149,999: 859 $150,000 to $199,999: 506 $200,000 or more: 355

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 15325

Irish: 10918

Other groups: 5170

English: 2334

United States or American: 1775

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1486

Portuguese: 1228

German: 1159

Polish: 1066

Haitian: 1022

French Canadian: 989

French (except Basque): 810

Greek: 775

Scotch-Irish: 646

Russian: 623

Scottish: 622

Brazilian: 503

Subsaharan African:: 458

Canadian: 420

Armenian: 366

Swedish: 361

Arab:: 339

European: 310

Ukrainian: 225

African: 194

Dutch: 182

Lithuanian: 166

British: 156

Jamaican: 148

Norwegian: 129

Eastern European: 118

Barbadian: 116

Belgian: 107

Lebanese: 101

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 90

Albanian: 81

Danish: 81

West Indian: 80

Arab/Arabic: 76

Austrian: 71

Yugoslavian: 71

Moroccan: 69

Finnish: 68

Cape Verdean: 66

Hungarian: 61

Iranian: 57

Welsh: 48

Nigerian: 47

Ghanian: 42

Swiss: 41

Other Subsaharan African: 39

Ugandan: 32

Egyptian: 32

Slovak: 30

Estonian: 29

Turkish: 28

Syrian: 28

British West Indian: 21

Israeli: 18

Other Arab: 18

Croatian: 17

Scandinavian: 16

Latvian: 15

Celtic: 15

South African: 14

Czech: 13

Kenyan: 13

Romanian: 10

Guyanese: 10

Serbian: 9

Dutch West Indian: 9

Palestinian: 8

Basque: 7

Jordanian: 7

Zairian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Slovene: 5

Bulgarian: 4

Ethiopian: 4

Northern European: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 38434
• Northeast: 4431
• Midwest: 1252
• South: 1363
• West: 739

62% of Medford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 251
• Nursery to 4th grade: 139
• 5th and 6th grade: 179
• 7th and 8th grade: 429
• 9th grade: 371
• 10th grade: 403
• 11th grade: 312
• 12th grade, no diploma: 605
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,265
• Less than 1 year of college: 948
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,176
• Associate degree: 981
• Bachelor's degree: 3,933
• Master's degree: 1,335
• Professional school degree: 415
• Doctorate degree: 386

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 254
• Nursery to 4th grade: 187
• 5th and 6th grade: 322
• 7th and 8th grade: 486
• 9th grade: 403
• 10th grade: 345
• 11th grade: 353
• 12th grade, no diploma: 703
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,259
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,071
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,292
• Associate degree: 1,421
• Bachelor's degree: 3,997
• Master's degree: 1,888
• Professional school degree: 341
• Doctorate degree: 312

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.6%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $68,089
• Black householders: $60,971
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $40,797
• Asian householders: $84,584
• Some other race householders: $50,709
• Two or more races householders: $72,386
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $50,782

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $381,752
• Black or African American householders: $271,327
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $141,143
• Asian householders: $333,431
• Some other race householders: $373,615
• Two or more races householders: $402,176
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $382,582

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,100
• One, attached: 627
• Two: 7,893
• 3 or 4: 1,986
• 5 to 9: 517
• 10 to 19: 594
• 20 to 49: 875
• 50 or more: 2,095

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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