Medford, OK

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,016
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
23.6%
25.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$48,942
20.4% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$87,500
33.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
398
4.56% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Medford, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Medford, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Medford, OK was $87,500, and the homeownership rate was 70.3%.

Most people in Medford, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Medford, OK was 2 cars per household.

United StatesOklahomaGrant County, OKNorth Central Oklahoma Counties--Enid, Ponca City, Blackwell & Perry Cities PUMA, OK

Population & Diversity

Medford, OK is home to a population of 1.02k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.394% of Medford, OK residents were born outside of the country (4 people).

In 2024, there were 12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (806 people) in Medford, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 67 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 60 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Medford, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Medford, OK was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Medford, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    806 ± 159
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    67 ± 32
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    60 ± 19
9.15%
Hispanic Population
93 people

In 2024, there were 12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (806 people) in Medford, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 67 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 60 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.15% of the people in Medford, OK are hispanic (93 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Medford, OK as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    105,376 ± 7,864 people
  2. Vietnam
    13,032 ± 2,798 people
  3. Guatemala
    11,790 ± 2,662 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 105,376 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 13,032 and Guatemala with 11,790.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.394%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4 people
0.296%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3 people

As of 2024, 0.394% of Medford, OK residents (4 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Medford, OK was 0.296%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    70 ± 45
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    18 ± 21
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    8 ± 13

Medford, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.89 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Medford, OK employs 398 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Medford, OK were Retail Trade (101 people), Public Administration (83 people), and Educational Services (37 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($98,438), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,656), and Transportation & Warehousing ($93,393).

Employment

Occupations

398
2024 Value
± 97
−4.56%
1 Year decline
± 35.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Medford, OK declined at a rate of −4.56%, from 417 employees to 398 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Medford, OK, are Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (66 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (55 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (55 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Medford, OK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

398
2024 Value
± 97
−4.56%
1 Year decline
± 35.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Medford, OK declined at a rate of −4.56%, from 417 employees to 398 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Medford, OK, are Retail Trade (101 people), Public Administration (83 people), and Educational Services (37 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Medford, OK, though some of these residents may live in Medford, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$51,167
Median earning men ± $3,495
$37,212
Median earning women ± $7,127

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,891), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,946), and Public Administration ($50,658).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,875), and Retail Trade ($23,594).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.
Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Medford, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (31.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford
Senator from Oklahoma3
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.
Markwayne Mullin
Senator from Oklahoma2
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Medford, OK was $87,500 in 2024, which is 0.263 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $65,600 to $87,500, a 33.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Medford, OK is 70.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Medford, OK have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Medford, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$87,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$41,208
$265
Median Property Taxes
±$68

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Medford, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Medford, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

70.3%
Homeownership
2024
72.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.3% of the housing units in Medford, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$48,942
Median Household Income
± $22,212
377
Number of Households
± 82

In 2024, the median household income of the 377 households in Medford, OK declined from $48,942 from the previous year's value of $61,477.

The following chart displays the households in Medford, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Medford, OK is from Oklahoma.
0.452
2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2023, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.809% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.3%)
  2. Carpooled (9.69%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.87%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Medford, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.69%) and those who worked at home (5.87%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Medford, OK have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.42% of the workforce in Medford, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Medford, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Medford, OK have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Medford, OK (225 out of 955 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Medford, OK is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.9% of the population of Medford, OK has health coverage, with 45% on employee plans, 20.7% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma see 1,694 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,694 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 231 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.9% were men and 45.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 29.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.9% were men and 45.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

10.1%
Uninsured
45%
Employer Coverage
20.7%
Medicaid
10.1%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Medford, OK declined by 20.4% from 12.7% to 10.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Medford, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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