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Population (year 2000): 984. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,164 (+18.3% change)
Males: 500 (50.8%), Females: 484 (49.2%)
Steele County
Zip code:
55049
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $50,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,700 (year 2000)
Races in Medford:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
- Hispanic (6.4%)
- Other race (4.4%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Korean (0.5%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (53.6%), Norwegian (18.1%),
Irish (13.4%), Swedish (7.0%), French (5.8%), English (4.7%).
Elevation: 1090 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Medford
- High school or higher: 88.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Medford city
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 9.7%
4.8% Foreign born (4.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +167 (+20.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Medford:
- OWATONNA HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; OWATONNA, MN)
- RICE COUNTY DISTRICT ONE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
FARIBAULT, MN)
- WASECA AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
WASECA, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Medford:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 48
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 57 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 71 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Medford:
- OWATONNA DEGNER RGNL (about 4 miles; OWATONNA, MN;
ID: OWA)
- FARIBAULT MUNI (about 11 miles; FARIBAULT, MN; ID:
FBL)
- WASECA MUNI (about 23 miles; WASECA, MN; ID: ACQ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Medford:
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 21 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 49 miles; MENDOTA
HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 52 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 53 miles; ST PAUL,
MN; FT enrollment: 7,652)
- COLLEGE OF SAINT CATHERINE-SAINT PAUL CAMPUS (about
53 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,492)
Public high school in Medford:
- MEDFORD SEC. (Students: 285; Location: BOX
38, 104 2ND ST. N.E.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Medford:
- MEDFORD EL. (Students: 380; Location: 750 2ND
AVE. S.E.; Grades: PK - 06)
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