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Population (year 2000): 21,985
Males: 10,815 (49.2%), Females: 11,170 (50.8%)
Suffolk County
Zip code:
11763
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $67,153 (year 2000)
Median house value: $145,600 (year 2000)
Races in Medford:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.5%)
- Hispanic (10.8%)
- Black (4.0%)
- Other race (3.1%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (32.7%), Irish (23.9%),
German (20.3%), English (6.4%), Polish (5.2%), United States
(2.6%).
Elevation: 101 feet
Land area: 10.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Medford
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Medford CDP
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 60.6%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 6.5%
8.2% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 2.9%
Europe, 1.7% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Medford:
- BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
PATCHOGUE, NY)
- JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
PORT JEFFERSON, NY)
- ST CHARLES HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PORT JEFFERSON,
NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Medford:
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 9 miles; ISLIP, NY;
ID: ISP)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 25 miles;
BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
- REPUBLIC (about 30 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Medford:
- BAYPORT AERODROME (about 7 miles; BAYPORT, NY; ID:
23N)
- BROOKHAVEN (about 10 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; ID: HWV)
- LUFKER (about 17 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; ID: O00)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Medford:
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 4 miles;
PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS
(about 6 miles; SELDEN, NY; FT enrollment: 6,992)
- DOWLING COLLEGE (about 12 miles; OAKDALE, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,747)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS
(about 19 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; FT enrollment: 3,485)
- SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 26 miles; STONY BROOK,
NY; FT enrollment: 16,829)
- FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT;
FT enrollment: 4,197)
- SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; FAIRFIELD,
CT; FT enrollment: 4,120)
Public high school in Medford:
- PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HS (Students: 2,011;
Location: 181 BUFFALO AVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Medford:
- OREGON MS (Students: 1,033; Location: 109
OREGON AVE; Grades: 06 - 09)
- EAGLE ES (Students: 774; Location: 1000 WAVE
AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- TREMONT ES (Students: 570; Location: 143
TREMONT AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Medford:
- CHILDREN'S GARDEN DAY CARE CTR (Students: 8;
Location: 1723 N OCEAN AVE; Grades: KG - KG)
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