One downside of living in Medford, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.17 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Medford use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Medford‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
In terms of college education, Medford is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.78% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Medford in 2018 was $43,764, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,056 for a family of four. However, Medford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Medford is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Medford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Medford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Medford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.32% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Medford include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
In addition, Medford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.48%).
The most common language spoken in Medford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
