Medford, OR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Medford, OR: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 86,561. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MEDFORD-OR · Medford, OR 2 ZIPs · 86,561 pop · #11530/25278 · Jackson County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $73,950
  • RANK-MID #11530/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gold Hill
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 59% owners
  • POP-SMALL 86,561
  • SPREAD-MOD 97501→97504
  • HOME-HIGH $411,350

Nearest income peer: Gold Hill, OR ( $1,925 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Medford

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Medford on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Medford, OR sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
86,561
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,950
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 97504 (44,444 residents). Household income $73,950 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,370 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Oregon, Imbler is the closest lower-income city and Cascade Locks the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Medford.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Medford differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Medford: $63,977 in ZIP 97501 to $83,923 in 97504. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

97501 to 97504

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

97501 to 97504

Poverty-rate spread
5.5 points

97504 to 97501

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 97504 skews compact Medford

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 97504 covers about 51% of Medford's 86,561 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Medford

Citywide ZBP: 3,320 establishments, 49,817 employees , annual payroll $2,849,181k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 97504 (1,674 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (519) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Medford, OR

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Medford. See the Jackson County roll-up →

Medford sits in the upper half of Jackson County on income: Ashland, White City and Talent report less, while Central Point, Eagle Point and Jacksonville report more. Trail marks the far end of that range at $41,105, 44% below Medford.

Side-by-side: Compare 97504 vs 97501 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
97504 44,444 $83,923 1,674 367
97501 42,117 $63,977 1,646 306

Medford roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Medford, .