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Medford town, Taylor County, WI

2,503 Population
37.2 square miles 67.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45 ±5.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Taylor County: 44.2 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,440 ±$4,770 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Taylor County: $35,571 ±$1,154
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$89,479 ±$12,790 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Taylor County: $69,350 ±$3,814
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.4% ±1.9% (109  ±47) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Taylor County: 9.6% † 1,897 (±1% / ±199)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.7 minutes ±3 (21,820  ±4,315) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Taylor County: 22 191,285 (±1.2 / ±11,335)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

943 ±78 Number of households
  • Taylor County: 8,046 ±186
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (2,503  ±18) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Taylor County: 2.5 19,867 (±0.1 / ±4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.5% ±4.7% (27  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Taylor County: 6% † 227 (±1.7% / ±65)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,053 ±102 Number of housing units
  • Taylor County: 9,537 ±47
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$264,900 ±$17,655 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Taylor County: $197,100 ±$5,811
  • about the same as the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.7% ±5% (217  ±125) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Taylor County: 8.2% † 1,634 (±1.4% / ±274.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.5% ±7.3% (1,615  ±158.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Taylor County: 91.4% 12,817 (±3% / ±421.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.7% ±4.1% (330  ±72.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Taylor County: 17% 2,385 (±1.5% / ±214.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.6% ±0.6% (15  ±15) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Taylor County: 1.8% 357
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5% ±2.1% (89  ±38) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Taylor County: 7.3% † 1,129 (±0.8% / ±126)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
89 Total veterans ±38 64 Male ±28 25 Female ±23

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