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The changing faces of Medford

Medford’s black population has grown by about
7 percentage points in the last 50 years.

19602010
Population64,97156,173
White98%79%
Black2%9%
Bachelor's degree or higher7%43%
Median income*$6,693$72,773
Living below poverty level**N/A9%

Source: US Census

*2010 figure based on the period 2008-12

**2010 poverty guidelines: $10,830 individual; $22,050 family of four.