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| Medford |
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| Population 2000: | 55,765 |
| Population 2002: | 55,137 |
| Area codes: | 781 339 |
| Foreign born: | 16.2% (6.6% Europe, 5.2% Latin America, 3.4% Asia) |
| Elevation: | 14 feet |
| Land area: | 8.1 square miles |
| County: | Middlesex |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (23.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (14.3%), Retail trade (11.3%). |
| Population growth: | -628 (-1.13%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 85.0% |
| Black: | 6.1% |
| Hispanic: | 2.6% |
| Two or more races: | 2.3% |
| Chinese: | 1.6% |
| Other race: | 1.1% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.7% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 45.9% |
| Never married: | 37.1% |
| Widowed: | 8.4% |
| Divorced: | 7.1% |
| Separated: | 1.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $226,800 |
| Household income: | $52,476 |
| Resident age: | 37.5 years |
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| Medford Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Median house value: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 85.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 31.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 11.8% |
| Unemployed: | 3.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 196 (347.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 171 (302.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 162.7 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 45 (79.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 25 (44.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 8 (14.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,041 (1843.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| Italian: | 31.2% |
| Irish: | 25.6% |
| English: | 7.8% |
| German: | 3.8% |
| United States: | 3.2% |
| West Indian: | 3.0% |