Quickly calculate the median, the middle value, of a list of numbers.
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The median is the middle value of a data set once it's sorted in order. For an odd number of values, it's the single middle value. For an even number of values, it's the average of the two middle values. This calculator sorts your list automatically and shows the sorted order alongside the result.
Unlike the average (mean), the median isn't pulled by extreme outliers, a single very large or very small value barely affects it, since only the middle position matters, not the actual magnitude of every value. This is why median is often used for figures like household income or home prices, where a few extreme values could otherwise skew the average significantly.
The median is the average of the two middle values once the list is sorted, for example, the median of 4, 8, 15, 23 is (8 + 15) ÷ 2 = 11.5.
Median only depends on which value occupies the middle position after sorting, not the magnitude of any individual value, so an extremely large or small outlier can shift the sort order slightly but generally doesn't change the median much, unlike the average, which directly incorporates every value's magnitude.
This tool shows only the median (plus count and sorted list) for a quick, focused result. The Statistics Calculator computes a full set of descriptive statistics at once, including mean, mode, standard deviation, variance and quartiles.
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