Milford vs West Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Milford and West Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

Milford and West Haven are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Haven has the higher population (55,147 vs 50,749 in Milford). Milford has the higher median household income ($110,126 vs $73,566 in West Haven). Milford has the higher median home value ($377,400 vs $265,200 in West Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	West Haven
Population	50,749	55,147
Median age	46.7 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$110,126	$73,566
Median home value	$377,400	$265,200
Median gross rent	$1,820	$1,389
Housing units	23,021	21,884
Homeownership rate	76.6%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.4%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	West Haven
Population	52,732 → 50,749 (-3.8%)	54,763 → 55,147 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$91,783 → $110,126 (+20.0%)	$62,985 → $73,566 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$312,500 → $377,400 (+20.8%)	$193,800 → $265,200 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,580 → $1,820 (+15.2%)	$1,164 → $1,389 (+19.3%)

Milford

Population

52,73250,749

Median household income

$91,783$110,126

Median home value

$312,500$377,400

Median gross rent

$1,580$1,820

West Haven

Population

54,76355,147

Median household income

$62,985$73,566

Median home value

$193,800$265,200

Median gross rent

$1,164$1,389

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	West Haven
Under 5	3.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	13.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	13.2%	9.3%
75 and over	8.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	West Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	46.7%
Black or African American	2.6%	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.9%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	26.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	West Haven
No high school diploma	4.0%	12.3%
High school graduate	24.8%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	West Haven
Drove alone	75.2%	73.6%
Carpooled	4.9%	10.9%
Public transit	2.7%	3.4%
Walked	0.6%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.5%	8.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	West Haven
1-unit, detached	69.3%	47.2%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	10.7%
20 or more units	4.7%	16.4%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Milford	West Haven
Poverty rate	4.5%	12.5%
Average household size	2.36	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1966	1961