Bridgeville vs Milton

A side-by-side comparison of Bridgeville and Milton: population, income, housing, and more.

Bridgeville and Milton are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milton has the higher population (3,469 vs 2,661 in Bridgeville). Bridgeville has the higher median household income ($69,631 vs $64,906 in Milton). Bridgeville has the higher median home value ($397,400 vs $376,600 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgeville	Milton
Population	2,661	3,469
Median age	63.2 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,631	$64,906
Median home value	$397,400	$376,600
Median gross rent	$942	$1,398
Housing units	1,315	1,767
Homeownership rate	73.1%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgeville	Milton
Population	3,137 → 2,661 (-15.2%)	2,893 → 3,469 (+19.9%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $69,631 (+39.3%)	$57,754 → $64,906 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$276,500 → $397,400 (+43.7%)	$300,900 → $376,600 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $942 (+52.4%)	$944 → $1,398 (+48.1%)

Bridgeville

Population

3,1372,661

Median household income

$50,000$69,631

Median home value

$276,500$397,400

Median gross rent

$618$942

Milton

Population

2,8933,469

Median household income

$57,754$64,906

Median home value

$300,900$376,600

Median gross rent

$944$1,398

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgeville	Milton
Under 5	7.8%	6.7%
5 to 17	7.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	4.4%	3.8%
25 to 34	5.3%	11.2%
35 to 44	8.8%	7.3%
45 to 54	5.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	8.0%
65 to 74	34.7%	27.2%
75 and over	12.7%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgeville	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	77.2%
Black or African American	22.7%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgeville	Milton
No high school diploma	12.4%	7.1%
High school graduate	23.0%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgeville	Milton
Drove alone	73.5%	82.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.7%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	14.1%	10.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgeville	Milton
1-unit, detached	73.7%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	17.8%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	2.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Bridgeville	Milton
Poverty rate	12.9%	6.9%
Average household size	2.13	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	2005	2002