Laurel vs Milford

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

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

Milford has the higher population (12,193 vs 4,043 in Laurel). Milford has the higher median household income ($55,265 vs $44,593 in Laurel). Milford has the higher median home value ($274,600 vs $192,700 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Milford
Population	4,043	12,193
Median age	30.0 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,593	$55,265
Median home value	$192,700	$274,600
Median gross rent	$924	$1,182
Housing units	1,563	5,571
Homeownership rate	36.1%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Milford
Population	4,179 → 4,043 (-3.3%)	11,111 → 12,193 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$37,857 → $44,593 (+17.8%)	$47,824 → $55,265 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $192,700 (+22.7%)	$190,900 → $274,600 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $924 (+19.2%)	$1,000 → $1,182 (+18.2%)

Laurel

Population

4,1794,043

Median household income

$37,857$44,593

Median home value

$157,000$192,700

Median gross rent

$775$924

Milford

Population

11,11112,193

Median household income

$47,824$55,265

Median home value

$190,900$274,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,182

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Milford
Under 5	8.6%	8.0%
5 to 17	26.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.2%
25 to 34	21.2%	14.9%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.7%
55 to 64	5.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	15.5%
75 and over	2.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	23.5%	51.6%
Black or African American	39.2%	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	35.7%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Milford
No high school diploma	33.5%	13.2%
High school graduate	36.6%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Milford
Drove alone	66.5%	76.1%
Carpooled	13.1%	9.0%
Public transit	8.0%	1.3%
Walked	2.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	8.6%
Other means	7.4%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Milford
1-unit, detached	57.5%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	20.3%
20 or more units	6.4%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Milford
Poverty rate	35.7%	20.3%
Average household size	2.84	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1972	1987