Milford vs Millsboro

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

Milford and Millsboro 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 7,152 in Millsboro). Millsboro has the higher median household income ($77,750 vs $55,265 in Milford). Millsboro has the higher median home value ($297,000 vs $274,600 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Millsboro
Population	12,193	7,152
Median age	41.4 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,265	$77,750
Median home value	$274,600	$297,000
Median gross rent	$1,182	$1,207
Housing units	5,571	3,222
Homeownership rate	46.5%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	36.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Millsboro
Population	11,111 → 12,193 (+9.7%)	4,342 → 7,152 (+64.7%)
Median household income	$47,824 → $55,265 (+15.6%)	$49,737 → $77,750 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$190,900 → $274,600 (+43.8%)	$215,200 → $297,000 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,182 (+18.2%)	$1,063 → $1,207 (+13.5%)

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

Millsboro

Population

4,3427,152

Median household income

$49,737$77,750

Median home value

$215,200$297,000

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,207

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Millsboro
Under 5	8.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	19.0%
18 to 24	5.2%	3.2%
25 to 34	14.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.7%	8.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	15.5%	15.9%
75 and over	7.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Millsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	64.8%
Black or African American	24.7%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	4.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Millsboro
No high school diploma	13.2%	7.6%
High school graduate	29.3%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Millsboro
Drove alone	76.1%	72.4%
Carpooled	9.0%	10.2%
Public transit	1.3%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	14.5%
Other means	2.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Millsboro
1-unit, detached	54.6%	31.2%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	39.4%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	20.3%	18.7%
20 or more units	12.8%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Millsboro
Poverty rate	20.3%	9.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	37
Median year structure built	1987	2010