Milford vs Milton

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

Milford and Milton 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 3,469 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($64,906 vs $55,265 in Milford). Milton has the higher median home value ($376,600 vs $274,600 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Milton
Population	12,193	3,469
Median age	41.4 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,265	$64,906
Median home value	$274,600	$376,600
Median gross rent	$1,182	$1,398
Housing units	5,571	1,767
Homeownership rate	46.5%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Milton
Population	11,111 → 12,193 (+9.7%)	2,893 → 3,469 (+19.9%)
Median household income	$47,824 → $55,265 (+15.6%)	$57,754 → $64,906 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$190,900 → $274,600 (+43.8%)	$300,900 → $376,600 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,182 (+18.2%)	$944 → $1,398 (+48.1%)

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

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)

	Milford	Milton
Under 5	8.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	3.8%
25 to 34	14.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	7.3%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.7%	8.0%
65 to 74	15.5%	27.2%
75 and over	7.7%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	77.2%
Black or African American	24.7%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Milton
No high school diploma	13.2%	7.1%
High school graduate	29.3%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Milton
Drove alone	76.1%	82.5%
Carpooled	9.0%	5.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.6%	10.6%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Milton
1-unit, detached	54.6%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	17.8%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	20.3%	2.0%
20 or more units	12.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Milton
Poverty rate	20.3%	6.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1987	2002