Milford vs Seaford

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

Milford and Seaford 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 8,255 in Seaford). Milford has the higher median household income ($55,265 vs $51,120 in Seaford). Milford has the higher median home value ($274,600 vs $223,700 in Seaford).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Seaford
Population	12,193	8,255
Median age	41.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,265	$51,120
Median home value	$274,600	$223,700
Median gross rent	$1,182	$1,148
Housing units	5,571	3,802
Homeownership rate	46.5%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Seaford
Population	11,111 → 12,193 (+9.7%)	7,715 → 8,255 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$47,824 → $55,265 (+15.6%)	$48,438 → $51,120 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$190,900 → $274,600 (+43.8%)	$170,300 → $223,700 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,182 (+18.2%)	$859 → $1,148 (+33.6%)

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

Seaford

Population

7,7158,255

Median household income

$48,438$51,120

Median home value

$170,300$223,700

Median gross rent

$859$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Seaford
Under 5	8.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.7%	10.7%
65 to 74	15.5%	12.7%
75 and over	7.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Seaford
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	50.5%
Black or African American	24.7%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Seaford
No high school diploma	13.2%	19.9%
High school graduate	29.3%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Seaford
Drove alone	76.1%	74.5%
Carpooled	9.0%	16.3%
Public transit	1.3%	0.7%
Walked	2.3%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	4.3%
Other means	2.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Seaford
1-unit, detached	54.6%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	20.3%	16.2%
20 or more units	12.8%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Seaford
Poverty rate	20.3%	18.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1987	1979