Milton vs Seaford

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

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

Seaford has the higher population (8,255 vs 3,469 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($64,906 vs $51,120 in Seaford). Milton has the higher median home value ($376,600 vs $223,700 in Seaford).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Seaford
Population	3,469	8,255
Median age	48.9 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,906	$51,120
Median home value	$376,600	$223,700
Median gross rent	$1,398	$1,148
Housing units	1,767	3,802
Homeownership rate	77.7%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Seaford
Population	2,893 → 3,469 (+19.9%)	7,715 → 8,255 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$57,754 → $64,906 (+12.4%)	$48,438 → $51,120 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$300,900 → $376,600 (+25.2%)	$170,300 → $223,700 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$944 → $1,398 (+48.1%)	$859 → $1,148 (+33.6%)

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

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)

	Milton	Seaford
Under 5	6.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	3.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.7%
35 to 44	7.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	8.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	27.2%	12.7%
75 and over	11.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Seaford
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	50.5%
Black or African American	12.8%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Seaford
No high school diploma	7.1%	19.9%
High school graduate	23.7%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Seaford
Drove alone	82.5%	74.5%
Carpooled	5.7%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Seaford
1-unit, detached	69.4%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	16.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Seaford
Poverty rate	6.9%	18.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	2002	1979