Clifton vs Milford

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

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

Clifton has the higher population (1,279 vs 1,136 in Milford). Clifton has the higher median household income ($69,276 vs $45,000 in Milford). Clifton has the higher median home value ($184,100 vs $65,300 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Milford
Population	1,279	1,136
Median age	40.3 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,276	$45,000
Median home value	$184,100	$65,300
Median gross rent	$839	$714
Housing units	557	611
Homeownership rate	72.4%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Milford
Population	1,326 → 1,279 (-3.5%)	1,345 → 1,136 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$72,778 → $69,276 (-4.8%)	$46,786 → $45,000 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$139,000 → $184,100 (+32.4%)	$60,600 → $65,300 (+7.8%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $839 (+7.8%)	$601 → $714 (+18.8%)

Clifton

Population

1,3261,279

Median household income

$72,778$69,276

Median home value

$139,000$184,100

Median gross rent

$778$839

Milford

Population

1,3451,136

Median household income

$46,786$45,000

Median home value

$60,600$65,300

Median gross rent

$601$714

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Milford
Under 5	4.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.8%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	7.4%
55 to 64	16.7%	18.2%
65 to 74	8.1%	11.1%
75 and over	6.3%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Milford
No high school diploma	3.1%	20.1%
High school graduate	41.1%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Milford
Drove alone	88.2%	86.5%
Carpooled	3.5%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	1.3%
Other means	0.4%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Milford
1-unit, detached	84.9%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Milford
Poverty rate	10.7%	25.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1960	1961