Milford vs Sheldon

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

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

Sheldon has the higher population (1,309 vs 1,136 in Milford). Milford has the higher median household income ($45,000 vs $43,942 in Sheldon). Sheldon has the higher median home value ($75,200 vs $65,300 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Sheldon
Population	1,136	1,309
Median age	40.8 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,000	$43,942
Median home value	$65,300	$75,200
Median gross rent	$714	$738
Housing units	611	630
Homeownership rate	74.1%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	16.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Sheldon
Population	1,345 → 1,136 (-15.5%)	1,169 → 1,309 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$46,786 → $45,000 (-3.8%)	$42,152 → $43,942 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$60,600 → $65,300 (+7.8%)	$64,200 → $75,200 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $714 (+18.8%)	$725 → $738 (+1.8%)

Milford

Population

1,3451,136

Median household income

$46,786$45,000

Median home value

$60,600$65,300

Median gross rent

$601$714

Sheldon

Population

1,1691,309

Median household income

$42,152$43,942

Median home value

$64,200$75,200

Median gross rent

$725$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Sheldon
Under 5	5.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	14.5%	9.8%
45 to 54	7.4%	20.6%
55 to 64	18.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.2%
75 and over	5.7%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Sheldon
No high school diploma	20.1%	22.8%
High school graduate	36.4%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Sheldon
Drove alone	86.5%	83.8%
Carpooled	2.6%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	3.2%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	83.3%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Sheldon
Poverty rate	25.0%	17.4%
Average household size	2.21	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1961	1946