Milford vs Watseka

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

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

Watseka has the higher population (4,630 vs 1,136 in Milford). Milford has the higher median household income ($45,000 vs $42,794 in Watseka). Watseka has the higher median home value ($104,400 vs $65,300 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Watseka
Population	1,136	4,630
Median age	40.8 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,000	$42,794
Median home value	$65,300	$104,400
Median gross rent	$714	$815
Housing units	611	2,384
Homeownership rate	74.1%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Watseka
Population	1,345 → 1,136 (-15.5%)	4,954 → 4,630 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$46,786 → $45,000 (-3.8%)	$39,281 → $42,794 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$60,600 → $65,300 (+7.8%)	$85,500 → $104,400 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $714 (+18.8%)	$648 → $815 (+25.8%)

Milford

Population

1,3451,136

Median household income

$46,786$45,000

Median home value

$60,600$65,300

Median gross rent

$601$714

Watseka

Population

4,9544,630

Median household income

$39,281$42,794

Median home value

$85,500$104,400

Median gross rent

$648$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Watseka
Under 5	5.4%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	14.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	18.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.8%
75 and over	5.7%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Watseka
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.8%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Watseka
No high school diploma	20.1%	14.2%
High school graduate	36.4%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Watseka
Drove alone	86.5%	80.1%
Carpooled	2.6%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	5.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	1.3%	3.0%
Other means	4.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Watseka
1-unit, detached	83.3%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Watseka
Poverty rate	25.0%	25.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1961	1965