Milford vs Palestine

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

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

Milford has the higher population (1,955 vs 925 in Palestine). Palestine has the higher median household income ($89,924 vs $52,014 in Milford). Milford has the higher median home value ($135,300 vs $134,900 in Palestine).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Palestine
Population	1,955	925
Median age	37.2 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,014	$89,924
Median home value	$135,300	$134,900
Median gross rent	$1,038	$1,086
Housing units	771	337
Homeownership rate	81.5%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Palestine
Population	1,747 → 1,955 (+11.9%)	946 → 925 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$41,736 → $52,014 (+24.6%)	$64,306 → $89,924 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $135,300 (+25.3%)	$130,700 → $134,900 (+3.2%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $1,038 (+69.3%)	—

Milford

Population

1,7471,955

Median household income

$41,736$52,014

Median home value

$108,000$135,300

Median gross rent

$613$1,038

Palestine

Population

946925

Median household income

$64,306$89,924

Median home value

$130,700$134,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Palestine
Under 5	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.3%	39.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.5%
45 to 54	6.1%	17.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	10.9%	5.7%
75 and over	10.1%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Palestine
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.6%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Palestine
No high school diploma	22.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	42.6%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Palestine
Drove alone	86.6%	80.5%
Carpooled	6.9%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Palestine
1-unit, detached	83.5%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Palestine
Poverty rate	4.8%	4.4%
Average household size	2.49	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1960	1981