Milford vs Pierceton

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

Milford and Pierceton 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 1,349 in Pierceton). Pierceton has the higher median household income ($66,597 vs $52,014 in Milford). Milford has the higher median home value ($135,300 vs $110,700 in Pierceton).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Pierceton
Population	1,955	1,349
Median age	37.2 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,014	$66,597
Median home value	$135,300	$110,700
Median gross rent	$1,038	$786
Housing units	771	653
Homeownership rate	81.5%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Pierceton
Population	1,747 → 1,955 (+11.9%)	880 → 1,349 (+53.3%)
Median household income	$41,736 → $52,014 (+24.6%)	$41,667 → $66,597 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $135,300 (+25.3%)	$85,900 → $110,700 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $1,038 (+69.3%)	$780 → $786 (+0.8%)

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

Pierceton

Population

8801,349

Median household income

$41,667$66,597

Median home value

$85,900$110,700

Median gross rent

$780$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Pierceton
Under 5	8.5%	3.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	22.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	11.5%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	6.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	8.8%
75 and over	10.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Pierceton
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
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%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	27.6%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Pierceton
No high school diploma	22.2%	11.0%
High school graduate	42.6%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Pierceton
Drove alone	86.6%	89.7%
Carpooled	6.9%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	4.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Pierceton
1-unit, detached	83.5%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Pierceton
Poverty rate	4.8%	14.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1960	1943