Milford vs Syracuse

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

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

Syracuse has the higher population (3,232 vs 1,955 in Milford). Syracuse has the higher median household income ($63,894 vs $52,014 in Milford). Syracuse has the higher median home value ($173,800 vs $135,300 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Syracuse
Population	1,955	3,232
Median age	37.2 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,014	$63,894
Median home value	$135,300	$173,800
Median gross rent	$1,038	$1,046
Housing units	771	1,903
Homeownership rate	81.5%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Syracuse
Population	1,747 → 1,955 (+11.9%)	2,881 → 3,232 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$41,736 → $52,014 (+24.6%)	$50,335 → $63,894 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $135,300 (+25.3%)	$127,400 → $173,800 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $1,038 (+69.3%)	$824 → $1,046 (+26.9%)

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

Syracuse

Population

2,8813,232

Median household income

$50,335$63,894

Median home value

$127,400$173,800

Median gross rent

$824$1,046

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Syracuse
Under 5	8.5%	3.5%
5 to 17	19.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	6.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	20.8%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.7%
75 and over	10.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Syracuse
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.1%	2.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	27.6%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Syracuse
No high school diploma	22.2%	12.7%
High school graduate	42.6%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Syracuse
Drove alone	86.6%	70.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	5.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Syracuse
1-unit, detached	83.5%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Syracuse
Poverty rate	4.8%	5.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1960	1964