Milford vs Winona Lake

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

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

Winona Lake has the higher population (5,073 vs 1,955 in Milford). Winona Lake has the higher median household income ($97,813 vs $52,014 in Milford). Winona Lake has the higher median home value ($242,400 vs $135,300 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Winona Lake
Population	1,955	5,073
Median age	37.2 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,014	$97,813
Median home value	$135,300	$242,400
Median gross rent	$1,038	$1,074
Housing units	771	1,969
Homeownership rate	81.5%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	50.8%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Winona Lake
Population	1,747 → 1,955 (+11.9%)	4,910 → 5,073 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$41,736 → $52,014 (+24.6%)	$62,813 → $97,813 (+55.7%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $135,300 (+25.3%)	$170,700 → $242,400 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $1,038 (+69.3%)	$900 → $1,074 (+19.3%)

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

Winona Lake

Population

4,9105,073

Median household income

$62,813$97,813

Median home value

$170,700$242,400

Median gross rent

$900$1,074

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Winona Lake
Under 5	8.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	19.3%	12.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	25.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	18.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.4%
45 to 54	6.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	10.9%	4.4%
75 and over	10.1%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Winona Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	78.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	27.6%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Winona Lake
No high school diploma	22.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	42.6%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Winona Lake
Drove alone	86.6%	80.7%
Carpooled	6.9%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	0.4%	6.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Winona Lake
1-unit, detached	83.5%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Winona Lake
Poverty rate	4.8%	6.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	14
Median year structure built	1960	1982